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This is one of the best, toughest courses in Cleveland. Classic styles from a world famous architect. Fantastic conditions tee to green. Pace of play was a little slow, but that could be corrected by moving a number of terrible pin positions. Lots of in accessible pins and having to play 6+ inches of break on 3 and 4 foot putts makes things take longer. Average golfers are going to miss a lot of these putts, this isn't a tournament day, it was a holiday weekend. Find flatter, more accessible pin locations to speed up play. Let people make short putts.

Course is always in great shape, and they can have really tough greens. Even though the course wasn't crowded the twosome behind us felt necessary to keep hitting up on us.

Anyone who says this course is "not as nice as it used to be" is full of it. Everything was fantastic. Even better given it was cool and wet out. A handful of questionable pins, but everything else was fine. Take a ride and play it.

The weather and conditions were great. Though I hope the greens were still just recovering from punching & sanding. Most putts weren't breaking and greens weren't holding longer shots.

I found it odd that balls could land well short of the green and continue to find their way on to the putting surface, yet when one launched a high shot into the green the surface was far less receptive. I think this is set up intentionally due the large amount of senior play they get.

Course was very crowded for a Tuesday morning, but I guess it must have been behind us as we played as a 4-some in 4 hours even. The course was in great shape, pace of play was good. I always enjoy coming here, just odd about the greens this time.

This course is so much nicer now that the metroparks completed the renovation. There's still some thin spots in the rough, but this course was a burnt out mess for decades before that, so it's much better. Lots of new tee boxes, removed dumb bunkers, and cleared out a lot of unmowed areas.

The only complaint was with the groupings. This course has 36 holes, yet the starters sent 5 groups in a row down the same 9. When I was playing the 8th hole of the first nine, I could see a group on #1 of the second nine. When I got the #1 tee, that same group was still on #1. And they sent 4 more groups behind them. We played the front in just over 2 hours. It took 3 1/2 hours to play the back.

Well I don't know what they did to their greens but they were terrible. Nothing held and putts were going all over the place, worst I've ever seen them. Felt rushed all day, took forever to check in (way too crowded for a course that is supposed to be social distancing) and groups behind/ranger were chasing us all day. "Walkers take too much time"

Course is totally redone now that Metroparks has taken over. Also, Golf Advisor needs to update this as it is no longer the A or B course. Good day with good conditions albeit cool weather. Worst part was the starters. Even though they have 36 holes, when we made the turn they sent all groups down the same 9. It took over 3 hours to play the final 9 holes. Just a group of terrible ignorant golfers almost ruined the day. Pay attention and get a ranger out there.

CLE area has had 2 days of rain in July and this course was soaked. We were cart path only till the 5th hole. Playing a course this tough in wet conditions (when it should be bone dry) is not the most fun. Still the course was a deal, and I love playing here. I hope they aren't having drainage issues.

Very relaxing round. While the course is very short, and no blue tees, the greens make this course with playing. Not just a bombers course, as there are some holes you are better off not hitting driver.

Good middle of the road course. Overpriced when compared with other options in the area. Being a metroparks course they have plenty of $$$ to keep courses in nice shape, but they are starting to over charge for all their courses.

They got their greens back! Absolute gem, best value in Cleveland, wish I could play it more often.

The conditions were some of the nicest in Cleveland area. They advertise a walking rate, but the course is nigh unwalkable with severe up & downs, long walks between holes, and forced carries that you need to walk through the valley from tee to fairway or fairway to green.

A couple squeezed in holes that are goofy make the layout lacking. Also the elevations take out some risk/reward, leaving this as a true placement course, as there is only one option on the shot you are given.

Course was a lot of fun to play. Fairways were very thick and soft. Rough was in ok shape, not too different from most other courses in the area, very little hardpan. They do take care to water the course a lot. Greens were fantastic but the pins were tough, didn't make anything all day.. I will be back and the course needs to be played a few times to understand the green complexes.

The architect used interesting routing to make this course enjoyable. A river runs through the middle and the holes around the river play different than those up on the flat above it. it has a few goofy holes that force you to hit a certain distance off the tee, but the course is in very nice shape, Greens were some of the best I've been on and under $25 for a holiday weekend makes this course a bargain. I will play again.

I play this course fairly often and this is the most overcrowded I've ever seen it. They need to manage their tee sheet better. My group and two others all had a 1:20 tee time. With cart path only, it took over 5 hours to play, with a short wait on every tee. Course was in nice shape. It's dead flat with giant greens so easily walkable and great for beginners. I have fun when I play here and the staff is super nice. But they need to stop over loading the tee sheet.

This course is fine for a local round during the week. They always get tons of play and can be slow on weekends. The day I played, I was paired with a 3-some on the front, but then alone on the back, I only saw one other golfer on the entire back 9. Course was cart path only, but not very wet. Greens were still recovering from aeration, so not many putts rolled true. Staff has improved over a few years ago.

Course was in the nicest shape of any place I'd seen all year. Pace of play was no issue as we were the first group off on a Thursday morning. Very short from the white tees, but lots of variable distances so I was able to hit almost every club in the bag. Not just a driver-wedge course. Lots of blind shots and elevation changes, especially on the back 9. A course you need to play several times to get a feel for. The only thing I didn't like was the 4 brutal greens on the back 9. (12, 14-16). Now I know to watch out for them and I will play here again.

Sable Creek was in great shape given all the spring rain we've had. The course is relatively flat, and only 2-3 holes wind through some trees. The rest of the holes are open, with some ponds and sand placed to provide some protection on the holes. I can see this playing far more difficult on a windy day. Everything was well maintained though the greens were slower than expected. I will make the trip to play again.

While the course is not long the staff at Shawnee has used the Metroparks money to turn this into a very nice little course. Nothing penal about the rough and only 3-4 actually difficult holes. The important thing is to actually leave the driver in the bag sometimes. The greens were fast and smooth, but somewhat inconsistent with break. Pace was on the slow side at 5 hours. A bit of an ego builder but conditions are far superior to your normal one.

I had not made the trip down to this course in many years, and that was foolish. The course is still in fantastic shape, though I was surprised how wet it was. There are a few hidden lakes, but for the most part the course is straightforward. Also, even with little roll, the course does not play as long as the yardage suggests. a great layout with perfect greens that winds it's way through old trees. Some of the sand traps were not in the greatest shape, but there were actually quite a few that were being worked on and new sand added as we played. So they have an army of a grounds crew that stays on top of it.

Maybe they could thin out a few of the trees? If your tee shot doesn't find the fairway, you will make bogey, punching out is the only option.