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3.8
488 Reviews (488)
5 Stars
126
4 Stars
201
3 Stars
94
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
30
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
75.6%
Recommend this course
378 out of 488 reviews
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4.2
21 Reviews (21)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 21 reviews
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4.2
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.3%
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28 out of 31 reviews
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Course Highlights
New ownership has transformed this historic layout with improved drainage, natural fescue areas, fresh bunkers, and consistently fast greens that reward skilled play. The fully renovated clubhouse features simulators, a putting area, fitness room, and GPS carts with live greens heatmaps.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7029 yards
Slope 138
Rating 75.0
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The Tanglewood Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round. High Season: May - October
Architect William F. Mitchell (1967)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

3.8
488 Reviews (488)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 12
Elevation Changes 10
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
Advanced Golfers 8
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 11
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Visiting Ohio...

Excellent condition. Lush green fairways. The green were in great shape. Layout is challenging but not too difficult for novice players. Really enjoyed my round. I would play again whenever I visit Ohio in the future.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Should play here more often

Perfect weather and fast pace of play make every round enjoyable. There were a couple of rough greens and even a few more dicey tees but overall the condition was very good. The greens rolled very well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Only play if you get a online deal!!

I have played Tanglewood many times over the last 15 years. It is a nice course with some very challenging holes. It is maintained fairly well. My main complaint is that they have raised the greens fees to a ridiculous level. This course is NOT worth $55.00 on a weekend morning. There are many courses in NE Ohio that are just as nice for $20.00 less. I would pay an extra $10.00 and play Boulder Creek which is 10 times as nice. Again you will enjoy a round here, just look for deals.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course good, a bit rough around the edges though

First time out at Tanglewood. The actual playing experience was great. The course was fun and challenging, and in great shape. My biggest issue was with some of the off-course amenities one would expect at such an upscale course. For starters there is a range but it's rudimentary at best. There's only one size of buckets, small (About 30 balls) and it was $6 (most courses this would be about $3-$4). The bills were a mix of everything...range balls to balls found on the course. Also the teeing ground was pretty chewed up. Definitely expected a nicer range at such a course. Inside the clubhouse it was practical at best...a minimal snack bar (drinks, hot dogs, and chips...that's about it) and a few tables. Lastly on the course the biggest thing I found missing was water. Thankfully I talked to the clubhouse manager before the round and he told me there was no water on the course due to teenagers and residents of the surrounding homes abusing the coolers. A shame...you do need to take a drink of water here and there on the course during a round. Also odd was the scorecards/tee markers. Not one of them showed any hole routing at all. I was left to the GPS on my phone to navigate around the course. Why they couldn't include hole routings with yardages on the scorecards is perplexing. The course itself is great, just addressing a few of these rough edges could make a good round into a great round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tanglewood

Older course. No starter so people played in groups of 5 and very slow. Course conditions fair. Tee boxes poor. People were friendly. Course layout is hilly. Some challenging holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Pleasantly Surprised

Second time playing this course and I can see why the course has a rich history and held some tournaments in the past. Great layout is challenging but fair to well place and solidly hit shots. Greens received solid iron shots and rolled true. Worth every penny of the deals on GolfNow.com.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable round

Have not played Tanglewood for many years. After plan I would highly recommend, and the conditions work country club-ish

Don

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Inclomplete (but poor)

I've played Tanglewood before, and it was OK. Today, however, the pace of play was horrible. It took two of us an hour to play the first two holes. There is no ranger and the groups in front weren't allowing people to play through. The clubhouse reluctantly gave us a raincheck, but prorated it for the two holes we played.

With the vast number of public-access courses available in the area, I doubt I'll ever return ... even to cash in the raincheck.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tanglewood in GREAT SHAPE

Playing Tanglewood for the last 25 years and this is the best shape the course has been in during my time playing it. The greens are in great shape, all bunkers have new sand, and fairways very nice. Management is even working on cart paths!

Go play this difficult but enjoyable golf course - especially during the week!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 250 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Tough course, decent condition, slow play on Saturday Morning

First, Tanglewood is a difficult course. There are tons of elevation changes, and some blind shots, and most holes are tight and tree lined, lots of water and sand. The elevation is the biggest obstacle. Not a friendly course to beginners or shorter hitters.

The course conditions were about average for public golf these days. To me that means there are some issues with the course, there was some wet spots in low areas, some bare spots on tee boxes, bunker sand firm and inconsistent. The greens and fairways were in good shape.

The biggest complaints I had were, there were two large groups that ruined the tee sheet. Tee times got moved back an hour I am guessing. They allowed my brother and I to play 15-18 as a warm up, then complete our 18, but we were out there for over 6 hours. One of the 4-somes in front of us was an entire two holes behind the group in front of them and caused almost every group behind them to wait on every shot. My second complaint was that there was no beverage cart or water out on the course. I rarely think not having a beverage cart is an issue, but when it is 90+ degrees on a Saturday when play is slow, you need to have something for players. I do not expect that during the week or at most courses, but Tanglewood still wants to be a top level club and this a basic stuff.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slow play

It would have been nice to been given a heads up that a large group of slow golfers would be teeing off the back 9 first. I played the front 9 in 1 hour flat. Then waited 20 minutes to hit a tee shot on 10, and picked up my ball after waiting another 25 minutes.

Had I known these groups wouldn't be letting someone making the turn play through, I would have played the back 9 first. This information needs to be told to a person BEFORE they tee off.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Booking through GolfNow enabled me to play a round w/a cart at a discount from the norm. Very challenging course with a lot of elevations and well-placed hazards. Fairways & greens were in excellent shape...I'm looking forward to playing again this season!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should be better

The weather has been rainy so the high rough can be forgiven. Airation made putting difficult. But really there was nothing at the course that makes me want to go back

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Coming Back but Expensive

This course has had its share of troubles, but there is signs of work being done and improvement all over the course. However at $55 for 18+ cart in late September one would not expect to find cracked fairways, clover-filled rough, and 90% of bunkers with big stones that are under construction. They do mention the bunker restoration on the website, but they should be marked GUR and are not. This is an amazing layout and great tough course, but the conditions and price don't line up. Also, the greens keeper needs to find some easier pins. A lot of the time if you missed a 20 footer you'd have a 6 footer coming back the other way. This course is tough enough without three-putting all day because every pin is on a knob.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/30/2016

Thanks for your review, T -- we appreciate your feedback. We're constantly trying to improve our course and we like to keep players updated on our progress, so we'll look into marking the bunkers. Thanks again for taking the time to review us!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Golf

Great staff once a great course on its way back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/19/2016

Thanks a lot for the review, Jeffrey -- we're always trying to improve our course in every way! Come see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions could be better

The overall conditions of the course were ok. Some of the tee boxes were in bad shape as were some spots not far off the fairways.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/06/2016

We appreciate your review, Stephen! We'll look into upkeep on the tee boxes and see what we can do. Hope we see you again soon!

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