Broken Arrow Golf Club - South/East
About
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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 72 | 6945 yards | 74.5 | 137 |
Blue | 72 | 6582 yards | 72.8 | 133 |
White | 72 | 6348 yards | 71.7 | 130 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5211 yards | 71.2 | 124 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 74.5/137 | 432 | 375 | 356 | 198 | 562 | 161 | 440 | 545 | 400 | 3469 | 434 | 439 | 149 | 590 | 198 | 361 | 424 | 340 | 541 | 3476 | 6945 |
Blue M: 72.8/133 | 389 | 367 | 341 | 172 | 528 | 147 | 429 | 532 | 383 | 3288 | 394 | 419 | 130 | 566 | 181 | 350 | 391 | 333 | 530 | 3294 | 6582 |
White M: 71.7/130 W: 77.5/137 | 377 | 359 | 327 | 165 | 513 | 133 | 418 | 519 | 366 | 3177 | 379 | 399 | 116 | 551 | 165 | 339 | 377 | 326 | 519 | 3171 | 6348 |
Red M: 66.4/118 W: 71.2/124 | 297 | 295 | 255 | 133 | 422 | 107 | 360 | 485 | 288 | 2642 | 308 | 322 | 101 | 449 | 144 | 247 | 306 | 282 | 410 | 2569 | 5211 |
Handicap | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
RestaurantAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, LockersAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #6)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by dkinchi on 08/02/2023
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Photo submitted by dkinchi on 08/02/2023
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Photo submitted by dkinchi on 08/02/2023
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Photo submitted by dkinchi on 08/02/2023
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Photo submitted by dkinchi on 08/02/2023
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Photo submitted by LadyGolfer18 on 08/11/2017
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Photo submitted by LadyGolfer18 on 08/11/2017
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Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 04/06/2015
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Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 04/06/2015
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Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 04/06/2015
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Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 04/06/2015
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9 hole layout on east course Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 04/06/2015
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9 Hole layout on South course Photo submitted by DavidLaDuke on 04/06/2015
Pace of Play
I’ve played Broken Arrow multiple times hoping it would get better, but unfortunately it has not. This most recent time the greens were as thick as carpet, but was worse was that there was a bachelor party of 12 guys holding pace of play, and the rangers did not do anything to speed it up. For the price there are better courses.
Course itself was good, but amenities severely lacking. Only Porta-potties!
Rating and slope don't align with the course
Everything about the round was great. The staff was friendly and helpful. The pace of play was very acceptable. We knew ahead of time that the clubhouse was closed and the amenities were slim.
My big issue is the slope and rating. This is an easy course, especially the South course. It is forgiving off of the tea, and easily avoidable trouble once you're off the tee. The rating and slope are too high and unfairly affects one's handicap index.
We played the South-East layout, and the East course was much more challenging. Still overall, easier than the rating indicates
Disappointing pace of play and pin placements
A 8:30 morning round with a cart should never take almost 5 hours to finish. I think for starters they did not space out the tee times far enough part. Then the pace of play was very slow and there were no rangers out monitoring the speed of play. On one hole the group of front of us just stopped to get drinks in the middle of the fairway holding our group and the group behind us on the tee. Also the pin placements were not ideal with just about every pin being placed at the edge the green.
Overcoming the Bad Rap
I've seen a lot of negative reviews on this course since they had a run of bad luck with weather and course management [for whatever reason] and was leery to play it...but I was pleasantly surprised. Fairways were groomed and mowed short, bunkers were soft, greens were running smooth and overall I think this course is rebounding nicely. No clubhouse? Who cares...I didn't go there to lounge around and enjoy the decor. Beverage cart saw us three times over the course of our round too. Glad we gave it a chance to earn our business again.
Broken with a huge down Arrow
Clubhouse closed all season.....too lazy to repair pipes that burst over the winter. No running water (except bottom level of the clubhouse where carts are stored). No bathrooms with running water just two smelly outhouses near a decrepit building by the range (off mats) and outhouses midway through each of the 3 nines. They even have an electrical cord run from the closed clubhouse to power the stuffy/hot "check in" building....and you drive your cart over the cord a few times. The carts themselves were completely filthy. Trash in all of them - basically dirty sticky messes. There was nurse service which was a surprise.
DON"T BOTHER. While the course has decently maintained fairway and traps.....the greens are sandpaper to inconsistent at best and bumpy. They were micro aerated recently but doubtful they'll be remotely smooth the rest of the season.....it was difficult to figure out the pace of the greens......they are that inconsistent. Some putts just stop or hop up out of nowhere and others run out much more than others.
FYI - the north nine features double greens that in years past had two flags. One difficult pin and one easy pin. They are not mapped well on your garmin.....my yardages were way off front to back the entire north nine. Without local knowledge they can be really difficult to club because of the extreme distances front to back....as well as side to side.
Course is not even remotely worth the $40 plus weekday and $50 plus plus weekend rates they are charging. Not recommended.
I will give them another try next season....but may not unless they are back in the actual clubhouse. I don't get the idea they really care.
Great shape...
I read reviews that the course was in bad shape. When we played in early September, the course was in a GREAT shape. We got out early and there was still dew on the ground. This is a no frills course. Pro shop is a shack. No bar. The beverage service on the course has only beer and two alcohols. We teed off at 7:20am and was looking forward to some bloodies to no avail. I would come back.
Greens were a little slow and they were different from south to north! Course was in good shape and the maint staff was doing the best they could with the greens! Would play it again!!