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515 Reviews (515)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
22
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
91.2%
Recommend this course
469 out of 515 reviews
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3.8
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.0%
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21 out of 28 reviews
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4.3
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
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3 Stars
5
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.4%
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76 out of 85 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6120 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.1

Wheeler Family Traditions Golf Club (formerly known as The Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford) is one of the most affordable rounds in the area and it has received praise as one of the best golf courses in Connecticut. The par-70 layout is player friendly enough for beginners but low handicappers will also find it to be a fun round. The holes are fairly straightforward though there are some fairways that have very narrow landing areas that will test the accuracy of even the best golfers. Numerous bunkers are strategically placed along the undulating greens and water also comes into play on the occasional hole. The golf course starts out gently but becomes progressively more challenging on the back nine. The most memorable hole on the golf course, the par-3 12th, is a water hole that features an intimidating island green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Golf Season Year round
Architect Alfred H. Tull Roger Rulewich (2000) Ted Manning (1981)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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4.2
515 Reviews (515)
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Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Tradition of Wallingford

Showed up a little early and was able to get out before our tee time. pace of play was very good and the course was in great condition for fall golf. Would definitely go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun track

Can't beat a 4:00 hr round for $25 on a Sunday afternoon. Course was in good shape. A Senior set of tees is needed as most greens are not reachable in regulation from the whites.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Perfect Day

Friendly and helpful staff. Well landscaped. Fairways in excellent shape for a public course. Greens were fast and in good condition. The back nine is more challenging and diverse, including a fun par 3 to an island and a dogleg on the 11th. We didn't eat there, but I am sure it was great. We will certainly come back to this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always Enjoy Playing Wallingford Traditions

It’s a wonderful course with a friendly staff. Plus it offers special rates which can’t be beat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good

Nice course. Power lines were distracting and detracting but overall fun

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

No warning of course maintence

I was expecting 18 hole course, but the front 9 were under maintenance and the back 9 which I did twice was overcrowded. I never saw any warning about this when I booked with Golfnow.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/28/2017

I also played that day and was informed before making my tee time and again when my confirmation email was received, that play that day for 18 holes would be the back 9 twice. As far as being overcrowded played the round in 3.5 hours.(you be the judge). Cost for a hot deal that day was exceptional.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Amazing greens!

Tradition maintains the greens so well also the fairways too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mediocre

Greens were very distressed , bumpy and hairy. Course conditions were very suspect

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/17/2017

I played a day later and totally disagree with this statement. The greens are some of the best in the area.

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Commented on 09/12/2017

You are certainly entitled to your opinion and we appreciate any and all feedback, this however is not an accurate statement. The maintenance staff works extremely hard to keep the course, especially the greens, in top condition.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

The back 9 is glorious!

The back 9 really makes this course what it is. Complete with a rollercoaster-like cart path bridge, lush greens, beautiful fairways, an island green surrounded by water, completely quiet and woodsy. Here's why I didn't give it more stars; the front 9. It needs a lot of work. Even the greens were a little off. Tbh I was extremely disappointed after the front 9 but the back 9 more than made up for it. It is one of the most beautiful back 9's in the state if not the most

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Condition

Early morning tee time and pace of play was great

Overall condition excellent

Enjoy

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Course

Staff was excellent. Very efficient and friendly

Course was in great shape

Greens were fabulous

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic course

Play the course quite often. It's always in wonderful shape. The staff is great. I have read reviews that if you have a Hot Deal they will not let you out early. I have never run into that problem as long as space and time is available. A two twosome option at times is also allowed as long as you will not be running into full paying customers(can you blame them). One recommendation for the course would charge an extra $1.00 for playing and include about 15 range balls.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Play here several times during the season and always a good outing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Job

This course is a great challenge. Do not be fooled by the yardage. It is a par 70 with five par 3s if you turn one par 3 into a par 5 at 500 yards the course would be a 6500 yard par 72. Longer par 4s...Par 5 opportunities to reach in 2. Drivable Par 4s combined with the island green all makes every hole so much different. The greens role true and are undulating. The food is great. The course is in excellent shape. Bernadette the GM and Rick the Head Pro are a great team who strive for the customers to have the best experience.

Conditions Excellent
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
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great pace of play

The staff were friendly and quickly got us started. Played an early morning round of 18 as a twosome and finished in 3:40. This is despite the fact that the layout is odd and you have to drive extensive distances between tees on some holes. Really the only negative. Greens were fast and in good condition. Loved the island green par 3 - short but fun. Overall great value for the $28 it cost through Golfnow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Thought I booked a different course

I booked Tradition at Wallingford by mistake. I thought I had booked the Woodbridge course!

We showed up and the staff were very very friendly and genuinely glad to have us there. From the moment we arrived we could tell this was no Augusta or Pebble Beach but it was really impressive that we got the feeling that they were using all of their resources to get as close as possible to those high standards. It had a great feeling about the place, and I appreciate the genuine effort to accommodate and their guidance.

The course was in great shape, very well cared for. The carts were clean and well maintained, the facilities were very good too.

The course is a little tight in places but a challenge is always refreshing. Some holes had overhead power lines.. nothing they can do about that and it really didn't take anything away from the day.

Although I was unfamiliar with the course, the better than average diagrams on the scorecard made it easy to understand where to go and where not to!

When you play this course, you'll love the replica par three island hole. Awesome. Maybe more so because all four of use hit the green. But just a great hole.

The last hole is a par 3. A bit surprising, but nevertheless a fun hole. A weird looking two-tier green, but, with the pin on the lower and landing the ball on the upper, you don't chip from the upper part of the green to the lower as you might think is the only solution. Just roll your ball down the channel to be surprised how close even the worst shot gets you a par. Those are two holes you'd be talking about on the ride home!

Overall, a very nice day of golf, and once more, the staff could not have been more helpful.

Great job guys!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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