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4.6
345 Reviews (345)
5 Stars
208
4 Stars
121
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
98.7%
Recommend this course
336 out of 345 reviews
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4.4
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 9 reviews
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4.7
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
20 out of 20 reviews
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Course Highlights
Tam O'Shanter's fairways and greens consistently rank among the best-conditioned 9-hole courses in the region. Friendly staff, solid amenities, and excellent value make it the top local option for a quick round.

About

Holes 9
Type Public/Municipal
Par 33
Length 2440 yards
Slope 106
Rating 31.6

Previously known as Tam Golf Course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 12/15
Architect William J. Spear (1974) Todd Quitno (2018) Bob Lohmann (2018)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Tam Golf Learning Center"
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

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Reviews

4.6
345 Reviews (345)
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Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great staff nice course

Young Ranger and starter very friendly course was in nice shape great to see that they mark off areas under repair TIP OF DAY drop off whoever you're in the cart with as his ball and then go to your ball while you're waiting to speed things up

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played

What are you guys thinking!! Give us golfers a break!!!

Pin placements are ridiculous for windy leaf infested greens. I proxied six greens and didn’t have a two putt or less all day. Ridiculous pin placement for days were the wind blows leaves continuously in ones path to the hole, diverting putts. Plus, it slows.down pace of play!

Give us golfers a break on these fall days when putting is hard enough with leaf obstruction.

Five pin placements on sloped parts of the green is frustrating enough under perfect conditions, but on a wind swept day like today it’s a downright STUPID move for both pace of play and scoring fairness.

We’re not PGA players!!! Just regular golfers looking for a greenskeeper with common sense!!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Amazing place

It’s an amazing part three. Perfect for average golfers absolutely not for beginners. Course is very skinny but long. Paired and rush the whole game unavailable to get into a rhythm. I would go back once I gain more experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Amazing Conditions for the time of year!!!

Great conditions. Course was a little smaller for my liking but the greens sure didn’t have any issues eating up my strokes! I would 100% go back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

It rained the weekend before but the first cut of rough is pretty tall and hard to hit from.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Slow greens, well kept course

Parking is pretty confusing if you’re not familiar with the area. My GPS has me park on Caldwell, but the entrance and clubhouse are off Howard. The clubhouse is tied to the bar/restaurant, which also wasn’t clear upon entering - I had to go ask the starter where to go.

The course itself is in very nice shape. Tee boxes are in good condition, fairways are nice. Very short par 4’s.

Greens were ridiculously slow - slowest I’ve played all year. It looked like they were growing them out a bit due to lack of rain recently. That said, they were borderline shaggy when I played.

Overall, I thought it was good value. Wish the greens were faster, but a far superior course value compared to other 9-hole courses that I’ve played in the close vicinity (Caldwell, Robert Black) in my opinion.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice

The course is in great shape considering how dry it has been. Nice!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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