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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6680 yards
Slope 131
Rating 73.2

Tradition Golf Club at Oak Lane is situated in the quiet town of Woodbridge, just 20 minutes from New Haven. Formerly known as Oak Lane County Club, the course was both renamed and renovated when it was acquired by the management team at The Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford. Many of the holes were updated but the golf course retained its challenging but playable nature. Though the course is player friendly enough to appeal to players of all skill levels, there are still several challenges in store. Numerous strategically placed bunkers lurk along the greens and towering trees also frame most of the holes. The holes are mostly straightforward with a few tricky doglegs to keep you on your toes. You'll also be confronted with the occasional water hole. Both your accuracy and short-game skills will be tested at Tradition Golf Club at Oak Lane.

Course Details

Year Built 1961
Golf Season April - October
Architect Geoffrey Cornish (1961)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.1
629 Reviews (629)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Watching the Game 9
Dinner 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 34
Undulating Greens 27
Water Hazards 24
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 32
Locals 29
Entertaining Clients 16
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 28
Worth the Drive 25
Convenient to the City 21

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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is a great course,the layout is beautiful and challenging

Great facility and super friendly staff. Has excellent practice facility as well.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tradition at Oak Lane, great value.

We're going back on 8/21/13. Grass on a couple fairways got a fungus from July's extreme heat. Other than that the course was in very good condition. Greens were excellent, Many 3 putts as downhill putts which didn't go in the hole kept rolling & rolling. Looking forward to our return visit next week. (I used to play much better but had a medical issue 16 months ago)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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

i like the driving range. they have mats or grass. also there putting, chipping and sand practice area is great.

the course is in better than good shape. the weather has been tough so they are doing a fine job on maintaining.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Thinking persons course. Lots of club choices to make. Relatively fast greens.

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

course has good green side bunkers

We were three players in our group .The first nine was super the course was in good condition.,the drinking water was excellent.We finished in one and a half hrs.On the 10th tee we came to astand still for 25 min and a foursome ahead of us went back to play the frount holes again.,after getting started on 10 again we waited for a three some every shot .there was a twosome ,Threesome ,threesome and our threesome.
The fairways were in poor condition lots of bare dirt that needs to be reseeded.on last 10 holes like to much water and sun boiled the grass off the fairways. Time on back was Two and three quarters to play and no rangers in sight. disappointing nine holes.Last year played an enjoyed it emensly.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

bad condition

The course is slowly turning into wallingford tradition, its a shame. Completely burnt out fringes on most greens. Greens were chewed up and bumpy. Fairways were dead in many places, the places in the fairest that were not dead were cut too short and mainly dirt. Wouldn't consider going back until next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice mix of holes

Pretty challenging course. Has good mix of long holes and short holes. The short holes require accurate shots. Staff was great.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A GPS or yardage book is key here

Excellent course for the $. Used to be a private CC, the Tradition has done a great job bringing it back to condition after it fell onto hard times. Course is tough, takes the driver out of your hands on many holes, and course knowledge is key to know where you want to land many tee shots. A GPS would be very helpful here. Not sure if they sell yardage books, but if they do, I would pick one up if I were to play again.

Staff was friendly, but I arrives about 10 minutes prior to my tee time (my fault, got lost on the way to the course..GPS would have helped me then too!) and was rushed to the tee, even though there were two groups that still had to tee off, so I could have taken my time, and settled in.

All in all a great value compared to the other courses in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable round despite hot/humid conditions

I have played this course previously and have high expectations and was not disappointed. I booked an early weekday tee time for 2 players (8 AM on Friday). We were pleasantly surprised to arrive and find no wait, so we teed off immediately and finished in about 3 hr 40 min. The current streak of very hot & humid weather must be keeping play down. The tees, fairways and greens were in very good condition. My only gripe was that we did not see the beverage cart until 11 AM and at that point we were on 17 and wrapping up and she blew right past us without pausing - her loss of a generous tip from 2 thirsty players. We went to Seasons (the restaurant) and a a delicious lunch with cold beverages. A fine morning of golf to jump start the weekend.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

We got the hot deal so it was a great price. Fairways and tee boxes are in good shape. Around the greens it was a little dry and burnt in places. Play can be slow at times, not sure if a ranger is on staff, haven't seen one the last few times we played. Concession stand not open at the turn. Plenty of water on the course nice since its so hot out. Will come back again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

Course is in good shape. The Tradition has done a great job bringing this place back to life. It is an old, formerly private, club with a lot of history so it was nice to see it revitalized. The new owners have invested considerable money into both the course and clubhouse. The restaurant is also very good. Nice job all the way around. Only complaint: The starters are pushy.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting layout

Course was in good shape following rain that morning. Some holes have significant elevation changes. Doglegs require accurate placement off the tee and second shots.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Adequit fairways to drive ball- Nice greens

Pleasure to play- variation of hole ;layouts- some open fairways- well maintained. Nice clubhouse with good food and views.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

CUSTOMER SERVICE !?

OAK LANE NOW BEING RUN BY THE TRADITIONS GROUP HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING ONE OF THE REALLY SOLID CT COURSES. THE COURSE LAYOUT IS NICE AND CONDITIONS ARE COMING AROUND. UNFORTUNATELY THE STAFF MUST NOT BE TRAINED PROPERLY. THE RANGER NEVER GREETS YOU WITH HELLO, ITS USUALLY A LOOK AS IF YOU ARE DISTURBING HIM. AND AS A SINGLE, THE TASK OF MATCHING ME WITH A GROUP WAS FOR HIM INCONVENIENT AT BEST. THE RESTAURANT BARTENDER WAS WATCHING TV IN THE DINNING ROOM, AND ACTED PUT OFF BY MY REQUEST FOR GATORADE WHICH HE DIDN'T RESTOCK AND NEEDED TO GET FROM THE STOCK ROOM, WITH NO APOLOGY FOR A ROOM TEMP. BEV. ON A 92 DEG. DAY. THE PROSHOP ASSISTANT, A YOUNG MAN, HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout

To do well you'll need to hit all your shots from fairway woods to wedges. Greens had nice true roll. Tee boxes (other than a soggy #11) were in good shape even after playing after a full shotgun tourney..

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Value

Beautiful course, hampered by a slow foursome in front of us, well maintained, polite staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

Will play again in the future. Green were thick and moderately fast.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout!

Nice! Challenging layout. Greens rolled well. Definitely will play it again

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout, and in good shape.

Good course with nice layout and in good shape, fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

course in good shape
an enjoyable round; look forward to playing again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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