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3.7
621 Reviews (621)
5 Stars
188
4 Stars
263
3 Stars
81
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
49
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
76.2%
Recommend this course
494 out of 621 reviews
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3.9
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.4%
Recommend this course
14 out of 17 reviews
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4.2
84 Reviews (84)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.3%
Recommend this course
75 out of 84 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7027 yards
Slope 134
Rating 74.8

Located just 40 miles southwest of Chicago's Loop, Broken Arrow Golf Club is one of the most popular golfing facilities in the area. The club offers 27 holes of championship golf, divided into three unique nines that offer different challenges and scenery. The golf courses: East, North, and South, are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The North/South is the most scenic of the courses. The North is especially beautiful, but it also has another distinction. It is the only course in the Midwest with a dual-green concept. The design allows golfers to control the difficulty of the course by offering the option to play to either of the two flags on each hole. The club's former use as a farm is evident on the South nine where the original farmhouse and silo can be seen from the first tee box.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Lohmann (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared golf shirt and no cut off shorts.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #6)

Reviews

3.7
621 Reviews (621)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 26
Bunkers 20
Thick Rough 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Playing Multiple Courses 24
Advanced Golfers 16
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Worth the Drive 19

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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rating and slope don't align with the course

Everything about the round was great. The staff was friendly and helpful. The pace of play was very acceptable. We knew ahead of time that the clubhouse was closed and the amenities were slim.

My big issue is the slope and rating. This is an easy course, especially the South course. It is forgiving off of the tea, and easily avoidable trouble once you're off the tee. The rating and slope are too high and unfairly affects one's handicap index.

We played the South-East layout, and the East course was much more challenging. Still overall, easier than the rating indicates

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Disappointing pace of play and pin placements

A 8:30 morning round with a cart should never take almost 5 hours to finish. I think for starters they did not space out the tee times far enough part. Then the pace of play was very slow and there were no rangers out monitoring the speed of play. On one hole the group of front of us just stopped to get drinks in the middle of the fairway holding our group and the group behind us on the tee. Also the pin placements were not ideal with just about every pin being placed at the edge the green.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Overcoming the Bad Rap

I've seen a lot of negative reviews on this course since they had a run of bad luck with weather and course management [for whatever reason] and was leery to play it...but I was pleasantly surprised. Fairways were groomed and mowed short, bunkers were soft, greens were running smooth and overall I think this course is rebounding nicely. No clubhouse? Who cares...I didn't go there to lounge around and enjoy the decor. Beverage cart saw us three times over the course of our round too. Glad we gave it a chance to earn our business again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Broken with a huge down Arrow

Clubhouse closed all season.....too lazy to repair pipes that burst over the winter. No running water (except bottom level of the clubhouse where carts are stored). No bathrooms with running water just two smelly outhouses near a decrepit building by the range (off mats) and outhouses midway through each of the 3 nines. They even have an electrical cord run from the closed clubhouse to power the stuffy/hot "check in" building....and you drive your cart over the cord a few times. The carts themselves were completely filthy. Trash in all of them - basically dirty sticky messes. There was nurse service which was a surprise.

DON"T BOTHER. While the course has decently maintained fairway and traps.....the greens are sandpaper to inconsistent at best and bumpy. They were micro aerated recently but doubtful they'll be remotely smooth the rest of the season.....it was difficult to figure out the pace of the greens......they are that inconsistent. Some putts just stop or hop up out of nowhere and others run out much more than others.

FYI - the north nine features double greens that in years past had two flags. One difficult pin and one easy pin. They are not mapped well on your garmin.....my yardages were way off front to back the entire north nine. Without local knowledge they can be really difficult to club because of the extreme distances front to back....as well as side to side.

Course is not even remotely worth the $40 plus weekday and $50 plus plus weekend rates they are charging. Not recommended.

I will give them another try next season....but may not unless they are back in the actual clubhouse. I don't get the idea they really care.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great shape...

I read reviews that the course was in bad shape. When we played in early September, the course was in a GREAT shape. We got out early and there was still dew on the ground. This is a no frills course. Pro shop is a shack. No bar. The beverage service on the course has only beer and two alcohols. We teed off at 7:20am and was looking forward to some bloodies to no avail. I would come back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were a little slow and they were different from south to north! Course was in good shape and the maint staff was doing the best they could with the greens! Would play it again!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Clubhouse was closed. One 9 was closed. Pace of play was slow and the greens were in bad shape. The whole facility needs some help.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Avg Course, Needs Some TLC

Fairways in decent condition... greens were a battlefield, clubhouse/kitchen/pro-shop were all under construction which was not disclosed to me when I made my reservation (Golf-Now shortfall).

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

TERRIBLE COURSE

WOW! Terrible course conditions!! 5 GREENS minimum, no putt conditions! Tore up. Dead Greens!! Working out of TRAILER on the side of the course. &30 with promos WAY TO MUCH. Starter was more worried about getting an EXTRA $10 for a single rider cart! Every hole had 3 & 4 carts.!!!!! NEVER AGAIN not even if FREE !!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

The greens were in terrible shape. Nothing was mentioned about the greens being aerated. The clubhouse was closed. I have played this course before and enjoyed it, but this weekend's round felt like a terrible waste of money. These issues should have been disclosed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course to try once

I like the 3 different 9 hole course layout. The greens were very rough, balls were skipping. Some of the green layouts were very odd. Would probably play again, but wouldn’t go out of my way to come here.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

Half the greens were dead bc of chemicals put into greens either rejected it or put too much or even the wrong chemicals down so half the greens are unplayable along with the entire south 9 being closed. Clubhouse is closed under construction so the side shack by the range is the temporary check in. $68 round bc of the mess up on the course side they take off $10 not worth it. Hopefully the greens will have healed for next season bc it’s a great course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friday 18

The fairways are nice but most of the greens were in really bad shape. You cannot get a true putt due to the poor managed greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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