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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 |
Course Details
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Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet FacilitiesAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Connecticut (2024 #13)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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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
Nice round
First off at 7:30 with another non member. Everything was great. Local knowledge needed a bit of some blind tee shots. Greens good.
Great day on the course !
Started out with a nice interaction at the the pro shop. Course was in phenomenal shape. Played 18 holes in 4 1/4 hours on a Sunday !!!!!
Will def be back !
Excellent course
I enjoyed playing here. The course was in great shape and I will be back.
Wonderful Day of Golf
Have a great day of golf last Thursday on 9/12/24. The weather was great and the course was in great shape. The greens were aerated recently, so the greens were a little bumpy. I know this must be done so I'm ok with it.
Good golf good food
Course was in great shape - except greens- which
must have just been irrigated- more sand than the traps…
Carts way too over sensitive when leaving cart path - constantly locking
Restaurant made up for course flaws
Beverages and food were outstanding
Entire party enjoyed
under new ownership
It is a great course but not an easy one. I like the changes they have made to it although cart paths need some serious work. I have always enjoyed this course. Play was slow because there seemed to have been an issue with time slots.
Course in great shape
We were delayed getting off but that has not been typical. Course had taken a lot of rain so it was wet and muddy in some parts. Have always liked this course. Only negative is they need to put some work into the cart paths.
Why is there been a cartpath limit for virtually the whole year?
Price
The course is a fun course but $75 is steep just because it’s a Sunday. I find all courses in Ct are over charging. I understand everything is up but having backed up holes and the waiting on every tee gets old fast. Also the carts stink. We had to push the cart 3 times to get it to go and we were on the cart path. Cart #10
Nice Morning
The course was in good shape and damp from the recent rain. The pace of play was good overall with a solid number of golfers on the course.
Cart paths only for no good reason
The course was dry except for a couple of areas on a few holes. The carts gave gps so they have the ability to make speciific areas off limits to carts. The superintendent made the entire course cart paths only apparently from his bedroom. The course opens at 730 am. Our 12 tee times were 8-830. It was sunny and dry. The rough was high and the hitting areas are wide. We had difficulty finding our drives. Had to carry many clubs to each ball, often far from the cart. The round was nearly 5 hours because of the ruling. Totally un enjoyable. The superintendent needs to get out and drive tge course abd adjust his decision on a hike by hike basis and change it as the conditions change. Not going vack
Great golf day
The course was in good shape, greens were great to.putt, course in good shape
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