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3.8
619 Reviews (619)
5 Stars
188
4 Stars
263
3 Stars
81
2 Stars
39
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.1
77.2%
Recommend this course
494 out of 619 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.3%
Recommend this course
14 out of 15 reviews
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4.2
88 Reviews (88)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.0%
Recommend this course
81 out of 88 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6945 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.5

Broken Arrow Golf Club, located just southwest of Chicago's Loop, offers 27 holes of championship golf. There are three nines: East, North, and South that are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The South/East Course begins with a links-style nine. The front of the course is accented by the landmarks of its former use as a farm. The original farmhouse and silo can be seen from the first teebox. Throughout the front nine, golfers will be faced with 22 bunkers, seven ponds, and multi-tiered greens. The golf course doesn't get any easier on East nine, which is arguably the most difficult of the three. The back nine features a slew of sloped fairways, hidden water hazards, and strategically placed bunkers. Course management is essential throughout the entire golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Lohmann (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared golf shirt and no cut off shorts.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #6)

Reviews

3.8
619 Reviews (619)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 26
Bunkers 20
Thick Rough 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Playing Multiple Courses 24
Advanced Golfers 16
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Worth the Drive 19

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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Plays Once a week
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5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

Nice course especially for the price. You definitely get more than what you pay for compared to other courses now a days that expect an arm and a leg for a goat ranch.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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1.0
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Staff

Staff was completely unprofessional and extremely rude to multiple customers. Course conditions were the worst I’ve seen ever. I will not be coming back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Garbage everywhere

Every garbage can overflowing, every tee box was what seemed like a week old, divots everywhere. All bunkers were out of commission.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 35
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens rolling true

Greens in good shape.
Pin placements confusing due to every green has red flags.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Broken Arrow…a hidden gem

Course is well kept with a variety of joke layout. It provides a very appealing rate for both seniors and non-seniors. This course does not appear to get the amount of golfers that it should. As such, the pace of play was very good. It seems early afternoon the course seems wide open.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not well kept

Very playable but Water in bunkers. Slow greens fine but not worth the money

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice course

Course was in decent shape - sand traps were bad, probably due to recent heavy rains.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Price difference

Price advertised was not the price paid at course 20 dollar difference

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better, still a long way from its previous reputation

Course was in pretty decent shape with the exception of a couple greens. Smoke from the Canada wildfires made it a little less appealing but obviously they have no control over that. Hopefully their construction ends soon and we can see the finished product. It seems like it’s taking an unnecessary amount of time to complete.

Never once saw a beverage cart or a ranger which is concerning but that may have been due to the wildlife smoke. Only mention that because the twosome in front of us (3) had a severe absence of course etiquette and time awareness. Would have been nice to see someone stop by to get them moving a little faster. We did see the beverage cart pulled out in front of the clubhouse but never saw it on the course. Unfortunate. It would have been a nice afternoon to enjoy a couple wobbly pops.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Really Nice, a couple things needed

Beautiful day for golf, wish I stayed out of the sand more, but a great time. Assigned to the North and South courses. A couple of issues:

1) All 3 courses need to build a set of true “senior tees” that play 2700-2800 yds. Red tees too short and whites too long for the average senior golfer.

2) North course greens are extraordinarily huge (Originally designed to contain two pins to create an 18-hole facsimile course out of a 9-hole layout). The green layouts are distracting and also difficult to get a valid GPS distance reading. Quite honestly, these greens need to be downsized and repurposed as 1-pin greens. (The original wacky intent was abandoned shortly after the course opened.)

Otherwise the course is in great shape. Sand traps a bit “crusty” in spots. Greens recovered beautifully from last year’s fertilizer burnout incident. Nice overall course layout. Clubhouse/ pro shop rehab complete and now open. Recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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