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4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
95.8%
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.4
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Value
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Layout
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Pace
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6705 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.0

Trappers Turn Golf Club boasts 27 scenic holes that tumble across the glacier-carved hills of Wisconsin Dells. The rolling countryside provided the perfect terrain for course designers Andy North and Roger Packard to create a challenging course, or actually three different 18-hole courses. The team first designed the Canyon and Lake nines and added the Arbor nine in 2000. Each nine has a different character and incorporates a variety of holes. The Lake/Canyon combination combines links-style holes with woodland holes. The Lake Course has four holes that play along the edge of the 13-acre Mystic Lake. There are a variety of elevation changes throughout the golf course, but perhaps none as memorable as the extreme drop in elevation on the Canyon's par-3 seventh, Trappers Turn's signature hole. The hole spills down onto a small green that is situated amidst a glacier-carved canyon but it is not as intimidating as it looks.

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Pennway Bent Grass
Greens Penncross Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Andy North (1999) Roger Packard (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
176 Reviews (176)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Dinner 11
Drinks 10
Patio Dining 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 15
Elevation Changes 14
Water Hazards 14
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 15
A Weekend Splurge 13
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 17
Convenient to the City 8
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Conditions

Bunkers need major work! Full of rocks not even raked.Greens very hard but putted very true!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 125
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

nice layout

beautiful course with nice layout. Fairways appear to be tighter than they are, but accuracy still a premium. Greens and fairways were rolling very well, despite early season. Will play again when I'm in the Dells area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course has a great layout

Slight layout great challenge for all golfers speedy greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Easily a Top 20 course in Wisconsin

The courses and clubhouse are at the top level when compared to all the courses in Wisconsin. I have a hard time paying rack rate anywhere, but this course is kept in very nice condition and the layout and views are spectacular where I could see spending $100 on a weekend in the Dells to play this course. GolfNow Hot Deal prices are absolutely worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

Trappers has always had friendly and nice people that they hire for years. The course was in excellent condition for this time of year. The facilities are also wonderful. Play it. You will like it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course

Great course, awesome service would love to play everyday

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Somewhat Disappointed!

This was our first time to the course. I heard nothing but good things about the course. We were very impressed with the clubhouse and pro shop area. The driving range was really nice. It was a bit confusing where to tee off, but we eventually got there. We followed a couple. The girl hit 3-4 balls on every hole. That was extremely annoying! She hit 3-4 putts a hole too. As we looked around the course we noticed several groups of five and even a few groups of six. Not much for rules or pace of play on the course. The twosome we followed eventually joined up with a threesome. It was just on one hole, but again they were not even concerned about who was behind them. We got a very good deal on the rate and it was a nice day. The interstate noise was absolutely horrible. I may go back. I will give anyone a second chance. Overall grade B-.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor Service

I'll start with the positives. The course was in great condition. The greens were amazing. We used a golfnow "hot deal" so the round was inexpensive. The bar staff was great with our food and drinks.
Negatives: We were given carts with the battery lights on. When we let the staff know this they told us it was no big deal. One cart ran out of power on the 7th hole. The other cart was on it's last legs before it was traded out after nine. The pace of play was disgusting. We made the turn in 2hours 55min. There wasn't a ranger anywhere to be found. The poor golf service we were provided far out weighed the condition of the course. If your are making a trip to the Dells for golf, go to Wild Rock. Much better course and and much better golf experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/30/2014

In agreement with the previous review I felt like we were given the cold shoulder in the clubhouse when they realized we booked our tee time a on GolfNow "hot deal". Maybe Trappers should use their service in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

This course does not accomodate Golf Now users

Everything about our time on the course was great, however.
When checking in about 1 hour early 2:00 for a 2:52 tee time we were told that we would have to wait till our tee time to go off since the cousr was filled. Upon checking the 1st tee out we found that the course was actually EMPTY. We proceeded to tee off at 2:15 and never did encounter anyone in front of us and only ha some people 2 holes behind us. I hate being lied to. They also made us carry our clubs up to the clubhouse due to their no carts in the parking lot. This was stated in spite of the 10 carts actually in the lot at that time. They had a mens league on their 3rd nine that apparently has a different set of rules. We felt very unwelcome due to our getting the good rate.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course is a tremendous value

The course was in terrific early fall shape. If you're looking for a championship course at a value price then you've found it in Trappers Turn. The staff was extremely friendly and I can't wait to go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Day

Beautiful weather always makes for a good round but this course is in excellent conditions.
Careful, the greens are INCREDIBLY fast!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Excellent Course for the Money

We played the Canyon and Arbor for early bird special of $60 with cart. I've played all over the US, and anywhere else, this is over a $100 round. Top notch GPS included in cart and the ranger stresses pace of play. We didn't see the foursome ahead or behind us, so the pace by everybody was good. Course is scenic with plenty of trees and traps to make it challenging and the greens were undulating. Only complaints were that it took 15 minutes to get a hot dog which forced a backup when we started on 10th hole, and even though it did not rain the previous day/night or in the morning, the course was soaked from the sprinkler. I like how green the course was, but poor drainage equals wet shoes and plugged balls all day long.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wonderful Experience

This was the second time I played the course. First time I played Arbor to Lakes. This time I played Arbor to Canyon. I enjoyed each of the 9s. Wonderful change in scenery. The Course was in excellent shape a few weeks ago. Greens were not as smooth and fast this time but still a wonderful course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pick your tee wisely

We played the white tees as I normally would with a course I have never seen.
Should had been hitting irons off the tees driver would go through the fairway or pass the landing zone. Take your time and choose your tees wisely.
Course was lush and flush with water the day we played . The rough is heavy and fairway hard to find as many tee shots are blind.
I will pay more attention to the guidence giving on the GPS on the carts next time I play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course But Overpriced

Prices are high at this course but it was a great value through Golfnow and would play again at those prices but not for the standard price of $70+. There are other courses in that price range or less I would rather play which is why I would not recommend it. I would recommend others first unless the price was much less.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Super staff

Got rained out but was invited to come back and finish up....Great when your on vacation

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Course and worth playing!!

This is a very nice course and very fair. The rates are on the higher side but if you look for the deals it's worth playing. I was able to get an awesome deal for my son and I to play. It's over priced if you're paying the regular rate but a great golf course if you're able to get a deal. I based my review on the rate I paid. I played the Arbor to Lakes course. I've been told if you're going to play 18 you want to play the Canyon to Lakes. I did not know this when I made the tee time. Course is manicured beautifully and greens are in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A must play

Loved it.....love it ...really loved it.......................

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course and very friendly staffs

We had a golf buddies trip to Wisconsin Dell last weekend and played 3 rounds at Trappers Turn GC. The course was in great shape and the staffs were very friendly. I was very impressed by the manager at the proshop (short guy, sorry, forgot the name :-). The only compliant was there was a beverage cart with 2 girls and they weren't stopping even when we were hitting balls on the tee box. In contrast, there was another cart with just one girl and she was very polite and always waited until we finished hitting balls then approached us. Please note that the GC was close to a major highway and some of holes were a little bit distracting, which we did't mind.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great course

course is the best I have seen and I play it about 6 times a year

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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