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West/East at Arrowhead Golf Club
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About
Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton offers 27 holes of championship golf. The entire course features water on 17 holes and 77 strategically placed bunkers. The course is divided into three nine-hole courses that can be played in different 18-hole combinations. The club opened in 1927 but two of the golf courses, South and East, were renovated in 2011, followed by the West nine a year after. The golf courses are all equally challenging but they each have a unique character. The West/East Course starts with the shortest nine but it also has one of the most intimidating water holes, the par-3 seventh, which has a green that is almost entirely surrounded by water. With such a challenging variety of courses, it is not hard to imagine why Arrowhead G.C. is considered one of the best municipal golf courses in the Chicago area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6643 yards | 72.6 | 133 |
| White | 72 | 6166 yards | 70.6 | 128 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4905 yards | 68.7 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.1/138 | 405 | 401 | 300 | 375 | 146 | 550 | 165 | 527 | 410 | 3279 | 538 | 377 | 174 | 491 | 439 | 450 | 350 | 185 | 360 | 3364 | 6643 |
| Blue/White M: 72.0/134 W: 77.5/141 | 385 | 401 | 300 | 375 | 146 | 526 | 137 | 507 | 410 | 3187 | 515 | 377 | 156 | 491 | 383 | 410 | 350 | 159 | 360 | 3201 | 6388 |
| White M: 71.0/131 W: 76.2/138 | 385 | 383 | 275 | 355 | 125 | 526 | 137 | 507 | 392 | 3085 | 515 | 332 | 156 | 460 | 383 | 410 | 316 | 159 | 350 | 3081 | 6166 |
| White/Red M: 68.0/125 W: 72.6/132 | 314 | 383 | 275 | 355 | 125 | 391 | 81 | 410 | 392 | 2726 | 415 | 332 | 138 | 460 | 314 | 323 | 316 | 108 | 350 | 2756 | 5482 |
| Red M: 65.2/117 W: 69.1/124 | 314 | 318 | 221 | 282 | 105 | 391 | 81 | 410 | 317 | 2439 | 415 | 287 | 138 | 378 | 314 | 323 | 243 | 108 | 260 | 2466 | 4905 |
| Handicap | 3 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 10 |
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We found a great deal on golfnow for about $50 pp on a Friday afternoon. Course is in great condition and the holes are interesting. I was not aware of how close the OB left is on number 9 from the driving range but otherwise we really enjoyed the round. The course features a very nice clubhouse and beverage cart service.
This is a really good course to play and challenge you game to the fullest. This is course to hit the target and will not really need to use th driver all the time...three wood, long iron. Rescue club might be the better choice. Greens are fast and fair with a true roll. BR Jeff
Great Course
We thoroughly enjoyed our round. Quick play under 3.5 hours. Attendants were exceptionally nice. Course was in great shape!
Fun and challenging
Great layout and great clubhouse. Course was in good condition with the exception of the green on #1. Very tight on back nine.
Great Value!
Course, Club House, and Staff are great!
Putting greens
The course layouts were ok! Nothing special. The greens were inconsistent and slow!!! Horrible greens!!!!! I would ask for my hot deal $$ back if I could. How people pay regular price is beyond my comprehension.
It was a beautiful day for golf!!!!!
Exactly average course for everthing
Too slow pace for west course
Well maintained, fun layout
Excellent facility with good selection of tees for all players. True greens, faster than most public courses. Nice restaurant.
Beautiful course .
Play here for the first time , very happy with the course condition. Also nothing can beats Falls golf here
Course Condition
Aeration of greens not revealed until checking in with staff. A RIDICULOUS amount of sand on all greens...sucked the fun right out of the round!
Great layout...I just picked the wrong week to play here
Thank you for the feedback. We try to let everyone know about the aeration when they book over the phone, but when you booked through GolfNow that wasn't possible. There was a warning on the booking page but it is small and easy to miss. We are working with GolfNow to see if a larger warning can be posted so nobody is surprised when they get here. We hope you give us another try when the greens are in better shape.
Interesting
This is the first time I have paid for my own round at this course. Others have paid for me, just because. But as I walked in to pay, I was charged $40 for 9 holes but the guy I was playing with, had to pay $20.
The greens began to be airrated and so they had sand all over them and it was impossible to put. I have been told by many regular golfers that, I should have been told about it and been able to ask for a different 9 hole course.
But I guess life is just life.
Great Muni
Wheaton Park District does a great job here. Wonderful clubhouse, friendly staff, great food and drinks.. Oh and 3 nine hole courses that are in impeccable shape. It did rain hard the day before we played so it was cart path only on the carts, there were a couple of wet areas so I guess better safe than sorry but 90* probably would have been fine too. On the bright side I got my steps in for the day and won a free lunch. We'll be back.
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
Thank you for your feedback. We generally hear exactly the opposite comments about our greens, but there are chances for some inconsistency as we start to grow them out a bit in preparation for the winter. We hope you give us another try in the spring.