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
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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 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

challenging, more so with lack of rain, greens need attention

Played many times. With the lack of rain, even less forgiveness, if that is possible. Fairways and rough in need of irrigation. Greens very chopped up, in need of much attention. Won't play again until maybe next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Layout, but not in good shape this year

I enjoy this course as it can be challenging, but this year the course is not in very good condition. The greens are very beat up, and in serious need of repair. The fairways are in okay shape, and the rough is starting to get thin.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value for a nice course!

Through golfnow you can usually find some good deals here. The course itself is usually in pretty good shape. Close to pristine. The only exception is that people don't fix their ball marks or divots very well. So, not really the courses fault. It's a tough course. Lots of target golf. Narrow fairways for the most part, lots of hazards and good amount of water. Fun though. Not really designed for beginners. Overall a really good value and a course in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice course, friendly staff, good price

The course is well maintained, the staff is friendly and helpful, and the price is right. The layout is nice and the abundance of water more than makes up for the shorter distances. You have to make shots and you will pay for your mistakes. It is a very well balanced course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

SLOW!

I teed off at 9:30, and didn't get done until 2:45. My group kept pushing the group in front of us, but they were content to sit back as everyone in front of them crawled.

The course is EXTREMELY narrow, with a lot of gimmicks to keep you from hitting drivers - on just about every hole, there was some sort of hazard about 270-280 from the back tees, so I was always laying up. From the tips, it is only about 6400 yds.

Greens were in decent condition - just like most other courses around here, no one knows how to fix a ball mark.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is challenging and well maintained.

I liked the course for good maintenace. The starter was very friendly which I liked very much.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

This is my very favorite course to play. Several years ago I was intimidated by all the water & some of the tight fairways but that inspired me to play smarter instead of banging the ball into trouble. I would recommend this course to anyone looking for a challenge. I often bring out of town guests so they can also enjoy this course and its amenities.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Arboretum/Waterworld

Signed up as a single and was paired with three ladies on the front nine and they played at an excellent pace of play and drove the ball well. The back nine I played with three guys and they were excellent to play with as well. Starter was very concerned that I was paired with three ladies and checked after three holes to see if everything was okay. There seems to be water everywhere and course knowledge is very helpful.

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

Beautiful Course

This is a challenging course in which you must, at times, play target golf and leave the driver in the bag. You can score on this course, but you have to play smart.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

hot deal

22 dollars was a cant miss for this course. Great deal

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Arboretum shows its grace

Visiting the area and played Arboretum for the first time. The course was busy due to the excellent summer rates so be prepared for a slow round. Course marshals help to keep the pace of play moving.
Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in nice shape. Most of the trouble is found on the right side of the fairways but the course is not too long, even when playing from the tips.
I paid $38 on GOLF NOW and would absolutely recommend Arboretum as a must play offering incredible value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Challenge!

First trip to the Arboretum, and I will be definitely coming back! This was a great par 72 challenge course with lots of water and precise placement shots. If your looking for a good value and good challenge this course will be to your liking!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tight course with water in play on many holes.

Fun course. Many tight fairways with several holes where your the tee shot had to carry over water. If you can't get the ball in the air off the tee for a reasonable distance, you are really going to struggle on this course. A couple of interesting zig-zag holes, where you needed to manage your tee shot with less than a driver or you would hit through the landing area and have a difficult second shot. Challenging small greens on the par 3s.

My only complaint was the pace. The starter tried to space the foursomes, but the front nine took over three hours. No ranger in site to enforce the pace. Total round was over five and a half hours.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my favorite courses

Very interesting layout, beautiful and well maintained for the most part, although many of the bunkers needed attention but that was likely a by-product of the torrential rains of last week. The greens were a bit on the slow side.

The course was not crowded so pace of play was not an issue.

Also, some people need this message: that rake is there in the bunker for a reason, USE IT! Otherwise I have to believe you are either a) lazy or b) stupid or possibly c) both.

Got a great deal on Golfnow, which is how I get the majority of my tee times these days. Fantastic bargain.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Course was not perfect in condition but was better than most. Some holes for first timers can be extremely difficult to figure out.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course w/ a Solid Challenge

I've now played this course twice and both times, it has been in really good condition. The folks at Arboretum take very good care of their course and you can tell from the minute you step on the first tee. The course and the area received A LOT of rain a few days prior to playing it and even still, was in great shape. Very little standing water. The only problem I had all day was that one of the mowers ran over my ball on the first tee. Just wish they wouldn't have been mowing the first tee at 11:15 in the morning when a bunch of people are trying to tee off...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has great features

Course is in excellent condition, Fair ways are in grete shape,Greens are in excellent condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Country club conditions and atmosphere

Tight but fair course, not long, but challenging. Some carries needed over water and rough, but attainable by an average golfer. Houses are near the course on most holes, but they don't interfere with beautiful natural golf landscapes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough but fun

Course is in good shape and is fun to play. Slow group in front of our 2 some really slowed us down.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Doesn't have to be long to be challenging.

This course proves that a course doesn't have to be long to be a challenge. In fact, there are many holes where you can easily out drive the fairway and cost yourself an extra stroke. Emphasis is on making good shots. Keep it in play and you can score well easily. Fairways are nice, rough not too deep but thick enough, trees are well placed to provide penalty for errant shots, and the greens hold . Overall, very nice public course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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