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3.1
719 Reviews (719)
5 Stars
115
4 Stars
273
3 Stars
158
2 Stars
94
1 Stars
79
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.4
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.0
59.4%
Recommend this course
487 out of 719 reviews
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3.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
68.4%
Recommend this course
13 out of 19 reviews
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3.1
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
10
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.1
61.5%
Recommend this course
40 out of 65 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

3.1
719 Reviews (719)

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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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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First Time Playing

If you cant find it for cheap skip

Bunkers were concrete .

Pace of play was so slow. So backed up they didnt even have carts available for my tee time.

In the middle of a subdivision, so not much they can do course layout wise.

Greens were okay, tee boxes were not.

Staff was great!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Terrible Pace of Play

Tamarack gets criticized all the time for the course conditions. But you can usually play at a good pace. Not this day. It took 4:30. Lots of waiting. And I've never seen a marshall at Tamarack.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Challenging course, especially from the back tees

Stay out of the bunkers, they need to be strained as they are filled with rocks in some cases - then add a fresh load of sand.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 137
1.0
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Previously Played

Horrible and unprofessional

I drove an hour to get there. The first thing Lady asked me do I wanna cancel because they’re short on carts asked for the Manager and she said she went to get them and never she never came back Sand traps are horrible. Conditions are horrible and they were pushing carts back all day cause they didn’t have enough to charge them. Close the course if you can’t take care of it and run it properly.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Storm

Wish I had a complete review of the course, but we were chased off the course by a fast moving violent storm, thunder and lightning. Fortunately, we made it back to the club house. Never heard a siren to evacuate or find shelter. Could be an opportunity!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Course poorly marked for yardage, no GPS in carts, and partners cart batteries gave out half way through round as did other carts. They ran out of carts for anyone teeing off after noon. Greens and tees boxes were in bad shape and bunkers would be better described as construction debris.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great as always *BUT*

Course is in really bad shape. Greens are severely affected by people not repairing ball marks. I fixed a couple per green, but would have taken me all day to fix all of them. Lots of ground under repair. Lots of standing water despite the fact we’ve barely had any rain. Bad drainage maybe. Fairways are absolutely torn with divots. And a few fairways were littered with range balls (they don’t have a range so not sure what that’s about). Bunkers are mostly mud. Not sure why the condition is so poor compared to other courses in the area.

On a positive note, the staff is ALWAYS super friendly, the round was quick, and the layout of the course is great. Value was still great at $39 (Tuesday morning).

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Every sand traps full rocks unbelievable three years and they don't fix the sand traps how dare they charge 4050 bucks around for the worst taken care of of course in the Naperville area on the other hand plenty of teetimes open cause nobody goes

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Not enough carts

The course does not have enough carts to support the tee tee they are booking. We had to wait 30 min because they were waiting for golfers to finish to turn around the carts. The problem however is that they have electric carts that need to be charged. We saw all least 10 carts stranded on the course that had run out of power. Fortunately, our carts had enough charge to finish. But feel bad for others that had to walk last half of the course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging but fair layout

Challenging layout with plenty of bunkers in striking distance. Water adds extra element to consider on several holes. Condition of course was subpar as tee boxes, traps, and greens have not been kept up. Could be an above average course with some work but average without.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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