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Looking for a well maintained lush GC to play this is a great choice. This track has days of yor charm. Tight tree lined fairways into will bunkered postage stamp size greens. These greens are lickity split fast and your putting avg can get blown up quickly. The only flaw that I can find in this course the bunkers, they are crisp around the edges and weed free but, they are hard as rocks and filled with a mix of gravel and sand. You might feel the course is short coming in less than 6500 from the tips but between the tight fairways and tiny super fast greens and strategic bunkering you will get your golf skills tested. Next time in Adrian give this track a try and you'll be happy that you did.

Very generous fairways, course was very lush, tee boxes and greens recently received their fall aeration... as well as the approaches to the greens. Traps are very large but, for me were not a factor. Overall a nice track, can't beat the G. N. Hotdeal prices.

I've noticed this course driving back from DTW a couple years ago and finally had an opportunity to give her a go.

The course is just as fun as I thought she would be. I felt a couple times that I was 200 miles north and playing in the Grayling MI area. The layout runs the gambit from cut through hardwoods to open heather bordered links style. She has plenty of fine grained fluffy well tended sand traps to keep you humbled. Tight fairways cut through the hardwoods might just force you to keep the big dog in the bag on a few holes. Throw in some water for good measure and you have a fun round in store for you.

The greens roll true and were kind of speedy even with the amount of rain that we had the night before. They would hold a lofty approach shot sadly the patrons didn't understand the concept of ball mark repair so I did my best to fix a couple more along with my own.

Staff:

They grounds crew do a wonderful job maintaining this high traffic track and keep the bunkers tended along with greens that roll true and are above average speeds to make one take pause when making a 6 footer. They stop what they are doing when a person is making a shot as well. The gals working the bev carts are friendly and seem to show just in time to keep a cold CRAFT BREW in hand. At the turn I had one of the best turkey club sandwiches that I shoved down my gullet.

I would recommend giving this course a try.

A great place to play! Even with the buckets of rain we've had recently; the course is in great shape. The greens will hold an approach shot that lands more vertical than horizontal. The greens roll true but are slippery or, there is extra gravity on the putting surface.

Tee Boxes are level and well maintained!

Fairways are at times tight and other times wide open just begging you to let your "Big Dog" bark!

The staff is first rate...very polite, very friendly and they always have a smile on their faces. The grounds crew stops what they are doing while you make you shot. They keep the course in great shape and when you factor in the amount of play this course gets they are masters of their profession.

Great value!

Good place to play 18 or 27 and it is walkable!

5.75 hours yes 5.75 hours to go around a 6400 yard track with very little sand, water, and average greens. If only they had a ranger patrolling the course to speed play. Hit a shot...wait...hit a shot wait...get to the next tee and the group ahead has their own chairs. Oh dear lord! (Self censored) Two groups ahead as we bunched up on #11( an inert par 3 ) like cattle in the stock yard; is that a tape measure seriously they pulled out a tape measure to see who was away. Reading the putt...rereading the putt...oh why not the 3rd time has to be the charm. Multiple those hijinks by 3 on each green and you'll know exactly why it took almost 6 hours to get around this average track. Golf Now paired me with a father / son twosome and the conversation between shots was great. The son is retired Air Force 28 years of service! (Thank You for dedicating your life to the defense of our great nation ). The people were very pleasant in the clubhouse and the mowers on the course would actually stop what they were working on and put their machine in quite mode while attempting a shot. (Personally; it didnt help).

The course itself was nice and if I wasnt so flustered from the pace of play I probably could have taken in the course better.

I might come back out at a different time of the day...my playing partners said that the group and 2 others in front of them are usually there and start out at 9am M-F. Get on before those guys and you'll probably have a nice round.

Note to mmgt...please do something to move those 12 regulars along and maintain pace of play. Almost 6 hours on your course is ridiculous.

Thanks to golf now my wife and I have been able to afford to play some first rate courses assertions the mid Michigan area. Thornapple Creek is another gem in the crown of sw Michigan golf. The track is well laid out and could be walked if you don't mind elevation changes. We carted it on this outing. We found the staff to be very nice.

The course itself is well maintained, the traps are filled with fluffy lake Michigan beach sand. You'll be able to practice your fried egg sand shot without any problem. The traps did need some love from the grounds crew since people seem to think that those rakes next to the trap are for someone else and not them. The fairways were in good shape and wide enough to not cause to much pain from a push or a pull. The greens are were the real fun and / or evil depending on your putt ...sadness will happen. They are crowned, wavy and, undulating. Thankfully they were not lightning fast or real mayhem to the card would have happened. Just stay below the hole!

Thornapple Creek is a pretty course and if you're in K-zoo then by all means give her a go. You'll find out where you're at with your putting game.

Enjoy your round

McSharky

You start out from a top Mr Brighton, a view of Kensington Valley on the first tee you'll feel as if you're on the edge of the earth. Your first shot is about a 600' drop to the valley floor to a dogleg right 45 degree turn to the green. Yes, you are playing on a ski slope. Once off the slope you have a set of beautiful holes craved through your typical Michigan hardwood forest and swamp. Squeaky tight fairways...greens that are firm, fast and, more wavy than Lk Erie. If your not straight off the tee leave your driver in the bag. The Jackal will both charm you and leave you a wondering what just happened if you don't give her the respect she commands. 3 putts could be common if your speed isn't dialed in and your eye for the undulations has been left at home.

The team at the Jackal are friendly and will share local knowledge with a first timer. Pace of play was good, relaxed, and, steady.

Multiple tee boxes will give even shorter players a fair chance.

Respect the Jackal or she will have you for lunch.

The front nine for me was brutal, wait...wait...wait...had no idea that I'd be stuck behind the local geriatric golf league. ( God love em for still being out on the links at their age) Their pace of play was slow to say the least and made getting into a "groove" difficult. That being said, Calderon Golf Club is a must play when you're in the "517".

The course is a very fun track the first 4 holes will make you feel as if you're in the British Isles; rolling open fairways lined with clusters of deep pot bunkers and tall thick grasses. The holes 5-10 are rolling and well bunkered. The back 9 will show off the natural beauty of Mid Michigan being cut through hardwoods.
The greens roll true and are at times quick. The traps are maintained and players respect them for the most part and rake up after themselves.
Multiple tee boxes makes Calderone fun and enjoyable for all levels of players; you can bring the lady in your life and she will have a good time and / or you can come here with your buddies and play from the "way backs" and play a course with teeth.

The staff is very friendly and helpful; the pro shop is well stocked if you need to grab some gear. They have a good selection of "Scooby Snacks" to help keep your energy up during your round. At the turn you're limited to chips and dogs. There is a very nice practice area available to warm up before you start your round.

If you're in the area on business or just passing through, Calderon Golf Club, is worth stopping and giving her a go. If you live in the area as I do you will find yourself playing her over and over.

Timber Trice is a great track, plenty of sand to make you feel you should bring a 6 pack of Corona in order to complete your day at the beach.

When I played her we were only 48 hours from our last snow. The fairways are generous, the greens rolled true and remarkably true considering the winter we've had.

The course needed some love as far as post winter maintenance but, that being said the grounds crew was out in force bringing this gem back from it's long winter nap. Kudos to the grounds crew as they would stop working and power down the blowers and mowers while one would attempt to make their shot.

I loved the layout and the views were amazing (can't wait to play her after she greens up and the foliage pops)

I will be back to donate more golf balls very soon.

Once again Golf Now doesn't disappoint for giving opportunity to play good courses at great rates! The greens roll true; considering that we've had a very cold and wet spring the course was in good shape. The front nine is very open with 3 par 5's, the first 4 holes on the back are fairly tight and very very rolly.

Would have like to have seen some ball washers out on the course (mid April it's time) would also been nice to see that the few sand traps on the course were given some "love" and a been raked out from the winter. The greens were fairly slow but were in pretty good shape and rolled true. The guys in the club house were very friendly.

Also, on a side note, the fact that the profits of the course are giving to the Henry Ford Hospital cancer research team is just pretty cool.