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One of my favorites! Is a real risk reward proposition and challenges every shot but if you are a beginner it is still fair! I drive 45 minutes just to play this course and it’s worth the ride!

This is probably my new favorite metro park course. Very challenging but fun for all skill levels.

I read about Lakes of Taylor in an article in the Detroit Free Press a few weeks ago and set up my tee time based on that recommendation alone. Frankly, they didn't do it justice. Lakes of Taylor is a challenging course for every skill level however it's forgiving enough for the average weekend duffer like me. The course is meticulously cared for, the greens are firm, true and accepting all at the same time, but beware of buried elephants! The staff is a friendly as you'll find at any up north club and they keep the pace moving in a friendly way. A course called "The Lakes" of Taylor, as you might expect, has a fair amount of water on it but in many cases it's only there to trick your eyes into thinking its in play. Well struck balls are rarely threatened by the water, but there are a few holes where you'll need to fly the water. 17 and 18 are two of the most picturesque closing holes I've played this year.

I'm not sure how they keep the pricing at $40, but I've played this level of course for $75 - $80 and felt it was a bargain. Lakes of Taylor for the quality of course and value is more than worth the 30 minute drive from my house in Novi and will be added to my regular rotation of courses to play.

Kensington is always one of my favorite courses. Each hole is challenging in it's own right without gimmicks. Wide fairways and large greens but with an undulating layout that makes distance control and shot selection key on every shot. Truly a great course for both beginners and more experienced players. Length off the tee is useful but recovery shots will keep you in play for par. The greens are receptive and in great condition for early April. Have fun!

Let's get somethings out of the way: The pace of play was very slow, largely because this was unexpected golf weather and lots of people decided to get out and play (myself included). The course conditions looked like they were set up for the close of the year and hadn't planned to maintain the fairways until the spring. Again, due to the unexpected weather the course was understaffed with no starter and only minimal help in the clubhouse which lead to a long wait on the first tee and slow pace of play on the course. I'm willing to give them a mulligan on this just because on Nov. 8, 2019 we had 4 inches of snow on the ground!

I loved the layout on this course! The front nine is more open and invites risk taking but the greens are quicker than they look and still fairly protected. Accuracy is demanded in a second shot in order to score well. The back nine absolutely requires accuracy! Number 10 invites driver with probably the widest fairway on the back nine but the rest of the back makes you question pulling out the big stick. The risk reward question will come up quite a bit.

The conditions of the course and practice facilities might have been impacted by playing golf on day when I'm sure most courses were planning to be closed. Even still, the greens were covered in so much sand that putting was questionable at best. Ball marks hadn't been repaired and on more than one green there were large strips of turf pulled up that looked like a greens keeper went over the green with a rake or machine that stripped turf up. There are a number of tree's that are set up in the fairway either near a tee box or green to add challenge to holes. Many of those trees are dead and need to be replaced.

Again, timing may have had a lot to do with the conditions of the fairways but they seemed very long and in many cases the fairways weren't much shorter than the rough. One odd part about this course, specifically playing in the fall, because there are so many pine trees mishit balls weren't hard to find. There are some broad leaf trees scattered throughout the course and especially along the fringe of the rough but so many that balls hide under leaves.

Again, the timing of the round meant that the grill area was closed but there was a young lady grilling hot dogs and burgers that were fairly priced, and quite good.

Timing aside, I think with some moderate investment and repair to the course this could go from a fair to average public course to something really special.

I've driven past Links of Novi hundreds of times this was the first time I'd played it. Great course and I made the mistake of confusing a shorter course for being less challenging; that's a mistake. It might be short but you'd better be accurate! Great course I can't wait to get back out there one more time.

Only Winnie the Pooh would want to golf on a day like today, but there I was in the wind cold and rain. I hadn't played Huron Meadows in years, but decided to play their for the value for the price and my experience with other Metropark Courses. Huron Meadows doesn't disappoint with a longer course than most and with a challenge on every hole. The course was in great condition and the greens were in great shape. The only down side to the round was the weather. Great value for the money and a great course to play.