Wheeler Family Traditions Golf Club

My wife and I played here yesterday. Course has some very narrow holes and position golf is necessary. A fun course to play.

This course heavily favors precision over length, especially on the narrow back 9. Early morning weekday play felt like I had the place to myself for most of the round.

Course was in good shape and teed off exactly on time which is great for a Sunday afternoon. Public course that looks like it is trying to provide a good experience on a course with some unique holes.

Requires more accuracy and thinking than most courses on the back nine...

Met the assistant pro in my travels, so I thought I would check it out. Superb conditions - not a blade of grass out of place on a sprawling property. One two quibbles: the range is short and a little unkempt, and the 17th is downright bizarre. 17 plays like 280 from the tips, but is maybe a 260 carry uphill. So you lay up, right? Only the layup zone is barely visible and smaller than the island 12th green to land it on. They actually put a sand bucket out there to aim at, too.

It was a beautiful day. The course was in great shape. And we played okay, but it was a good day out there.

Mgmt does a great job with this course. Hold your breath on the bridge after 17.

Great back nine. Course is in great shape and greens are quick. Good value.

Located adjacent to I-91 in Wallingford, I found "The Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford" an excellent golf course. This was my first time playing here and the tee boxes, cart paths, fairways and greens were all in superb condition. I played on a Tuesday morning at a special club rate of $32 with cart. Our pace of play was fast and no one was behind us. Although short at 6120 yards from the back tees, this course is long on trouble with the back nine playing tougher than the front. We played from the 5400 yard whites but would have preferred the 5881 yard blues. I was out voted. Most holes have various problems the average golfer must deal with. No hole was easy. Club choice and accuracy off the tee is crucial on many holes.

There are some long distances between some holes as the course traverses hills, sidewalks, roads, and railroad tracks through condos, homes and woodland. The course is quite hilly, especially the back nine and a cart is highly recommended. Large high-power lines dominate some fairways. A do-over is allowed if one is hit.

The 1st hole may lure some into a false sense of easy things to come as the fairway is wide to start your round, then an evil spirit take over and the course narrows and becomes a lot tougher. The 11th and 17th holes have forced carries over brush, but very detailed signage, with carry and end-of-fairway distances, is provided. The course has some distinctive features. For example: a true island green awaits at 12. Although short at 155 yards (back tees) the 12th green is a very small target. Another rare feature is the trestle bridge that brings golfers from the 17th green over railroad tracks to the 18th tee box. To end your round, the par three 18th features a two level green separated by a narrow funnel. Pin placement and tee shot can make this short hole routine or a real challenge.

There were only three minor problems, otherwise I would have rated it 4.5. Directional signage from the 1st green to the 2nd tee and from the 10th green to the 11th tee would be nice for first-time players like us. Finally, it was irritating to find pumpkin? shells on most of the greens. Idiot!

I play over 25 public courses in CT each season and this course ranks among the ten best I’ve played in the past five years.

I highly recommend this course to any level player. Just bring a few extra balls for #12.

Played 27 holes on June 25th of 2015 and really enjoyed myself. The course, especially the greens are in very good shape, they run true, not overly fast but smooth and well manicured. The course is not long, a little tricky, driver needed but don't over play it as fairways are thin in places. Rough is challenging but playable. Staff are helpful, courteous, and overall a nice course to play more than once.

Booked a tee time for half price through golf now and I was pleasantly surprised. This nice shortish course has an island green that looks very similar to the 17th at sawgrass. The greens are fast and are in nearly perfect condition. The staff was very nice and I really enjoyed my round here.

Front nine enjoyable . Back nine somewhat difficult

Early morning tee time, not crowded but well attended. Staff is great, course is in good condition. Got in and out quickly, good value for the money paid.

Course was in great shape for the beginning of the season. I'll definitely be back soon.

Course jams players out there and ruins the experience with awful pace of play.

The Tradition was in pretty good shape for this time of year. Grass looks to be growing there and greens have been mowed. Good rolling no surprises a bit dry but not after today. Traps need some work.

the course was in early spring shape, we had a very rough winter, with time the course will be in great shape. one problem not the courses fault, inconsideration of golfers (new trend) spitting pumpkin seeds all over the greens. its nasty you have to move shells to line up your putts.

Great Course for the Price Paid. Course Conditions were Good.

Played early April, it was one of only a few courses open in CT. Conditions were great! This is a hard and demanding course, the back 9 definitely harder than the front. Golf now rate was a steal. I went back the following weekend despite the 1.5 hour drive from MA. All the staff remembered my name and conditions only got better. One of my all time favorites courses. If you can play this course others will seem easy!

The course goes around power lines, close to I91, and very close to condos. It was an interesting layout but I should have waited until the course dried out to have enjoyed it. The staff was very accommodating, and I was paired up with a few players who added to the enjoyment of the day. I'd play this course again.

Course was in excellent condition for early Spring golf! Will return in Summertime to see just how nice this course really is. Food in restaurant was very good too.