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3.1
719 Reviews (719)
5 Stars
115
4 Stars
273
3 Stars
158
2 Stars
94
1 Stars
79
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.0
59.4%
Recommend this course
487 out of 719 reviews
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3.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
68.4%
Recommend this course
13 out of 19 reviews
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3.1
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
10
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.1
61.5%
Recommend this course
40 out of 65 reviews
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Course Highlights
Tamarack's layout consistently earns praise for its challenging holes and fun par 3s that reward repeat visits. Staff friendliness stands out as a reliable highlight, with welcoming service noted across recent rounds.

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
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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
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Reviews

3.1
719 Reviews (719)

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 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Work on the Sand Trap. Otherwise the course is not bad.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play terrible

The pace of play here was horrendous. Even for a Tuesday afternoon with a BUNCH of open tee times. Played the entire last 10 holes with 5 groups back to back to back. Many of those holes had all 5 groups on one hole backed up waiting for one another. Called the pro shop and they said they’d do something around hole 13 and absolutely nothing was done to remedy the situation. Just bring a Marshall out to nudge people along. Not that complicated to fix, but they seem to have no desire to do that at all. I can’t imagine what this place is like on a weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Simply Not Good

Hadn't played here in a couple years, and was hoping for a much better experience than the last time. Unfortunately, really no saving grace to be found - it's somehow gotten profoundly worse over time. Many tee boxes were missing markers, bunkers are in horrible shape, and pace of play was absolutely atrocious. No one enforcing pace of play, people trying to jump holes and cut ahead, and just a general lack of etiquette seem to be standard here. This track seems to just attract the cheapest and most entitled golfers in the Chicagoland area. The cart was broken, there were not any water coolers on the course, and the lack of restrooms on a course that is surrounded by houses makes for a very long five hour weekday round as a single.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs a lot of help

First of all. The clubhouse was filthy, carpet, smell wood decking rotted. 4 girls behind the counter chatting not working. Fairways were reasonable. Rough was good. Sand traps needed at least 30 semi loads of sand. 80% of them had none, only mud. And no starter or ranger to assist with play speeds. I got a great deal because of GolfNow and my golf pass. Will not play there again

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 188
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 188
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
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

somehow worse every year

No sand in most bunkers.

Four tees listed on scorecard but only two on most holes.

No on-course restrooms in late May.

Absolute dog track. Avoid at all costs.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout and course is improving

Great layout and the course has been improved since last year but still needs work in some of the bunkers…. Removal of rocks, basic drainage could installed by using soak aways ( cost effective option) as install proper drainage system would be an unrealistic expectation. And then introducing more sand where needed.

Will definitely play here again overall it’s great value for the money!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

LONG SATURDAY

Played an absolutely brutal round on saturday had a tee time at 11:48 and didn’t tee off until 12:15. Waited on every tee box and almost every fairway. Round was easily over 5 hours. When we arrived and made our way to the putting green only 8 mins before our tee time (because we heard it was backed up) there were no carts for us to take. This is not on the day to day workers they did their best with a bad hand - tee times 8 minutes apart is absurd courses will always be backed up.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice round.

As expected, slowed up on th back 9, but had a nice round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

First Timer - Really enjoyed the course

It's still early in the spring, but generally, the course was iin good shape. The fairway bunkers could have used a bit of work, but the ones by the greens were in good condition. It's a tight course with lots of water and sand. Certainly knowing where the water comes and goes is helpful. I would definitely play ere again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tamarack not horrible, but needs some work

Not a bad course! However even though progress

is being made you can see the improvements , the sand traps need work in addition to needing more sand!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked

why not repair the golf course?

I wish they can do something on the course, everything looks terrible. Put some money to repair and provide sand for us to repair..

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Playing in middle of February is always a treat .

Course was wet as expected but playable . Greens were fine for putting .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great for Fall Ball

If you’re looking to get out and swing in fall Tamarack is a great place to get out and play! With challenging holes and fun par 3’s it’s always a good time to swing the clubs.

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