Hawk/Eagle at Pine Knob Golf Club

Great deal using GolfNow. Playing Pine Knob anytime is fun. Very nice course regardless of which of the three nines you play. And, having the opportunity to play it in early spring was excellent. Course is in good shape, even this early in the season.

Such an awesome course! With the Mansion at Your back, Teeing off on the highest point in Oakland county is a sight to see :)
Will def be back loved golfing Pine Knob !!

Everyone from the pro shop to the starter and grounds keepers are some of the best in Oakland county. Pleasant, easy to approach and friendly. Rain water is constantly being worked on, keeping the course playable.

Rough disorganized experience. Bought a hot deal at 8:30 am for an 11:30 am tee time (18 holes) as a single. Show up at 11 and am told I’ll have to ride with another random single (kinda cheap never have had to do this before). Then I’m told there’s a 50 minute delay. Finally I’m told I can play 9 on the hawk by myself. I play 9 holes in like an 1 hour. Then I’m told there’s no other spots for me to play another 9 when I hit the turn. Seems hard to believe that a single couldn’t finish 9 holes on a 27 hole course. Got a rain check for the other nine. But all in all a pretty bad experience especially on my birthday. The course is okay but not amazing, tees are a little below average, greens are decent, a lot of forced tee shots where you can’t hit driver. Overpriced for what it is, the only way I would golf there again is if I got another hot deal.

The rangers were telling us to speed up and skip holes, but when we stopped putting and picked up our ball, there were 2 sets of people on the next hole so we could not go ahead. This happened twice! The rangers need to get their facts story.

This is a classic example of “only as good as your worst feature.”

The course is a fun mix of challenge and playability,

In great shape considering the lack of rain and hot dry weather

The carts and club house are all well taken care of..

This could easily be one of the best public courses

Except

Like many public courses they are still trying to maximize profits by overbooking their tee times and not managing slow players

Wife and I are good golfers, not great but good and for it to be 2:30 minutes for 7 holes of golf and being asked to leave because it’s dark before the 8th tee is a problem..

Not being able to finish because they won’t speed up their league games is a problem.. waiting 15-20 minutes between tee shots because league players take 27 practice swings and play three balls is a problem..

Letting players wander the woods and fish out golf balls with their retrievers is a problem

They need a ranger who will enforce pace of play..

If I ever went back and could play 9 holes in 2:30 minutes my review would go up dramatically..

Waited on every single shot. Ridiculously slow pace of play. It’s upsetting that courses are stacking their tee times like this. Please let us enjoy the game.

Highly recommended for intermediate and beginners, there are some holes pretty challenging. Par 5 not so much.