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Played this past Sunday, 5th round at WtR this year. Cannot say enough good things about this facility. Great clubhouse, pristine practice facility (could use a bunker at the putting green, but it's not a deal breaker) and the course layout is spectacular.

Front 9 is relatively flat with water every hole but #1, enough to challenge your shot making abilities.

The back 9 is rolling and features as good a 4 hole stretch (from #10 to #14) as you'll find in the area. #17 is a great Par 3 from an elevated Tee box down to a green surrounded on 2 sides by water.

Cannot say enough good things about Whitetail Ridge.

Tamarack is in dire need of a make-over. The course layout is challenging enough, but the overall conditions are terrible. Bunkers are mostly rocks with very little sand, most of which is hard as concrete. Fairways are in riddled with divots, greens look like the surface of the moon with ball marks everywhere.

Pace of play is brutal. If there's a course in dire need of a ranger, this is it. Count on 5-ish hours to complete your round.

I've played Tamarack a handful of times this year because it's in-network, close, and super cheap and it's progressively gotten worse every time. I really hope Arcis Golf spends a few dollars this fall and brings this course up to its full potential.