Tarandowah Golfers Club

First time playing this course. Was definitely challenging. Plenty of hills and sand traps. Large greens with lots of action. Staff was great. Very friendly and informative for new comers. Had a group of four ahead that understandable moved slower than our twosome. Would recommend.

Played the course on a warm, golden September morning, when it was as benign as we had ever seen it and you would still need as close to your A as possible to tame Tarandoah

Brilliant course, out of the ordinary with some scary bunkers, well laid out and tough enough to stretch one, but still playable and fun!

Good part was the greens were good to putt on but that was it.

Greens don't hold when hitting anything under a wedge. No water or trees to get out of the sun. Cart person came around but not often enough.

Half way shack was not open even though the course was packed.

Manager was more interested in talking to his friends than helping us pay for the green fees.

I understand links style is different but there are no markers indicting how far it is to hazards that have to be cleared

Won't be returning.

Beautiful course with large well groomed tee blocks and super fast greens. With challenging carries, rolling hills and punishing fescue this is a perfect course for your average to above average golfers. 186 perfectly maintained bunkers you want to stay out of, of course.

My only criticism is the slow pace of play and no Marshall on course to keep things moving. Took my friend and I 4hrs 45min to finish our round. Without hold ups we are never even close to 4hrs. Also some work on cart paths would make riding smoother.

Despite heavy winds, and a somewhat slow moving group ahead of us, myself and my playing partners enjoyed a good round of golf. The conditions of the course could be a little better. Fairways were quite dry and hard, and the greens were a little inconsistent. That is not indicative of the round we had and the challenges the course offers. It has some good holes, and the layout is very nice. I know how difficult it is too keep a links course in good shape as I was a member at Heron Point. Overall, we enjoyed our round, and would consider coming back again.

Tarandowah is a very unique golf experience. True links golf. Feels like a course right out of Scotland. Course condition was excellent. Fast greens, we'll manicured fairways and tee offs. Superb value

Great layout, very playable. Fescue has been cut down which allows for an approach to the green...which were rolling nicely. Highly recommended...will return soon !!

I'm not as impressed with this course as some other reviewers seem to be. At $80 a round with cart ( range balls not included ) I can play a lot of much nicer courses. It's wide open, no trees, no water, and lots of short fescue ( not a lot of scenery). Small clubhouse which is situated a long distance away from the 9th green, making it difficult to grab a bite before the back nine ( there was a beverage cart on the course though). Fairways were bare and dry but greens were in good shape.
On the day we played, there was a guy playing in front of us who was walking, carrying his clubs and pushing a child in a stroller. Needless to say, he wasn't playing very fast and in spite of us being in a cart right behind him on every hole, he refused to let us play through. The child was heard to be crying on a couple of holes too. I'm a little surprised that any course would allow a golfer to push a child in a stroller around the course.
Overall, I would not recommend this course unless you can get a good deal on UnderPar and really enjoy playing a somewhat link's style course. In my opinion, it's a little over-rated and underwhelming.

I'm not as impressed with this course as some other reviewers seem to be. At $80 a round with cart ( range balls not included ) I can play a lot of much nicer courses. It's wide open, no trees, no water, and lots of short fescue ( not a lot of scenery). Small clubhouse which is situated a long distance away from the 9th green, making it difficult to grab a bite before the back nine ( there was a beverage cart on the course though). Fairways were bare and dry but greens were in decent shape. I realize it's a 'links' style course but I really didn't see anything special about it.
On the day we played, there was a guy playing in front of us who was walking, carrying his clubs and pushing a child in a stroller. Needless to say, he wasn't playing very fast and in spite of us being in a cart right behind him on every hole, he refused to let us play through. The child was heard to be crying on a couple of holes too. I'm a little surprised that any course would allow a golfer to push a child in a stroller around the course. Not the best decision IMO.
Overall, I would not recommend this course unless you can get a good deal on UnderPar and really enjoy playing a somewhat link's style course. In my opinion, it's a little over-rated and underwhelming.

have played the course twice now . very friendly staff
loved the course.

LIke many of the locals who have enjoyed Tarandowah since it's opening, I am a fan. It is certainly good value for the money, the course is a fine example of links and I've taken many friends along with me. But sadly a test of golf has recently become a test of patience. In the past 2 years I find myself often waiting for a cart, "please be patient" is a common response. Last year I walked the first 2 holes before one became available. This year I liked the addition of orange tee blocks for the kids in the spring, now missing in the summer. 3 "starters" to set us off with no idea about the orange tees even though the yardage appeared on the new revised scorecard for 2017. Can you tell me if the pin locations are A, B, or C? "No idea, let me check". 6 1/2 hours for a round of golf with my son, my grandson, and my wife. 2 complete holes opened up ahead of us and not a Marshall insight until the 18th hole. "It's a tournament, we all need to be patient" Yes, I got that part.

Ok course not worth 65$ like I paid in my opinion few holes are just flat out hard lots of bunkers

Loved it, some of bunkers reminded me of St. Andrews. Long course to walk, think next time we'll be renting a power cart. Flag on 18th was the St. Andrew's Scottish Flag, great to see that finishing up. Can you tell I might be Scottish.

play 18 holes on wednesday. fabulous golf course!
best links style course in ontario!!!!
extremely well designed and in outstanding condition!

A bit of the beaten track , but one of my favourites.
Very challenging layout, closest thing to a links course that I've played in North America. Keep the ball in the fairway and you are safe, stray balls into the rough are tough to find and even tougher to advance.
Greens were fast and immaculate as were the fairways. Carts were long in the tooth, and unfortunatley there is no opportunity for food or refreshment at the turn.
well worth making the drive down the 401,