Lives
Houghton Lake
Handicap
10-14
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.5
4.5
Total 13 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

13 Reviews
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Recommended Courses
12
Not Recommended Courses
1
Helpful Votes Count
3
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
06/29/2014
Last Review
07/22/2023

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Black Bear Golf Club

Played On 07/21/2023
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

This is not a Golf Course

This course has NOT been maintained! there are NO fairways, and the tee boxes were long, but the greens were smooth but very slow. You can't enjoy this place. Horrible, the management should be ashamed of the condition of what I believe was a well-designed course but not a cow pasture. Don't waste your money. The best thing I can say about this is they sell beer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Tamaracks Golf Course

Played On 09/25/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great day of golf

We had a great time playing this course, we a point to come back here every year. You can find more calling courses, more scenic courses but you'll be hard-pressed to find a better value. Good Golf, Cold Beer, Great Pizza, friendly staff. W'll be back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A nice surprise

My wife an I got out of the house on this sunny day, we took a nice drive down back roads for just over an hour to get to the course. We weren’t expecting much considering the price, but we were pleasantly surprised. The front nine is very open and the back nine is mostly in the woods, conditions were great, we found out the course is owned by the same people the own the Chief, we will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

My wife and I played this on a Saturday, we were never pushed and. we only bad two holes that we had to wait on, some of the greens were hard to read from the fairway but they seemed to fair and smooth. The fairways are tree lined and the bunkers were well maintained, there a beverage girl that we saw at least every fourth hole, overall a very nice day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Crown Golf Course

Played On 07/07/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worthwhile corse

The greens and fairways are very nice, the rough needs to to fertilized and watered as it was brown and hard. Most of the holes the fairways are wide and leave you in great shape for the next shot. Plenty of chalange even for the big bombers, I'll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

The Chief Golf Course

Played On 06/24/2018
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Toughest course

This corse demands that you be able to place your ball if you expect to score well. The corse conditions were good, there weren't very many golfers there on a Sunday afternoon so pace of play was good. I would recommend this corse foe boggy or better golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average

Hawk's Eye at Shanty Creek

Played On 10/19/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing

The course is in beautiful condition, the staff is very friendly, their restaurant is closed for the season other then that we couldn't have asked for anything more. Great layout, great conditions and great weather all added up to a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 10/24/2017:
We're so appreciative of the great five-star review! It's wonderful to hear that you had a great time with us and we'll see you again next season!

Tamaracks Golf Course

Played On 07/19/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun time

We had a ball, the course was busy but the pace of play was good and course was in great shape. Tip keep the ball in the fairway too many of my shots I tried to over hit and ended up with a poor or nearly impossible next shot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Huron Meadows

Played On 07/29/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

The course is good fair course, good for low and high handicappers, you'll use every club in your bag.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good

Eldorado

Played On 06/29/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time but not the last

The course is fun, fair and challenging. The greens are soft and fast, very fast, if you fly it in high it will stick but a punch and run is very challenging, the back nine is narrow and has several hole that you will need to hit the ball at least 150 yards over swamp. Over all very fun day with friends, we'll be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Hawk's Eye at Shanty Creek

Played On 07/11/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hawks Eye

The course is a great value, we hardly saw anyone else on the course, the fairways are wide but challenging and the greens were modera fast, however a couple look like they still are recovering from some winter kill. Over all the course is great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/15/2015

Hi Jaybird0619,

Thanks for taking the time to write a review about your recent experience at Hawk's Eye. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the course. At Hawk's Eye we strive to provide a great experience to our golfers. Thanks for playing at Hawk's Eye and we hope to see you more in the future.

HawksEyeManagement

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

great value

The pace of play was a little slow but this may be do to a golf outing that appeared to be a mix of golfers and nongolfers, the course looks like a few of the greens may have gotten a little winter kill and haven't fully recoverd yet, over all a good course and I'll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Redwood Golf Course

Played On 06/28/2014
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Redwood

This course looks like it was neglected and the new owner is giving it some much needed TLC, the greens are showing signs of winter kill, but there was grounds crew out there working on them. Golf here this year will be a challenge do the greens , the fairways are good and it looks like they are trying to makes the roughs more challenging. This is a GREAT value course today and I'm sure it will cost more next year and be worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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