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3.0
705 Reviews (705)
5 Stars
112
4 Stars
268
3 Stars
157
2 Stars
90
1 Stars
78
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.0
57.2%
Recommend this course
478 out of 705 reviews
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3.3
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.8
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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2.9
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
13
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.0
56.7%
Recommend this course
34 out of 60 reviews
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Course Highlights
Tamarack's layout consistently earns praise for its challenging holes and fun par 3s that reward repeat visits. Staff friendliness stands out as a reliable highlight, with welcoming service noted across recent rounds.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6901 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.7

Tamarack Golf Club is a course that will test your shot-making skills yet it is still player-friendly enough to appeal to all skill levels. Pete Dye designed the course with tight, sculpted fairways and undulating greens that come in a range of sizes. The layout offers plenty of challenges with water or sand coming into play on every hole. The golf course will test your accuracy but it is not as difficult as many other Dye designs. The third is one of the toughest holes. A severely undulating green protected by deep bunkers makes placement vitally important on this par 3. The 15th is one of the back nine's more challenging holes. It presents an interesting risk-reward opportunity with a myriad of teeing options. Water lines the entire right side and the two-tiered green is flanked with bunkers to the front and right.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/31
Architect David Gill

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.0
705 Reviews (705)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 44
Bunkers 37
Narrow Fairways 21
This course/club is great for:
Locals 34
Advanced Golfers 21
Seniors 11
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 42
Worth the Drive 12

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Above an average course

It is on ok course, but the staff service is just so-so...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Good and always challenging

Good and always challenging course. Even though it was cold weather, it is good enough to enjoy the field and the end of fall. Course was nice but I need more practice to overcome of hazards, bunkers, and unexpected miss shots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

good fall golf

good pace of play, course still in great shape. Scorecard showed water on most holes but only in play on several!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great course

We have played Tamarack twice and have had an enjoyable experience each time. Can't wait to play Tamarack again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course has great features

Par excellance would play again when back in area . Great course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

OK for the price.

Course was very hard and dry. Speed of greens was good. Sand traps were ok, to much sand if anything. Collars of greens were not in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad green

The green is very bad. It looks not taken care of. The sand is very bad and tee box is is very bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Tamarack 2014

nice course, well maintained. Pace of play was good and course is somewhat challenging, mostly due to abundant water hazards.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great sand bunkers

A great challenging course, clean, well kept. Several par 4 and 5's. Course accommodates all types of players. Very friendly staff.

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

great course for the price.

Awesome fairways, greens, and bunkers for a public course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Greens where not kept well

The Greens where pretty beat up. No ranger on site so the flow was slow.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Going down the drain

Tee boxes were torn up. Greens were very beat up, making putting a nightmare. It seems like maintenance for the course has gown down the drain. Our cart's brakes didn't work and our cart's battery gave out on hole 14. No starter or ranger to in force rate of play. It took a two-some 5 1/2 hours to complete 18 holes. There was a group of 10 messing around on the course and holding everyone up. Its a shame that this course is in a very nice area but course management is slacking.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Almost great

This course is tough. Very tight. Water and bunkers all over. Tough par 3's. Really a good test. Hit it straight. Unfortunately, the course was just in average condition. Weeds all over the tee boxes. Crab grass in the fairways. Greens did roll pretty nice, however. If they could just tidy up the conditions a little, this would be a five star course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Long round

No ranger.. Horrible pace of olay... 5 hours is ridiculous. 1 group of friends decided to play together.. 8 of them in 1 group

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Slow Play!

This is a nice course and presents some challenging holes. However, I do not understand how you do not have a Starter or a Ranger. The pace of play is always too slow and when you go to the 1st hole no one knows who's supposed to be on the tee box. Invest some money and put a couple bodies out there!

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great play

This course is pretty tough, but forgiving. To hit fairways you really need to thread the needle, but get out of line and you usually don't have a bad lie to keep playing. Staff is cool, cheap to play and grounds are in great condition for the money. Only bad is the carts need new parking brakes and sometimes the batteries die. If it bothers you, then you really have bigger problems. Go play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good value-plays friendly for first timers!

Shot 40 out, 49 in from front tees. (Senior.) Greens are easy to read and hit. Bunkers are well drained fluffy stuff. ProShop friendly. Men's Grill attendant not happy with her job :( !!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Golly Miss Molly!

It had been 7 years since I played this course. I felt it was in much better shape this time around. The rough was high but thin so hitting out of it was not hard. The sand traps need a lot of work and the rakes weigh 100 pounds! The greens are in average shape because they are so small. Unless you are hitting the driver very straight I would leave it in the bag. To never see the beverage cart on a Saturday was a bummer. Always windy.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Worth another try

The course was in pretty good shape. There were a lot of dead trees and some of the locations on the tee box were on a slant. I thought the course could use some work. Considering where it's located, I would think it would have a better look. ( like more flowers and better trimmed bushes. ) I like the layout but like others have written, it looks like there in money trouble. Also no rangers.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Gone way downhill

This used to be a well maintained challenging course due to all the water. However the course is not being maintained. The tee boxes were all destroyed. The clubhouse smells and the varnish is peeling off the doors. No starter or rangers to keep things moving. I think they had 3 people working the guy in the pro shop the drink girl and the bartender. I would only play here again for the 25 dollar rate they sometimes offer. I guess you get what you pay for.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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