ralphsman

I enjoy playing golf here. Bay Pointe is almost always in good shape. The bunkers were as nice as ant I’ve played and the greens were in good shape. My only problem is the yardage is too long for older players. I played the gold tees at 6200 yards and 4 par fours are virtually unreachable in two. Unfortunately, the forward tees are too short at 4900 yards. Still, a very enjoyable place to play golf.

Laughlin Ranch is a great track with a variety of holes. You will use every club in your bag. Water is in play on several holes which is unusual for a course in the high desert. The greens were fast and true.

My only negatives are that the half-way house was closed when we made the turn and we did not see the beverage cart until 17. Also, the back nine became a death March as groups stacked up behind a slow foursome. We never saw a ranger.

Still, this is a great course and I love playing here.

Things started off on the wrong foot when the lady in the pro shop told my partner he had to wear a collared shirt. He returned to the car and got one. On the first hole we spotted four people wearing tee shirts.

The fairways (the green areas) are quite narrow. They are bordered by hardpan akin to actual concrete. The bunkers are hardpan and gravel and we decided to not risk our clubs by trying to hit out of them. The greens were fine, though.

We were able to have long conversations with the group in front of us as we had to wait together on every tee,

I don’t expect to return to this course.

We played here on a day when the wind was gusting 20+ MPH. The fairways are decent and the greens are true and fast, but the rough is mostly bare dirt when the Bermuda grass is dormant like it was this time of year. The scenery is terrific and some of the holes are really interesting. The staff were all very nice and helpful. This is a nice course but certainly not top-notch. Still, I would recommend it.

First of all, the course has a good layout with many interesting holes. The staff are friendly and the clubhouse is very nice. Unfortunately, there was a 30+ MPH wind on this day which presented many challenges. We did not play the bunkers because they were basically hard pan with gravel. Like many courses in this area, the dormant Bermuda grass around the greens made chipping very difficult. I had the most success putting from off the green rather than chipping.. The greens themselves were very hard but putted true. Unfortunately, it was difficult to hold them even with high iron shots.

This course has a lot of potential but right now it is pretty rough around the edges. I doubt that I will play there again.

Bay Pointe is a beautiful, well maintained golf course. It has a great layout that features tree lined fairways and many water hazards. The staff is friendly and I always enjoy playing there. My only issue is that there are only two sets of tees. The Gold is 6231 and there are seven par 4’s over 360 yards. But the silver tees are only 4906. Being over 70, I can’t reach many of the holes in regulation.

Bay Pointe is a challenging golf course from my perspective. There are only two sets of tees and the regular tee is pretty long for a 70+ year old like me. There are several par 4s over 400 yards long. The greens are excellent but have lots of slopes and are difficult for someone who has not played them. But the round was enjoyable and, being on a lake, the course is scenic. I would play there again but I might hope for shorter tees.

Salem Hills is a good course and it was in good condition. Greens were perfect. My issue is how a lone player is treated. I purchased a tee time at 9:28 am for a single player. If that time had not been available I would have gone somewhere else. As the tee time approached the starter left me and talked to three guys queued to go to the tee. Suddenly, another guys walks up and joins them. The starter talks to them for awhile and then comes up to me and says “You’re going to have to go by yourself. They reserved as a threesome but a fourth showed up.” I was not pleased as the course was filled with foursomes. This is the third time this has happened to me and it is an issue that needs to be addressed. I understand that it is easier to tell the single to play alone but it is not really fair. As I said, if I thought I was going to play by myself, I would have gone to a different course. I cannot give a good rating to this course because of this.

I purchased a tee time where there was a single opening. When I got to the course I was told that I was with a 3-some. About 10 minutes before the tee time the starter drove over to me and told me the people I was supposed to play with brought an extra player. I was told that there was no one to pair me with. So I hit two balls and played both for 18 holes. Still waited on every shot. The course was in great shape and I had forgotten what a good course Fieldstone is. But this is not the first time I have been jacked around when buying a teetimefromGolfNow.
Why should a tee time not be binding just because it is bought by a single.

As usual, the starter was surly. I had purchased a round as a single and was told I would be joining a single and twosome. Starter said he thought the twosome had already left. He said I could go out alone. I asked how far ahead the next group was and it seemed he did not want to bother telling me. I glanced at the tee sheet and determined the group was probably on the second hole so I decided to tee off and play two balls. Caught the twosome on the fourth hole and really started waiting on #7. I was at the tee on 7 as they tee'd off but they ignored me. Faster players, particularly singles, often become invisible to the group ahead. As I waited on the fairway of #8, a ranger came by and talked to me. He handed me two balls he had found and told me that the two players in front of me were employees. After waiting a long time on #9 and 10, I decided to skip a couple of holes and was clear the rest of the way. The course' condition was as good as I have ever seen it. Greens were smooth and true, bunkers were very playable (a condition becoming more rare in SE Michigan) fairways were firm and the ball rolled well on them. Lakes of Taylor is a quality course that would benefit from a bit more attention to customer service. I still recommend playing there.

I played in a 3-some behind two other 3-somes and a 2-some. We waited on every shot and on every tee watched the players in front of us tee off. We did not see a ranger until the 17th hole. The round took 4 hours and 45 minutes. It took about the same time the last time I played there. The waiting sucked most of the fun out of the round. I talked to the pro after the round and he thought that the time it took to play was normal for this course. OK, then, I'll never play there again.
Whispering Willows is not a bad layout. The greens were on the slow side. The bunkers were terrible. If bunkers are just dirt, why have them? The one on 17 was filled with water and it hadn't rained in 3 days--perhaps playing out of the water was preferrable to the dirt.
I would not recommend this course to anyone and I am embarassed that my city, Livonia, allows this course to operate this way.

You use every club in your bag at Cattails. There is sufficient water in play, elevation changes and trees to demand accuracy. The greens were in great condition and many of them have challenging breaks. Keep the ball in play and you should score at Cattails but get a little wild and you will not only lose a few balls, you'll find yourself struggling to make double bogey.