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3.4
552 Reviews (552)
5 Stars
87
4 Stars
228
3 Stars
115
2 Stars
69
1 Stars
53
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
70.2%
Recommend this course
393 out of 552 reviews
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4.0
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
90.9%
Recommend this course
10 out of 11 reviews
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3.5
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
72.9%
Recommend this course
43 out of 59 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6901 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.7

Tamarack Golf Club is a course that will test your shot-making skills yet it is still player-friendly enough to appeal to all skill levels. Pete Dye designed the course with tight, sculpted fairways and undulating greens that come in a range of sizes. The layout offers plenty of challenges with water or sand coming into play on every hole. The golf course will test your accuracy but it is not as difficult as many other Dye designs. The third is one of the toughest holes. A severely undulating green protected by deep bunkers makes placement vitally important on this par 3. The 15th is one of the back nine's more challenging holes. It presents an interesting risk-reward opportunity with a myriad of teeing options. Water lines the entire right side and the two-tiered green is flanked with bunkers to the front and right.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/31
Architect David Gill

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Caddies No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.4
552 Reviews (552)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 44
Bunkers 37
Narrow Fairways 21
This course/club is great for:
Locals 34
Advanced Golfers 21
Seniors 11
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 42
Worth the Drive 12

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Reviews 128
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
1.0
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Previously Played

Disregard for the disabled

Due to an accident I am no longer able to walk a golf course. When I booked my round at Tamarack with Golf Now, it included a cart. When I arrived at the course they told me they were not allowing carts on the course. The weather was 50 and sunny and the course was dry. The only reason I can think of for not having carts out was a lack of staffing. Cashier also told me the cart issue was a Golf Now listing error and there was nothing Tamarack could do about it. There was no apology and no rain check. The staff told me that I could either walk or take it up with Golf Now. Wow, I can't walk! I have never been treated with such disregard. This was just bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

No golf carts and no notice!

I can not walk without assistance. I paid through Golf Now for golf with a cart. I was charged for golf with a cart. When I arrived at Tamarack I was informed it was walking only. I checked my reservation and I clearly paid for a cart. The staff was not accommodating at all. I couldn’t get my money back or a rain check. This is extremely poor service in my opinion specifically to someone with a disability. I’m simply out of luck? That’s bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

underrated course

due to the weather tee boxes were up. course can be challenging from back tees. think about 7000 yards from tips. nice course to play a few times every year.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Please fix your bunkers

Overall the course was in great shape for November. The bunkers need a major overhaul.. The layout is challenging for all levels . Hope next year they do some upgrades with the bunkers and the tee boxes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Been playing here for years now

Pricing going up and parts of course getting a bit better but sand still in desperate need of help.
Last 3 times I've been there the golf cart couldn't make it through 9 holes. I used to love playing course cause was good bang for the buck! Now update things and better the course then raise a bit. Again don't mind the play of the course! Also there never is any sort of organization to people in teeing off as far as pace of play.
Hole one we hit our first ball and didn't even walk into green yet to putt and here goes not one but two balls right in on us! (Great shots BTW) but this is the kind of crap happening more and more!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Didn’t care

No starter, so people were just going out whenever. Paid more attention to the party that was going on than the golfers. Was busy, so they started sending twighlight golfed off the back, between people that had tee times. Played the front in two hours, back took 2:40. Many carts were dying mid round, ours died on 15.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Some work needed

First group out last Saturday morning. Bunkers haven’t been raked or worked in a very long time. Ball marks on a lot of greens and geese poop overtaking the 16th green. A small amount of work around the greens would go a long way to making this a consistent play.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Not Bad...not Great...

Nice layout....can't complain...inexpensive always....pace is good....fairway bunkers are ignored with overgrown weeds and zero sand and stones. I guess that's on purpose. No starter, but did see ranger once.
But would recommend overall.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overgrown and over difficult

You will lose a lot of balls here if you are having an off day. The back 9 bunkers are really in bad shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

There was no starter and no ranger to keep play going. Followed a group of 5 players. Several players on course didn’t follow golf etiquette. Very frustrating

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 184
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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