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Cedar Chase Golf Club
Played On 09/21/2015Very Pleasant Surprise!
I had some time between appointments in the Grand Rapids area and was able to secure a Golfnow tee time at 9:30 AM for $20 and figured I would take a chance as I have never played here before and hadn't heard much about it.
Well, it was money very well spent! I arrived at the course to find one other car in the parking lot and it appeared as though I may have been the first person to go out for the day. The course was a true joy to play and was in immaculate condition. One issue that I will complain about is that for 14 holes all of the greens were perfect...when I got to 15 that all changed and the clubhouse staff (what appeared to be a 20 year old kid) didn't bother to tell me that 15-18 had just been aerated. When I say "just been aerated" I literally mean it had to have been that morning. The aeration holes were huge and no sand had been put down yet. Those 4 greens were inputtable. It was a disappointment as I was playing very well up to that point and simply had to impart the automatic 2-putt rule.
Aside from this aeration issue the course was fantastic. Very playable and fair and a great variety of holes. The back 9 does get a little bit tighter on a few holes but still playable and not intimidating.
I would highly recommend this course and I will play again this fall to enjoy the fall colors on this "up north" feel track!
Clear Lake Golf Club
Played On 09/11/2015Not the Mesceola Country Club I Remember
I played this course several years ago when it was the Mesceola Country Club and while I can't say I remember the specific conditions of the course at that time, I will say they couldn't have been as poor as they are now or I would have remembered and wouldn't have chosen to play here.
On a bright note, the greens are in decent condition and roll fairly true. That is where the brightness ends. I was playing from the blue tees and actually had to forgo those tee boxes for the whites because the blue area was overtaken with weeds and hadn't been cared for in what seemed like weeks. Even the white tee boxes were sparse of grass and weeds were abundant.
Fairways?? Hmmmmm. Not really sure there was such a thing. Grass again was sparse throughout the course. Many times while in the middle of the "fairway" I needed to find a patch of grass to place my ball on. The fairways were simply rough mowed a little bit shorter.
The clubhouse is beyond outdated and a trip to the bathroom shows all of its age and lack of infrastructure investment.
If you're looking for a course to learn to play or take young kids out to just have fun this might be a good choice but I wouldn't pay more than $15 to play this course. Management/ownership needs to invest some serious money and time into this course.
The Executive Nine Hole at Bald Mountain Golf Course
Played On 08/23/2015Not a well manicured course...
I will qualify this review by saying we only paid $20/person for 18 and a cart through Golfnow, and I wouldn't pay a dime more for this course.
Fairways are marginally different than simply mowing your own grass and weeds short. While the greens did seem to roll fairly true, several of them had large patches of disease.
The course layout is pretty much a joke. From tee box number 3 (playing blue tees) you literally have to hit a dead hook around trees to even come close to the fairway, which you cannot see at all from the tee box on a straight hole due to the placement of the tee box behind the trees. All of the jokes play pretty much the same, then you come to two back-to-back par 3's that are both over 200 yards. Who would design such a layout?
The pace of play was acceptable even though the course is full of beginners so plan accordingly.
I do not plan to return to this course though I think it does offer value for beginning golfers looking for wide open areas of forgiveness.