Tamarack Golf Club
About
Tamarack Golf Club is a course that will test your shot-making skills yet it is still player-friendly enough to appeal to all skill levels. Pete Dye designed the course with tight, sculpted fairways and undulating greens that come in a range of sizes. The layout offers plenty of challenges with water or sand coming into play on every hole. The golf course will test your accuracy but it is not as difficult as many other Dye designs. The third is one of the toughest holes. A severely undulating green protected by deep bunkers makes placement vitally important on this par 3. The 15th is one of the back nine's more challenging holes. It presents an interesting risk-reward opportunity with a myriad of teeing options. Water lines the entire right side and the two-tiered green is flanked with bunkers to the front and right.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 70 | 6901 yards | 73.7 | 136 |
Championship (W) | 70 | 6901 yards | 79.8 | 141 |
Back | 70 | 6331 yards | 70.8 | 130 |
Back (W) | 70 | 6331 yards | 76.5 | 134 |
Middle | 70 | 6023 yards | 69.3 | 127 |
Middle (W) | 70 | 6023 yards | 74.8 | 130 |
Forward (W) | 70 | 5016 yards | 69.2 | 119 |
Forward | 70 | 5016 yards | 64.5 | 115 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Championship M: 73.8/139 | 389 | 471 | 173 | 423 | 566 | 185 | 430 | 393 | 435 | 3465 | 565 | 204 | 613 | 429 | 197 | 388 | 456 | 196 | 388 | 3436 | 6901 |
Back M: 71.2/135 W: 77.0/139 | 350 | 443 | 129 | 377 | 541 | 180 | 386 | 364 | 396 | 3166 | 520 | 189 | 572 | 388 | 167 | 361 | 427 | 173 | 368 | 3165 | 6331 |
Middle M: 69.8/132 W: 75.3/135 | 328 | 427 | 115 | 359 | 533 | 163 | 368 | 346 | 377 | 3016 | 501 | 165 | 558 | 371 | 153 | 342 | 408 | 161 | 348 | 3007 | 6023 |
Forward M: 65.2/121 W: 69.7/123 | 278 | 361 | 82 | 289 | 447 | 125 | 321 | 291 | 323 | 2517 | 421 | 140 | 461 | 309 | 121 | 286 | 342 | 127 | 292 | 2499 | 5016 |
Handicap | 11 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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Group of 6 Photo submitted by Thatguygolfs13 on 05/14/2023
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"Bunker" Photo submitted by Thatguygolfs13 on 05/14/2023
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Photo submitted by u107199487 on 03/17/2022
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Photo submitted by u107199487 on 03/17/2022
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Photo submitted by iyZoIo7gX0Myr1y8ISSk on 03/01/2022
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Photo submitted by iyZoIo7gX0Myr1y8ISSk on 03/01/2022
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Photo submitted by iyZoIo7gX0Myr1y8ISSk on 03/01/2022
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Photo submitted by iyZoIo7gX0Myr1y8ISSk on 03/01/2022
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This I just one of the holes I believe 17 Photo submitted by fid12602 on 09/18/2013
Amazing Course
The course was in phenomenal shape. The greens were awesome.
Best Budget Course in the Naperville Area
Golf is expensive in this area and if you are looking for a relatively cheap and relaxed round, this is the place to do it. You don’t even need to make a tee time if you show up late mornings during the week. Course is in mostly good shape: tee boxes are beat up and some cart paths need improvement. Fun course layout with water or houses on every hole. Good length for all golfers, lots of scoring opportunities on this course.
Pace of play becomes a large issue on the back 9. I fly through the front in almost an hour and then always get backed up on the back.
Pace of play always slow
There’s rarely a starter or rangers so groups of friends combine into some times groups of 6-8. People spend more time fishing for random golf balls in the water than playing.
Beach more than ocean
Fun course for an average hitter. Though there's lots of it, the water doesn't seem to be in play from most of the forward 2 tees. The tips? Yeah., wet potential. Many greens are guarded by multiple bunkers so your approach shots will determine your score. A couple of crowned greens gave me the most trouble- Pace had to be exact or I'd roll as far past as I started
Everything was great except for the sand traps. Most were unplayable with rocks and very hard sand. Other than that course is beautiful with great narrow fairways with lots of water hazards throughout the course.
Progress!
About 5 years ago, we played Tamarack and it was a mess. apparently the grass had been invaded by a deleterious problem, leaving tee boxes and fairways without grass. Infuriated that we had to pay for the experience, we chose not to play Tamarack again.
Things change and it was just as refreshing this time as it was infuriating the last time we played.
Much Improved
Very happy with my round today. The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming, particularly Michael in the Pro Shop. We really felt like members of a club while there.
The course itself was in great shape other than the bunkers, but we were told that there is finally some momentum toward correcting those issues. The greens rolled true, but I would personally prefer them to be a bit faster.
The bev cart and bartender were great, and we spent some time after the round on the patio overlooking the course. Would have been nice to have more options than just hot dogs.
Overall a great experience. You always like to see a place that has recognized its issues and is working to improve. We will be back!
Good but not great
Things were really good, but tee times were not kept and too many 5/6 people groups. This made the pace of play extremely slow.
Needs some TLC
Course was in bad shape. Fairway traps are growing grass. I almost broke my sand wedge hitting a large rock under the sand. I paid $17.00 so all I wasn't to dissapointed.
Good Value
The course is always in decent shape. Most bunkers are not playable, but if you look past that and just play better golf outside of the bunkers it’s a fun round. Greens roll true year after year and the staff is very laid back. The relaxed atmosphere is what keeps me coming back.