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4.6
271 Reviews (271)
5 Stars
174
4 Stars
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3 Stars
10
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.8
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
98.0%
Recommend this course
264 out of 271 reviews
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4.6
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
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0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.9
96.8%
Recommend this course
30 out of 31 reviews
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4.6
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.9
97.1%
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34 out of 35 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 5960 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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The Tamaracks Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Steven Hawkins

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Fivesomes Allowed Allowed Weekdays & Slow Play Day
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Dress code Shirts/Pants/Shorts Required

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Snacks

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  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Michigan (2023 #11)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2023 #5)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Short Courses in the U.S. (2023 #3)
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4.6
271 Reviews (271)
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Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful golf course

Best course I've played in Michigan, tough small greens, intimidating water on many holes, a beautiful challenge. Prices are budget minded and a real good deal as a memb of Golfnow app. I'll be back again and again.. this course is very well kept.

I would only suggest having a ranger to speed play as some 4somes won't let a faster single player pass them. I skipped hole 9 to get to the 10th tee before the slow group and made the round in 4 hours... A bit lengthy timeframe to play 17 holes only because of slow play in front of myself..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1092
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Michigan Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sam

Challenging layout. Worth every penny. Upnorth feel for sure. Hole 10 my favorite.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Super slow play

Pace of play was the worst I’ve seen. It took us 4 1/2 hours to play13 holes. At that point we were so frustrated we quit the round. Not once during our round did we ever see a course ranger.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/29/2022

Hello. Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and to best control pace allowing everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve, and we are glad to see you rated the course conditions to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Tamaracks Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is a gem !! Love playing there

Ground keepers are awesome !!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course!

Super-friendly staff, beautiful course, friendly golfers, and great pace. I enjoyed the entire course (except hole 18 because I don’t hit far enough to clear the water). Great time with friends!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tamarack

Great course, challeging, beautifull setting, will play it again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Awesome

2nd time I played this course. Great layout, awesome greens. Probably the best greens I have putted all year. That includes a trip to Harbor Shores. We played quickly, but I had to rate them as average for pace of play. We were first out after a most of the morning downpour. When we got to 10 a 4-some hade started teeing off and actually pulled away to the forward tees for the rest of the group to hit. No biggie, we decided to skip hole 10 and went to 11. Caught another group on 11 green. That group graciously waved us through on 12. Clear sailing after that. The course has a big sign on 10 telling players that groups coming off 9 have the right away. so apparently starting on the back is acceptable. Nine green is so far away from 10, no way a group could know you are on your way. Great staff, great course, but allowing golfers to start on 10, takes it down a little.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens very well maintained. Not over busy and was able to play at my own pace. Fantastic value

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Bday Round

We made our reservation via the app and had no issues. Once we arrived at the course the lady was a bit rude that we were paired with a single player and her words were “I don’t care what u do, the app paired u together” she was not very helpful and put off that we booked via out golf app.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was very green and well maintained for late July, and love the layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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