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3.8
442 Reviews (442)
5 Stars
125
4 Stars
195
3 Stars
74
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
17
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
70.6%
Recommend this course
351 out of 442 reviews
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2.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.8
42.9%
Recommend this course
6 out of 14 reviews
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3.6
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
61.1%
Recommend this course
22 out of 36 reviews
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Course Highlights
This challenging layout rewards repeat visits, with tricky shots around cattails and angulating greens that keep the course interesting. Friendly staff and an impressively smooth pace of play make each round consistently enjoyable.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6436 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bent
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect John Williams

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - mandatory
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code All golfers are expected to wear proper golf attire

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

3.8
442 Reviews (442)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 17
Undulating Greens 15
Bunkers 8
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 15
Locals 15
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 11
Convenient to the City 7
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 63
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun if you like hitting irons

Lots of short holes with a ton of turn in them. Barely hit driver. Greens had fun undulation tho. I’d try it again in the summer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Nice track

Fairways and greens were in great shape. Very tough greens and lots of dog legs! Playing the blues was a good call.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Excellent time

Enjoyed the course great condition. Only issue is no beverage cart but it's the 2nd week of September so I understand.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 307
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 75
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bad course

Do not waste your money or time on this course.All the tee boxes are elevated and tore up real bad, there is no sand in the traps. And the ruff just off the fairway was so long you could not find your ball. Many ditches throughout the course. I don’t think they are maintaining this course at all. The only thing is noticed is a rezoning sign for them so maybe they are selling it to devolpers. This is a very bad course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/10/2024

Thank you for your feedback, mz3b71. We apologize for the condition of the course and are taking your comments seriously as we strive for improvements.

Played On
Reviews 307
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Excellent value with the discount

First time playing here. I can understand why people would say that this is target golf. Potential for a few lost balls. A couple tee boxes were a little rough. The greens were a bit slow but that was ok with me. Pace of play for a Sunday afternoon was good enough at 3hrs 55minutes.

We had a group of meathead weightlifters behind us blaring obnoxious rap music, yelling and swearing the entire round. No ranger. No beverage cart.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/04/2024

Hello, u000001535815. Thank you for visiting us at Cattails Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Really really good course

Only real knock I have is I had the 2 worst hotdogs of my life at the turn, lol! Everything else was really fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/30/2024

Hello, u1268185. Thank you for visiting us at Cattails Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 125
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

The course is very unique. It's away from the highways and busy streets to make for a quiet experience. No homes on the course, felt like you were "up north". The layout requires you to be accurate off the tee with a variety of clubs - lots of doglegs on the back 9, hole #9 has a split fairway. Greens were heavily sloped - felt like you were playing mini golf on some putts where you had to go up and down a hill.

This was my first time playing the course, it was very confusing going from hole to hole, there really needs to be more signs. Multiple times I ended up on the wrong tee box, and other people were coming up to me asking where certain holes were. Because of the target practice layout, you really need a GPS on the carts to plan holes, but the carts were old with no GPS (or USB ports) and not easy to steer (power steering was weak). At $58 for a mid-week tee time there needs to be GPS in the carts. No water on the course, no drink cart.

Played from the tips, it was only 6436 yards but that's because of the target practice layout. I really enjoyed the challenges with the wetlands, doglegs, and greens, however hole 14 from the black tees needs to have the overhanging branch cut down. I had to hit a closed faced punch 4 iron off the tee. It's still really fun to play a course where no (2) holes are the same.

Grass driving range, large clubhouse that could use updating. Bartender was also the starter/ranger, could have used more staff. Conditions were good - grass was cut short, greens ran smooth (#8 was the only one that had any issues), greens were slower than most courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/24/2024

We appreciate your detailed feedback and are glad you enjoyed the unique challenges our course offers. We apologize for the confusion navigating the course and the lack of modern amenities in our carts; we're looking into improving signage and updating our facilities to enhance player experience. Thanks for visiting us. We hope to see you again soon.

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