Arboretum GC
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4.0
706 Reviews (706)
5 Stars
265
4 Stars
294
3 Stars
93
2 Stars
32
1 Stars
22
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.1
83.4%
Recommend this course
589 out of 706 reviews
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3.9
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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4.1
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.7%
Recommend this course
52 out of 60 reviews
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Course Highlights
Arboretum delivers a well-maintained, water-rich layout with plush fairways, sculpted bunkers, and consistently excellent course conditions. Friendly staff and a unique sushi restaurant with Japanese beer on tap make this a distinctive and rewarding experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6447 yards
Slope 139
Rating 71.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Dick Nugent (1990) David Whelchel

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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Reviews

4.0
706 Reviews (706)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Patio Dining 9
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 38
Bunkers 25
Forced Carries 18
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 24
Locals 20
Walkers 7
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 34
Worth the Drive 15

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Reviews 186
Skill Intermediate
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Handicap 20-24
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3.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrible pace of play

Wow, what an horrible experience last Friday...

Not sure what was going on, but it took us 3 hours to complete the front 9. there were 2 groups waiting at each tee box.

Next time, put a starter in place and have a ranger police all that mess.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
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Pace Excellent
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Handicap 5-9
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No Rangers

Unbelievable how slow play was, had to literally wait on every shot with the exception of putts. There was no ranger and it was clear what group was holding up play. there were two groups on every tee and on a couple of holes 3 groups. As much as I like the course, I doubt I will ever play there again. IT WAS AWFUL!!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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The view of course so nice/fabulous

I would like to come a play, maybe this place (golf course) good for me/like to much!!

Thanks .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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2.0
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Too slow pace and no marshals management

It took 3 hours to play front nine. I gave up to play back nine. I haven't seen any marshal driving around, but drink lady. It's not the course you want to play twilight.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
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2.0
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Used cart

No staff, no service

The course was in good condition. There is a bag drop, but no staff to help. You are responsible for finding a cart and loading your clubs. The cart was dirty. No friendliness in the pro shop. They just take your payment. There is no range, only a practice putting green. The tee time was 10:00 AM on a Saturday. The round was completed at 3:10 PM; over five hours to play. We had to wait on many tees and fairways. There were no rangers to monitor play. The group behind us hit into us three times, even though we were in position with the group in front of us. On the back nine, the beverage cart driver was more interested in her cell phone than stopping to allow you to purchase some refreshments. Upon completion of the round, there is no staff to clean your clubs and direct you where to return the cart. The course needs more staff and management needs to remind the staff that were are the customer.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Real Golfers Fix Their Ballmarks

Great course, lots of forced carry drives and approaches. Water everywhere as well. This is a course to challenge yourself.

BUT WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH ALL OF THE GOLFERS THAT DIDN'T FIX THEIR BALL MARKS?!?

I could not believe how many huge marks were just left on every green, I fixed at least 5 on each green just because I didn't need to walk very far to do it.

I usually don't like rangers bothering me out on a course but they should put someone on every green to shame anyone who hits the green on the fly and doesn't fix their ball mark. And maybe give away free repair tools with greens fee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Course at Great Price

Arboretum is a very good course that I had only played once or twice more than ten years ago. It was much better than I remembered, with lots of interesting holes and great conditions. A very enjoyable round. It's a great course, especially for the price. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Enjoyable but Challenging

Course is fun to play but very challenging if you're not hitting the ball straight. Lots of water and bunkers. Overall a fun course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging but fair course with lots of water and narrow Landing zones.

Love this course because of the funky layout. Lots of elevation changes, strategic bunker placement, and plenty of water. Probably not the best course for a high handicapper, but anybody that's 15 and under should really enjoy their experience here. Bring lots of balls though, cuz you're hitting to narrow Landing zones and balls can run through and be difficult to find. Also, easy to get to off of the Tri-State from the city.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value

The course plays short at times and longer at others. Greens were fast but not extremely fast. They did not hold because they had not been watered recently. Once I adjusted to the harder greens, my score went down. The wind plays a big part in how tough the holes played. Holes into the wind brought the water and rough more into play. If played during less wind the course would be a bit benign. Nice track.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Narrow course. Good challenge

Course was difficult with narrow fairways lined with houses and/or water. Challenging greens made it good fun. Most of the tee boxes were level (pet peeve of mine) and the fairways had a distinct line between the rough. Bunkers are hard sand and greens were a little weedy but overall this is a very good course to play for the price. Would play again and again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

I always enjoy playing this course. The layout makes you play position golf. The greens were true, but a little dried out. Got a couple of big bounces with the approach shots. Still, it was a great day on a beautiful course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good Value on Golf Now deal

11:27 tee time

Didn't see 1 ranger on the course to speed up play

5 hour round but other than that it was a great day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

First time golf experience in U S

Brought a friend from Phil...first time he played in a U S g/c ..and very much satisfied and enjoyed his experience . Quite disappointed that he didn't play well , but promised he'll be back one day and play such course better ? -:)....

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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