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4.6
164 Reviews (164)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
67
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
97.4%
Recommend this course
151 out of 164 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.5
2 Reviews (2)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 2 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.7
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
22 out of 22 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6919 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.9
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Timber Trace Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Golf Season Open: 3/20 Closed: 10/15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Michigan (2023 #24)

Reviews

4.6
164 Reviews (164)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 10
Thick Rough 9
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
Advanced Golfers 10
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 11
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome course

The staff is super friendly here and the track is fun and challenging. I can’t wait for all the repairs to be complete because it will be near flawless.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Solid Course

Felt like I was up north. The greens and fairways are really nice. Some of the bunkers are still in the process of being restored so they have stuff piled in them, but everything around the greens is nice which is most important. Nice to play now, in a year or two it will be awesome.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

A great comeback story

Timber Trace was terrible one year ago. The new superintendent and staf has been amazing. From a broken course to one that is great to play. Going from not being able to find a good patch of grass to playing all shots down. Great clubhouse staf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course

Course was beautiful. But not a great value as the greens were recently airrated and were terrible. They should disclose that before you booked. I will be back to play in the spring

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This was a pretty forgiving course which was perfect for our 15 -20 handicap group. Would’ve liked to see the bunkers ready for action as opposed to g.u. r.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New Owners = Major Improvements

Played here early last year and the course was in Brutal shape and severely overpriced. After hearing that the new owners were making vast improvements and being a fan of the layout I decided to give it another chance. They've done an amazing job restoring the the overall condition of this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome course

This was my first time playing this course. I live an hour away in metro detroit and I am definitely going to play this course a couple more times before the season is over. New favorite course. Under new management, excellent staff. Course was in perfect condition. Hidden gem.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

new management doing great work

Course is in great shape
My new favorite to play in the area

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

First time here, really impressed at the conditions. Staff obviously works hard to keep it maintained. Course is fairly open with no water hazards. Pace of play was reasonable, didn’t see a beverage cart though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Encouraging comeback in progress

This track had suffered from a long period of neglect from the prior owners. Short of an endless supply of money, and in today's labor market, there is only so much progress to be expected in a short period from the new owners. So far so good. And the price is right for the condition of the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting there

Great round of golf. You can tell they are working hard to getting it back to where it was. Really, it’s impressive work. The bunkers still need some fine tuning and the greens were a tiny bit inconsistent.

Pace was great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great condition expect for greens. It appears they had some winter damage that has not recovered to date.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice but overpriced.

Good and hilly, challenging course, but a little too high-priced for the value in my opinion, given its condition relative to other courses in the area. Greens have many, many large white spots & rings-- maybe from prior holes. There are no on-course structures for restrooms, only portable ones. They could also benefit from better signage for navigation between holes. You have to cross neighborhood streets about 8-10 times, and a few trips are long. Got lost a few times. Also, holes 13-16 are like a mile from the rest of the course, and it was not clear initially how far I had to go and whether I was going the right way. Longest trip on a golf cart ever. (I doubt they would let anyone walk this course). I had to ask residents in the neighborhood for directions a few times during the round. It kind of made me mad that I was wasting so much time just getting to the next hole, when a few more signs would help do the job quite easily. Anyway, the neighborhood is very nice with large, expensive homes being built, and some of the scenery is nice between holes. It is true what they say that the course has an up-north feel with the tall trees. For players, they do give you a very nice and thorough yardage booklet, so if you are a more accomplished player, perhaps you would take better advantage of that to place your ball in the right spots. I was able to get $10 off the already -discounted Hot Deal price thru GolfNow, but I'm not sure I would go again for full price. Maybe when I get better, so I don’t lose so many golf balls!!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Solid

Bunkers are mostly gravel, but other than that the course is good for the price. Nice layout considering half the holes go through neighborhoods. When I played, the pin positions were only accurate to the sheet they gave out on 9 or 10 of the holes, but that's really minor.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course!

Interesting course in fantastic condition and outstanding greens. Excellent practice range, one of only in the area. Great value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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