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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
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 12 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 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Senior-friendly, walkable course

Good: Flat layout, easy for walkers. Plenty of water hazards. Fairways/greens in good condition. Some winter debris still lingers, but playable. Management responded after my last suggestion to clean the greens. Thank you!

Need some work: Some sand bunkers still have mud,. Hopefully they will be fixed by spring.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Flat course.. Main hazards are water, water, and water

Good: Easy course for seniors to walk. Fairways are in very good condition.

Need attention: Greens need some cleaning (understand it is winter, but as long as the course is open, pls clean the greens). A few bunkers need some maintenance.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/08/2024

Thank you so much for visiting our course and leaving a review. We truly appreciate your notes & playing our course, would love more feedback please feel free to e-mail me at any time.

Michael Nutall-Assistant General Manager- mnutall@arcisgolf.com

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value course

The course is not usually very busy and generally has a good pace of play. The staff is really friendly and the course conditions are about average. Could use more and better facilities/infrastructure but it is a great course for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

80° day in October so it was crowded as expected. However, the pace of play was remarkably pretty good. End of season and the course had just been aerated. But in pretty good condition considering. The bunkers, however, was another story. Looked like many were under reconstruction. Several of them didn’t even have sand in them. I would definitely play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

Cart Path only

It rained in the morning, the course had some puddles, and it was wet at the start. However, the course seemed to be drying out. It was cart path only, so I chose to walk. However, I saw people in carts ignoring that directive. I played as a single in 3 hrs. I wasn't able to catch the twosome in a cart in front of me, and the single in the cart behind me never got close enough, although I would have let him play through. There was evidence of many trees on the course being removed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

This year has been a great year to play Tamarack!
They are under new management and are really getting the bunkers in much better condition. Self braking carts are awesome! Staff is very courteous and check in is easy. The only confusing part is they closed the old Proshop and combined it with the bar and grill area. But for the money, out in the western suburbs, this has been an excellent value every time we’ve played there this year (half a dozen) and we hope that this continues!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Really nice layout. Green was in great shape. Pace was really good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cost

Would have been cheaper at the course than what I paid on golfnow

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Pace

Played two guys that were soooo slow. Hit multiple tee shots from the tips that went 50 yards. Would park the cart on the path then go walking around in the ruff and fairway. Obviously didn’t let us through. Back nine was 3 hours with 15 minute waiting on every tee.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/12/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still needs work

The layout is great. Challenging with water on most holes. Surprised that the fairways and greens were in good shape. Some of the tee boxes need some work. Bunkers need some major overhaul. Overall the course is decent. Will play again

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/30/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/27/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/27/2023

Thank you for the review! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Confusing and Rocky Sand

The overall course was fine, but I was very upset about a couple of things.
1) The signs for each hole told you the hole number and the par. No where did it mention the yardage or have a picture of the layout of the hole (fairway/bunkers/water, etc). On some holes you literally had no idea if there was a dog-leg, water or bunkers unless you’ve previously played here.
2) There were no signs/indications on which way to drive to the next hole. I think we had to turn around 3 times because we drove to the 11th hole instead of the 5th hole. They only had faded arrows on the ground to “point” You in the right direction, but didn’t have any markings when you’d come to a fork in the road.
3) 95% of the sand traps we saw were littered with huge rocks. The other 5% of the traps looked completely dried up and was like hitting off dried up dirt.

I’ll personally never make the hour long drive to play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/15/2023

Thank you for the review!

We'd like to hear more about your experience, please feel free to reach out to our General Manager at lcovey@arcisgolf.com!

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