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Value
4.9
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6345 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Course Details

Year Built 1912
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Michigan (2022 #15)

Reviews

4.8
58 Reviews (58)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
Advanced Golfers 6
Walkers 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition is awesome

With the lack of rain, years ago this course would have been dryer out and brown. It was a great surprise to play a beautifully manicured, lush and GREEN golf course. The greens were fast and true. Fairways were perfect. The staff was awesome! Great way to start a holiday weekend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome Value

Incredible deal and perfect conditions

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice

Great value for the money..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good city course

Course had a good feel. Well maintained the greens were a little stodgy but playable. Par fives can reached in two by average player but the greens on them are small. Will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Prairies

Nice layout. Front nine flat, back nine hilly.
Greens small, mostly flat and in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Day of golf

Course is in excellent shape. Very enjoyable round of golf. Greens and fairways were in excellent shape! Grass was mowed very well and course looks beautiful!

Will definitely go back soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Fair course

Great par 3s fairays fine need to play again. Enjoyed all 18 holes☺

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

First time at Prairies!

After some thunderstorms and rain, the tee times were cancelled due to water, but the staff were nice enough to call us back and let us know they'd honor our tee time! The weather was perfect when we went. Unfortunately, a league was playing and since they were stopped during the storms, my partner and I had to do a lot of waiting when they resumed. Overall, the course was well-kept & the ranger was very nice! He saw my 60 degree on a green and tracked me down to return it! I recommend this course for intermediate/junior/senior players.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course... incredibly slow play (esp considering I played here on a Wed morning)

Incredible value on GolfNow ($10/player). What I don't understand is why my tee time was even served up on GolfNow. The course was so busy (lots of twosomes and even some singles), that serving up my tee time at such am extreme value simply created more of a backup on the course (I was one of the many twosomes). Course was in nice shape, but doubt I would book again (even at $10/player) because I don't want to play a course that is terribly back up and takes 5-1/2 hours for a twosome to play.

One last note... greens were incredibly fast. This only serves to slow down play even more. I've never 3 putted so many greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Walked

Good value

I really like the course. Mature trees. Greens are firm and a decent size for an old course. Yes, a cash infusion would help the clubhouse but the course is maintained quite well. Other than leagues it moves along at a good pace.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great time and value.

Don't hesitate to play here. Challenging and fun!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Value but clearly struggling financially

Enjoyed the round with fast pace of play, decent course conditions, and an affordable price. The cons were you could tell the course is struggling as the carts hadn't been washed in weeks (trash, grass, cig butts, etc...) all over the cart, the facility was also dirty, and course attention to detail also lagging. All in all though when you pay under $20 to play 18 riding in under 3 hours I wouldn't complain and would go back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course

I am always amazed at how great the condition of the course is. The fairways and greens are awesome!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Prairies fairways and greens were great!

Smooth putting surfaces and nicely manicured fairways. Some of the bunkers need some tlc more sand. Definitely worth playing.

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

Great Value

Hadn't played here in over 10 years. The course was in very nice shape, greens rolled fast and true(except for the whirly bird seeds from the maple trees, we played on a very windy day and they were everywhere).
Would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course still rough.

Fun but greens are still in rough shape. No water in most of ball washers. Wind damaged Praries sign on West Main entrance is still damaged from last year. Not a good first impression as you drive into course. I am sure course will be looking good once we get some warm weather. Sure hope so as I have always enjoyed the Praries.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great price

Greens had been airiated the rest of the course was in great shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fall Repair

The course was in excellent condition and challenging but the back nine was having work done on the greens and several greens were unavailable with the pin placed in the fairway. Had I known this I would have played a different course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't golf here

The course has a terrible layout. Staff is rude. Started to sprinkle so they tried to kick us off so they could close up shop early and leave. Rather do a round of miniature golf then golf here again. Any golfer knows golfing in rain is not fun but a slight mist is no big deal.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice round on a good course for the money

I played the course with another single who was playing it for the first time as well.

Nice fairways and greens tees were being aerated but okay

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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