Broken Arrow GC
A view of a green with water coming into play at Broken Arrow Golf Club
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4.2
747 Reviews (747)
5 Stars
238
4 Stars
330
3 Stars
87
2 Stars
42
1 Stars
50
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
92.5%
Recommend this course
614 out of 747 reviews
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4.4
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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4.3
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.5%
Recommend this course
63 out of 66 reviews
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Course Highlights
Course conditions have rebounded impressively, with well-maintained fairways, quality greens, and a challenging layout that rewards accurate ball-strikers. Friendly staff and fair pricing make this Southwest suburbs layout a strong value for golfers of all skill levels.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6945 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.5

Broken Arrow Golf Club, located just southwest of Chicago's Loop, offers 27 holes of championship golf. There are three nines: East, North, and South that are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The South/East Course begins with a links-style nine. The front of the course is accented by the landmarks of its former use as a farm. The original farmhouse and silo can be seen from the first teebox. Throughout the front nine, golfers will be faced with 22 bunkers, seven ponds, and multi-tiered greens. The golf course doesn't get any easier on East nine, which is arguably the most difficult of the three. The back nine features a slew of sloped fairways, hidden water hazards, and strategically placed bunkers. Course management is essential throughout the entire golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Lohmann (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared golf shirt and no cut off shorts.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

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Reviews

4.2
747 Reviews (747)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 26
Bunkers 20
Thick Rough 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Playing Multiple Courses 24
Advanced Golfers 16
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Worth the Drive 19

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Broken Arrow - Ehhh

I love that Broken Arrow has 3 9 holes, but the East course is closed. They had a problem, I get it,,.. but some situations are unacceptable. No water on the course!! What!! There’s seniors on the course in 90 degree heat, and they have to wait til they complete 9 holes before they get to a mini fridge that serves overpriced drinks - Unacceptable! I”m a fit 52 year old, and Quickly drank a half gallon at competition because you can’t get anything on the course. Carillon is a similar course - water everywhere

They need to pay they’re landscapers more, the course is going downhill from years ago. There are signs “Help wanted”, and you can tell they are struggling to keep it in shape. They’re making money, start paying these hard working guys and you’d also get those positions filled. It’s a fragment of what it used to be,..

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Much better than earlier in the season. Played South/North course

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Avg Course, Needs Some TLC

Fairways in decent condition... greens were a battlefield, clubhouse/kitchen/pro-shop were all under construction which was not disclosed to me when I made my reservation (Golf-Now shortfall).

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Clubhouse was closed. One 9 was closed. Pace of play was slow and the greens were in bad shape. The whole facility needs some help.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

The greens were in terrible shape. Nothing was mentioned about the greens being aerated. The clubhouse was closed. I have played this course before and enjoyed it, but this weekend's round felt like a terrible waste of money. These issues should have been disclosed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Half the greens were dead bc of chemicals put into greens either rejected it or put too much or even the wrong chemicals down so half the greens are unplayable along with the entire south 9 being closed. Clubhouse is closed under construction so the side shack by the range is the temporary check in. $68 round bc of the mess up on the course side they take off $10 not worth it. Hopefully the greens will have healed for next season bc it’s a great course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course to try once

I like the 3 different 9 hole course layout. The greens were very rough, balls were skipping. Some of the green layouts were very odd. Would probably play again, but wouldn’t go out of my way to come here.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible Greens-Slow Pace

Hot trash. Don’t waste your time with so many better choices in the area.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friday 18

The fairways are nice but most of the greens were in really bad shape. You cannot get a true putt due to the poor managed greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens a mess!

It’s been a while since I’ve played here and it will be a while before I play here again. The greens were so ripped up it was a joke

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Decent track, terrible greens

Definitely a solid layout and nice tee boxes and fairways, but the greens are the worst I’ve ever played by far. It looks like a military tank drove across majority of the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ouch the greens and ouch the attitude

Apparently someone made a fertilization mistake and killed the grass on the greens. The green fees were reduced so it’s hard to complain too much about that. The rest of the course was in great shape.

What is noteworthy is the attitude of whom ever works the counter first thing in the morning and answers phones. We had some bad weather rolling through when my tee time was approaching so I called ahead to see if they were letting people play. I asked if I should bother coming out with the weather and the response was “what kind of question is that? Do you want to play golf or not?” I guess the fella has never heard of severe weather and golf with steel clubs. The attitude wasn’t appreciated, but I made it to the course and checked in with someone else who was great at actual customer service. Not sure where the crabby guy was at, but was happy the tone was better when I arrived and was able to get part of a round in and was issued a rain check.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Absolute garbage. Half the greens looked like vintage shag rugs that had been kept in a basement for 80 years. Pace of play was thrown out the window. We quit on hole 14 after being out there for over 4 hours. I would have rather sewn my face to a carpet. Save your money and time.

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