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514 Reviews (514)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
91.1%
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468 out of 514 reviews
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4.2
6 Reviews (6)
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4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
3.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
100.0%
Recommend this course
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4.3
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.0%
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73 out of 82 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

Accolades

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Reviews

4.2
514 Reviews (514)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 19
Patio Dining 16
Watching the Game 11
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 27
Elevation Changes 24
Bunkers 23
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
Advanced Golfers 20
Entertaining Clients 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
In the 'Burbs 17
Convenient to the City 15

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Solid Course

Good course, well maintained. Fast greens make for tough scoring but not unreasonable. Except for #10, that green is ridiculous.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

beautiful and challanged

It is the first time to play in this course. This course is beautiful and challanged.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great Condition Course

My friends and I played in this course yesterday. They told me we need to come back again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were fast

Great value - I would play there again. Greens were fast and challenging. Little room for error on some tee shots

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

Course was in great shape with quick greens making it a nice round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

good experience

A well designed and maintained course. The greens are quick.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

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

18 holes

Course was in great shape, landscaped very nicely, pace was fast, greens were very quick. We enjoyed the island green as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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..

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

Yes

Course is challenging, but fun. The Island green is always exciting to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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
Good weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

traditions wallingford

great price nice course !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Disappointing Day

The course condition including the greens were ok, but it does not really count when I was not even able to complete the round and obviously paid in full about $48. 12 holes in 4.5 hours is not acceptable, which would work out to about 6+ hours for a round of golf. Played as a single and was paired up with a threesome. Playing here for the first time, I had no clue what to except on the pace of play so, on the first tee, I just asked them how the pace of play was and they said "We should complete the front 9 in about 3 hours", and they were spot on. Unfortunately I had to stop after 12 holes as I did not plan for a 6+ hour round. Having said this, the 12th hole (island green) is beautiful and there are some other decent holes as well.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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