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Wheeler Family Traditions Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 70 | 6120 yards | 70.1 | 124 |
| Blue | 70 | 5781 yards | 68.8 | 121 |
| White | 70 | 5400 yards | 66.9 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4455 yards | 66.8 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.4/123 | 380 | 426 | 127 | 426 | 382 | 554 | 310 | 190 | 400 | 3195 | 303 | 476 | 155 | 476 | 456 | 180 | 418 | 304 | 176 | 2944 | 6139 |
| White M: 66.8/119 W: 72.5/121 | 347 | 320 | 106 | 370 | 342 | 518 | 281 | 160 | 389 | 2833 | 256 | 447 | 125 | 431 | 409 | 139 | 380 | 275 | 159 | 2621 | 5454 |
| Gold M: 63.7/105 W: 68.0/114 | 346 | 242 | 107 | 308 | 268 | 423 | 290 | 119 | 363 | 2466 | 213 | 434 | 111 | 387 | 403 | 113 | 288 | 235 | 123 | 2307 | 4773 |
| Red W: 67.2/115 | 314 | 239 | 96 | 304 | 263 | 419 | 239 | 115 | 358 | 2347 | 211 | 425 | 103 | 366 | 359 | 100 | 230 | 231 | 83 | 2108 | 4455 |
| Handicap | 7 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Connecticut (2024 #13)
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Photo submitted by u314162800129 on 08/31/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162800129 on 08/31/2025
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Photo submitted by u314163509553 on 08/13/2025
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Photo submitted by u314163509553 on 08/13/2025
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Photo submitted by u314160584146 on 06/23/2025
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Second Hole: Straightforward, uphill par-4 on which drive must cross over a fairway ‘valley.’ Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2020
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Third: Excellent short par-3, including this rolling and tricky green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2020
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Sixth: the view from about 50 yards of its green. It stretches 554 yards from the blues. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2020
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Sixth: from behind the same hole. Downhill drive, followed by gradual uphill climb to green. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2020
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Seventh; Great, strategic short par-3 with six bunkers in landing zone. This is the largest. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2020
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Nine: A 400-yard uphill four-par that travels severely uphill on the last segment, shown here. Photo submitted by AptlyLinked on 08/19/2020
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Photo submitted by u100916798 on 07/12/2020
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Photo submitted by u526173821 on 06/17/2019
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Island par 3 Photo submitted by Tim6164739 on 09/24/2013
A little slower than normal
The course is always in excellent condition and usually plays in under 4 hours. However yesterday it took over 4.5 hours to play it. That is a bit slow. Otherwise everything was excellent as usual.
Solid Course
Good course, well maintained. Fast greens make for tough scoring but not unreasonable. Except for #10, that green is ridiculous.
Awesome Dat
I played on a fairly wet and rainy morning, however my twosome got out earlier than our tee time and whipped around the course.
Despite the weather, the greens were in great shape and the course played really well.
Would definitely do it again.
beautiful and challanged
It is the first time to play in this course. This course is beautiful and challanged.
Greens and fairways in great shape!
Although the greens and fairways are in great shape, and most of the roughs too, there are some area's that could use some attention. Lacks flowers around the course. Otherwise a great find.
Great Condition Course
My friends and I played in this course yesterday. They told me we need to come back again.
brew
I looked for a deal and found one on GolfNow... $16 +fees to play 18 with a cart. sounds awesome right? well I got more than I expected but not much. course was in good shape considering we had a lot of rain the day before. green were a little shaggy and they hadn't been rolled- so putting was very inconsistent. My biggest problem was they have this course cut out from under power lines. I think I was on #8 and I got a shock from my putter touching the green-a little scary. Also this is not a very forgiving course... lots of target shots and loads of out-of-bounds!!!! Island green was cool but they had the drop zone right behind the bridge. all in all...I enjoyed playing but wont be going back
Greens were fast
Great value - I would play there again. Greens were fast and challenging. Little room for error on some tee shots
If you like a chalenge
for a public course is in very good condition all around. If you like a course with some challenging holes, including an island green par 3, I highly recommend giving this a try. only down side is it is not a good walkng course due to some distances between holes that would hamper pace o play. other than that well worth a try. even on weekend the pace was pretty good.
Great course
Course was in great shape with quick greens making it a nice round.
good experience
A well designed and maintained course. The greens are quick.
Slow Play
Pace of play was painfully slow. Six hours for 18 holes even on Sunday is not acceptable even if it was a real cheap rate. The food Cart staff was very friendly and was around all day. The starting staff also were friendly. The course itself needs some care to be done. Starting to burn and it has not been a hot summer.
Happy I chose this course
The course is in terrific shape. The greens were fast, but fair. The fairways were plush and I saw constant work being done by the maintenance crews during the round.
18 holes
Course was in great shape, landscaped very nicely, pace was fast, greens were very quick. We enjoyed the island green as well.
Lunch
The staff of the snack/19th hole were very friendly but I was disappointed with the hamburger. Quality of beef appeared to be a lower quality an frozen.
Although I do enjoy the course..
Yes
Course is challenging, but fun. The Island green is always exciting to play.
3 chip-ins so the course was great to me
Some fairways are narrow, so you have to hit straight.
-loved the island hole, made me feel like I was playing in the LPGA
-got a great price on hot deals
Very pretty course
As an average golfer, I thought this course was very playable but had some nice challenges.
Bring extra balls
Many of the golf holes have out of bounds possibilities. Bring extra balls. The large undulating greens bring the possibility of 3 putting; be careful. Played two days back to back, a bit disappointing that they didn't do a very good job of blowing leaves and tree stuff off of the greens. The par 3 island hole is great fun. Over all good experience. I'll likely play there again.
traditions wallingford
great price nice course !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great round!
This was my first time playing this great little course and I was pleasantly surprised! Even for a busy Good Friday play moved along very smoothly. The course was in great condition and everyone was so accomodating. I would definitely return to The Tradition for another round!
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