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Very disappointed with this course. It looked like this course, at some time in the past, was something special but then someone just said screw it and stopped taking care of things. There are no markers, flags, etc, on the driving range. Nothing to aim at or judge distance. The grass tees on the range were chewed up pretty bad plus the grass had not been cut in a while. They had mats out but there were no rubber tees for the mats. Ball machine was broken, had to wait for someone to hand us a bucket of muddy range balls covered in grass. The course was in rough shape. The fairways were nice, but the tee markers looked as if they hadn't been moved in 2 weeks The greens were horribly slow and covered in ball marks, which after seeing some of the people playing there, I could understand why. The edges of the bunkers and the ponds weren't cleanly trimmed, and the sand was hard as concrete. The pace was terribly slow. The course was somewhat busy but I didn't see a ranger once during the round. I drove from Northville expecting to play one of the nicer courses in the area (they charge you for it), not worth the drive or the greens fee. Maybe my expectations were wrong but wouldn't play here again even if it was free.

Farmington is by far better than all three of the Livonia courses. The course plays fairly short and not very challenging from the white tees. I suggest anyone who is below a 15 handicap to play from the blues or golds, makes the course a bit more difficult. Generally the course is in very good shape. At times the greens can get chewed up pretty bad. Overall a good course, that I enjoy playing. Good value.

Beautiful, scenic, challenging course. Great layout that will make you think. Good risk / reward opportunities. Very clean, professional pro shop, with the top name brand products.

Well worth the money / drive to play here. The facilities were sparkling clean, the practice area is massive. The course itself is breathtakingly beautiful and hard. Greens are very fast. Pace was average on the front 9, we waited on a few holes for a few minutes, no big deal. For some reason at the turn they put a 3 some out in front of us, and a 2 behind us. We waited almost 20 minutes between finishing 9 and teeing off on 10. After our tee shots on 15 we were berated by the ranger for slow play. He said we were 20 mins off pace. Go figure..... It wouldn't have bothered me that much if he was polite with us, but it was the starters fault that we were behind and the ranger was inexcusably rude with us. If I remember right the highest score in our 4 some was an 85, its not like we were hacking balls all over the place.

This is just my experience, and I hope it was a one time incident. This is an amazing course and everyone except the ranger was extremely polite and professional. I highly, highly recommend playing here. Its well worth the $$

Course around 20 years old I think. It is just now coming into its own. Once everything grows up around it, it will rival some of the nicest courses in Michigan, IMO. You don't need to blast a driver every hole, the layout offers many risk-reward situations throughout the round. Definatly makes you think about the placement of all your shots. The greens are the best in the thumb without a doubt. I cant say enough good things about Bird Creek.

Only reason 3 stars for the facilities is because the second time we played there the power was out and there was no running water, which in turn meant they didn't have Ice or refrigeration. So our beer was warm. The bathrooms smelled like someone had dumped a 5 gallon bucket of urine on the floor. Other than that, they have an awesome clubhouse/grill (Log Cabin with a giant stuffed grizzly bear to greet you). The course is awesome and in great shape, greens were fast but true. This is by far my favorite course in the west metro area. Well worth every penny, as long as the water is on.