Tamarack Golf Club

The greens were in terrible shape and sandy. The sand traps have almost no sand in them and we’re terrible to play out of. The area is in a bit of a drought but I expect more out of a course like Tamarack.

Nice course, nice clubhouse. Fair pace . Only thing unsatisfactory was the fact that they had cart shortage due to break downs . Put us 15 to 20 behind and one cart only lasted 9 holes.

Its shame because this course for many years was one of the better courses in the area, info on holes layout and yardage was non-existent, the courses yardage markers were not provided leaving one to guess at distance to the hole. No distance/yardage monitor provided in cart. The sand bunker had weeds growing in them, poorly maintained.

Course is in terrible condition. "Bunkers" have weeds and rocks and very little sand. The carts were dirty and had trash in them when he picked them up. Cart paths are past their prime. The greens were fine although they did not match the practice putting surface. There was a group of 6 slowing down the entire course. After they had left, a surly ranger continued to circle the last few holes as if he was trying to figure out why the pace was so slow. Paid $62 and feel as if I overpaid by $40. The set up of the course is nice and challenging but the execution by the management needs a lot of work.

I like this course, can’t wait until they get the new carts but the sand traps need serious help

I have played this course multiple times. At the end of last summer I was keeping my fingers crossed that they would do some major work on the sand traps this spring. I was disappointed to see the sand traps in horrible condition just like they were last year. I didn’t realize you couldn’t get sand these days because they would need truckloads to fill in the sand traps that have no sand in them at all. Greens are in decent shape. Teebox are average, but I will not go back to that course again.

One of the worse conditions I've ever seen. Once this was a decent course. They clearly have not maintained any of the traps. Brutal.

Fairways and greens were good. Bunkers basically lack sand and are full of weeds. Tee boxes are not level. Course needs a face lift.

No complaints at all. The course was in great condition

So I have golf there for $19 with a cart at least twice a year for the last 2. They had this great deal for 15 with cart after 3pm on weekday. Great right… well when I got there they told me that they have been having problems with GolfNow. They have been trying to change their special to 15 “without a cart” is this correct ? Or is this a marketing tactic to get me in and charge us more ???

I only booked a tee time at Tamarack because of the good deal I thought I was getting. On the Golf Now app it states that a cart is included with the tee time fee. However, when I checked in that wasn’t the case. The clubhouse employees stated that there is an issue with Golf Now and they need to resolve it. Essentially stating that it’s not their problem and I need to pay extra to use a cart. I believe they should honor what is online if they are using this service for more revenue. I was not a fan of the customer service and I don’t know if I will be coming back anytime soon. Which is sad because the course has good potential but the upkeep and lack of customer service really shows!!!!

I need to give them a bye partially because it is March in the Chicago area so greens/fairways/sand traps were rough.

I do not understand though how you can't have scorecards available. I would think most golf enthusiasts do like to track their score.

The reality is their course has been in a continuous state of decline over the last 10 years which is reflected in how few people were there in spite of their relatively low price. When I booked, almost all tee times were available, while a municipal course several miles away was mostly booked.

I only booked this course because that municipal course didn't indicate they were going to be open.