Washtenaw Golf Club
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About
Located in between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Golf Club, founded in 1899, is one of the most historic clubs in the state of Michigan. The club was private for most of its history, but an ownership change in 2019 turned this venerable layout into one of the area’s best public experiences. The 18-hole course plays 6,512 yards from the championship tees, though there are four sets of tees The club is in the midst of a multi-year restoration and enhancement project, guided by architect Ray Hearn, that includes green enlargements, tree management, and in the installation of some new championship tees. Facilities here include a putting green, small driving range, chipping green, and a large clubhouse, grill and bar, patio and event space.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6564 yards | 72.3 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 6205 yards | 70.7 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 5661 yards | 68.4 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5415 yards | 72.5 | 130 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.3/137 | 349 | 425 | 511 | 172 | 411 | 580 | 348 | 322 | 200 | 3318 | 540 | 361 | 150 | 542 | 195 | 373 | 330 | 395 | 368 | 3254 | 6572 |
| White M: 70.7/134 W: 76.8/143 | 319 | 405 | 483 | 148 | 399 | 562 | 338 | 286 | 174 | 3114 | 501 | 358 | 135 | 503 | 170 | 368 | 308 | 386 | 362 | 3091 | 6205 |
| Gold M: 67.9/121 W: 73.0/131 | 314 | 350 | 456 | 137 | 387 | 478 | 276 | 265 | 144 | 2807 | 457 | 311 | 130 | 451 | 154 | 276 | 274 | 344 | 348 | 2745 | 5552 |
| Red M: 63.5/116 W: 68.2/116 | 225 | 302 | 379 | 122 | 304 | 426 | 218 | 219 | 129 | 2324 | 414 | 274 | 124 | 330 | 112 | 270 | 231 | 307 | 279 | 2341 | 4665 |
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Michigan (2016 #16)
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We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Washtenaw Golf Club!
Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Washtenaw Golf Club.
Thanks for the stellar rating!
Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Washtenaw Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
Where are the rangers
The good news Covid has increased the interest in golf the bad news the pace of play has suffered. The lack of understanding of that aspect influence the enjoyment of others. If you’re charging $60 a round you would think that you could have a ranger to police that.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Fun Track
Tight but fair. Fast and true greens. Tough course from the tips. Keep your driver in the bag.
Thank you for the 5-star review! We're glad you enjoyed the challenge the course has to offer.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Washtenaw Golf Club.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Washtenaw Golf Club.
2 groups of friends ruined the round for others
Had an 1112am tee-time which we teed off at. Unfortuantely we were behind 2 groups of 4 that were friends of each other, and they proceeded to slow down the course, as they kept on waiting for each other before teeing off on the next tee-box, as they kept being loud and also playing their music loud so we could even here, and the more beers they consumed the worse it got.We called the office and they came out and spoke to us, and they attempted to speak to the groups but not much of improvement unfortunately. Very sad that some have not ethics when they come out to a golf course and messes up for others. Greeens were extremely fast, below the hole is a must. Lot's of renovations work going on, over 200 trees cut down. Sure hope they remodel hole #8. Sad we had a bad day, but we will be back.
We're sorry to learn your experience did not meet your expectations due to the groups ahead of you on that day. We understand your frustrations and appreciate the feedback. We definitely want to address these types of issues to the best of our ability while you're on property. We hope you'll give us another shot again soon.
Horrible pace of play
The teetimes were stacked and each group had 5 and 6 somes. Got 8 holes in 3 hours
We're happy that you're happy, and we look forward to your next visit here at Washtenaw Golf Club!
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Washtenaw Golf Club.
Great old course gets a face lift
I play Washtenaw frequently and always enjoy the course.
Layout: a great old course with good elevation changes, a variety of short and longer holes. Before the trees fill in this course lacks some of its teeth but still the fast contoured greens provide a good challenge. It will be interesting to see if they move tee boxes to make some of the short par 4s reachable.
Tee boxes: flat and had good coverage, minimal robots even on the par 3s.
Fairways: the grass is till dormant but has good coverage and is trimmed.
Rough: there is little true rough at the moment but what is there is decent with a few dirt patches.
Bunkers: these were not prepared which was not a surprise given the time of year and recent rains.
Greens: were shaggy and still dormant. They were also uncharacteristically soft due to the cold and rain. Even with that they ran well and provided some good early season challenges.
Overall this is a great old course and I am excited to see what Kendal does with the refurbishment efforts and tree removals.
Thank you for visiting us at Washtenaw Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting Washtenaw Golf Club!
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Washtenaw Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Under construction
Only front nine open. Many ancient trees being removed , thus becoming a relatively easy course.
We look forward to seeing you again soon at Washtenaw Golf Club!
We are so grateful for your 4-star review.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Washtenaw Golf Club!
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