Tarandowah Golfers Club
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4.4
377 Reviews (377)
5 Stars
180
4 Stars
139
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.3
86.6%
Recommend this course
343 out of 377 reviews
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4.0
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
72.7%
Recommend this course
8 out of 11 reviews
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4.3
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
82.5%
Recommend this course
33 out of 40 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 7067 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.5

Tarandowah Golfers Club has a unique layout that closely resembles traditional Scottish links golf courses. There are undulating greens and sloped fairways that are made up of bentgrass and wispy fescue. Although there are no water hazards, Tarandowah Golfers Club boasts more than 100 deep, sod-faced bunkers that prove to be just as challenging if not more. Strong winds blow through the golf course, a factor that will affect your game if not careful. Tarandowah Golfers Club has several tricky uphill par 4s, but its longest and one of its more challenging holes is the par-5 14th, which stretches to 588 yards.

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Course Details

Year Built 2006
Architect Martin Hawtree (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $19
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

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4.4
377 Reviews (377)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

love this course

A bit of the beaten track , but one of my favourites.

Very challenging layout, closest thing to a links course that I've played in North America. Keep the ball in the fairway and you are safe, stray balls into the rough are tough to find and even tougher to advance.

Greens were fast and immaculate as were the fairways. Carts were long in the tooth, and unfortunatley there is no opportunity for food or refreshment at the turn.

well worth making the drive down the 401,

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
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 Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
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 Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

ALWAYS LIVES UP TO THE HYPE

A course that is by far the best bang for your buck in South Western Ontario.

I have played this course many time since opening and the best thing is no two rounds have been the same.

Challenging and thought provoking the terrain gives you what you expect of links golf experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good golfing and public

Played numerous time and I like it a lot. The fescue was cut back to I assumed speed up play, still very good value

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I'm not a big fan of links style courses but like to play this one once in awhile just for a change of pace. The course was in nice shape and is playable for all skill levels. Staff were friendly, including the starter/Marshall and beer cart lady. Clubhouse is very small and underwhelming and located quite a distance between the 9th green and the 10th tee making it difficult to garb a bite at the halfway point. I also find their rate for a cart rental ( $19 per person) to be higher than most other courses. Overall, it's a nice track and worth playing every now & then if you can get a deal on their fees.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 128
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 250 Contributor
Ontario Advisor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course great!... Lady in the proshop, not so much!

We had a tough round in the wind at Tarandowah on Sunday. Course was very challenging and Links style, which we expected. Our usual 12 man group had only 6 this time and all enjoyed the challenge. As we wanted to play more, we asked the proshop staff what the deal was to play nine more. We had already paid $50 which was more than our GolfNow deal was supposed to be, but we didn't complain. The lady in the proshop was not amenable to a deal at all. Even if she had offered $20 we would have all played again - $120 plus more beer from the cart girl... but no, so we drove down the road and played elsewhere.... I guess they don't need the money at this course. A fun course and the starter, cart girl and marshall were friendly and knew how to deal with customers, but sadly, we won't be back because of the proshop staff.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

HI it staight or play somewhere else

This is a links style course with deep thick grasses after the second cut..If you don't hit your ball straight off the tee or with your irons I suggest you play elsewhere. .You may find your ball but you will never hit it out ...so take a penalty stroke and move on. The greens where in excellent condition, rolled true and with speed. Best bunkers I've played at a public course around London..great thick sand NOT peastone..Enjoyed the round

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is very open but dont let that fool you since it has lots and lots of bunkers all over the greens,it can get you in to trouble if you underestimate this course,all in all its a fun course to play i would go back again for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fine links golf

Excellent links style golf. Fair but difficult golf course. Always in decent shape. Great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tarandowah (hidden Jem)

I played this course 4 years ago and just love it. Our group plays it at least 2 times a year. The 1 hour drive to the course is not an issue because we know whats at the end of the road.. No fancy clubhouse , carts or any other bells and whistles. Level tee blocks , perfect greens with a lot of movement. Fescue cut back because of early spring time along with space leaves on the trees. we are all around indexes of 8-10 and find this a very challenging track . very tough when the wind is up. Cann,t wait to go back.. True links style..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Windy day at Tarandaowah

It was a very cool and windy day with a sustained breeze of 20-30 kms and gusts above that. We have played here many times and expected these conditions to offer some stiff challenges and the course certainly delivered. The course was in great shape from the tees to greens. This was without a doubt the toughest conditions I have played this course in. We had a great time and the staff at the pro shop and snack counter were very friendly and attentive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Round of Golf

Course played tough with some blind shots off the tee. Greens in excellent shape. This course has many bunkers and traps. Not for the faint at heart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

I love a challenge

This is one of my favourite courses! It is a links course, challenging, well laid out, flush toilets on the greens!!! Rate of play was fast, staff friendly, (had an egg salad sandwich there and it was not great) but if that is my only criticism, obviously I had a good time. Have recommended this course to many people.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

fun links course

this is a links course that was a lot of fun to play. It provided enough of a challenge to hold your interest, and playing out of the long rough really tested your shot making abilities. As you would expect with a links course, there were big pot bunkers on most holes, but the sand in most of them was too hard to provide a realistic opportunity to test your sand game. In fact, a lot of the bunkers were marked "ground under repair". There were very few clubhouse amenities, but the course itself provided great value for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course, but difficult

The course was in very good shape, and the weather was nice (20deg, sunny) but windy. The roughs are deep, and you can easily lose balls in there. The greens were very fast, and somewhat difficult to read, but they were in very good shape. You need to hit the ball far, and straight to have a good golf round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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