Category: Golf Course Reviews
Huntmore Golf Club Reader’s Review
I just got a mini review from a Friend of GolfBlogger on a golf course in Michigan.
I just finished a round at Huntmore Golf Club and you might want to play it for your reviews. Huntmore is located in Brighton on Estancia Rd. Take US 23 to I 96 and west to Spencer Rd. Spencer Rd north to Old 23 and north about 4 miles to the course.
The price is excellect, especially with on line coupons at huntmoregolfclub.com. The course is in great condition. This is a hard course with many dog legs and marsh carries. The greens are quick with
subtle breaks too. We played the white tees and had trouble with determining distances until we figured out that the GAM marker references the blue tees. Even so, the course needs more fairway markers, so bring your range finder. Long drives help, though lay-ups are frequently needed.
I’ll put it on the list for a future review.
July 9, 2007 |
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Green Oaks Golf Course Review
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Overall Grade: B+
Value: A+ ($15 - $30)
Walkability: A
Course Conditions: B
Course Design: B
Practice Facility: NA
Food: C - nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: An interesting, enjoyable and affordable course.
It would be easy to overlook the Green Oaks Golf Course. It’s a municipal that’s not located in the best of neighborhoods, and the greens fees are low even by Michigan standards. I will admit that when I started out, I didn’t have high hopes.
But I was pleasantly surprised.. Green Oaks is a fun, and interesting test of golf.
The course is decently long, measuring 6,780 yards from the blues, and 6,172 from the whites. It’s got a good mix of strategic and power holes and ultimately forced me to use nearly every club in my bag. Bunkers—both greenside and fairway—abound. Eleven of the holes have bends that require good tee shot placement. Water comes into the play on eight of the holes. Trees often limit your club choices.
June 25, 2007 |
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Gauss’ Green Valley Golf Course Review
Gauss’ Green Valley Golf Course
Jackson, Michigan
(517) 764-0270
Overall Grade: A
Value: A ($15 - $36, depending on time and day)
Course Conditions: B
Course Design: B-
Walkability: A
Practice Facility: B
Food: B nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: If you wander on down to Jackson, Michigan, it’s worth seeking out.
Gauss’ Green Valley offers a pleasant round of golf on a mature and well kept course. It’s got an “old school” resort feel and has been owned by the same family for nearly fifty years The holes have names like Hidden Valley, Scottish Trail, and Crater Hole.
I think it’s a must play for those who enjoy older, parkland layouts.
A caveat: although the track has the regulation 18, I still think it’s a hole shy of a complete course.
September 3, 2006 |
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Leslie Park Golf Course Review
Leslie Park Golf Course
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overall Grade: C+
Value: A ($15 - $42, depending on time and day)
Course Conditions: C+
Course Design: B
Walkability: C+
Practice Facility: E
Food: B nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: A good course.
2007 Update: I’ve been told by several people that course conditions at Leslie Park are now very bad. One said that he won’t go back. A result of budget cutbacks in Ann Arbor?
Leslie Park is one of two municipal courses in Ann Arbor—and it is by far the better of the two (although the other, Huron Hills, has its charms).
Playing at 6591 yards from the back tees, and with a rating/slope of 71.9/127, Leslie Park has the firepower to challenge better golfers. And yet, bogey golfers need not fear: the course plays nearly 800 yards shorter from the whites.
August 31, 2006 |
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Rustic Glen Golf Course Review
Rustic Glen Golf Course
Saline Michigan
Overall Grade: C+
Value: C ($21 - $37)
Walkability: A
Course Conditions: C+
Course Design: C+
Practice Facility: B
Food: B - nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: You won’t mistake this for a premium course, but it’s fun nonetheless.
I had fun at Rustic Glen.
There aren’t any particularly memorable holes. Course conditions were merely adequate. And the routing can sometimes be confusing. It is frankly, not a great course.
But I had fun. And if you’re looking for a cheap and relaxing round of golf, I think you will too.
Rustic Glenn is a farm course, laid out on land adjacent to US 12 six miles west of Saline. The original nine were constructed some thirty years ago; the second in 1999.
The course has a good mix of holes. Some take you across open fields, others through thin woods. There are uphill and downhill tee shots and forced carries. Some require target golf; others are “grip ‘em and rip ‘em.”
August 30, 2006 |
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I just got a mini review from a Friend of GolfBlogger on a golf course in Michigan.
I just finished a round at Huntmore Golf Club and you might want to play it for your reviews. Huntmore is located in Brighton on Estancia Rd. Take US 23 to I 96 and west to Spencer Rd. Spencer Rd north to Old 23 and north about 4 miles to the course.
The price is excellect, especially with on line coupons at huntmoregolfclub.com. The course is in great condition. This is a hard course with many dog legs and marsh carries. The greens are quick with
subtle breaks too. We played the white tees and had trouble with determining distances until we figured out that the GAM marker references the blue tees. Even so, the course needs more fairway markers, so bring your range finder. Long drives help, though lay-ups are frequently needed.
I’ll put it on the list for a future review.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Overall Grade: B+
Value: A+ ($15 - $30)
Walkability: A
Course Conditions: B
Course Design: B
Practice Facility: NA
Food: C - nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: An interesting, enjoyable and affordable course.
It would be easy to overlook the Green Oaks Golf Course. It’s a municipal that’s not located in the best of neighborhoods, and the greens fees are low even by Michigan standards. I will admit that when I started out, I didn’t have high hopes.
But I was pleasantly surprised.. Green Oaks is a fun, and interesting test of golf.
The course is decently long, measuring 6,780 yards from the blues, and 6,172 from the whites. It’s got a good mix of strategic and power holes and ultimately forced me to use nearly every club in my bag. Bunkers—both greenside and fairway—abound. Eleven of the holes have bends that require good tee shot placement. Water comes into the play on eight of the holes. Trees often limit your club choices.
Gauss’ Green Valley Golf Course
Jackson, Michigan
(517) 764-0270
Overall Grade: A
Value: A ($15 - $36, depending on time and day)
Course Conditions: B
Course Design: B-
Walkability: A
Practice Facility: B
Food: B nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: If you wander on down to Jackson, Michigan, it’s worth seeking out.
Gauss’ Green Valley offers a pleasant round of golf on a mature and well kept course. It’s got an “old school” resort feel and has been owned by the same family for nearly fifty years The holes have names like Hidden Valley, Scottish Trail, and Crater Hole.
I think it’s a must play for those who enjoy older, parkland layouts.
A caveat: although the track has the regulation 18, I still think it’s a hole shy of a complete course.
Leslie Park Golf Course
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overall Grade: C+
Value: A ($15 - $42, depending on time and day)
Course Conditions: C+
Course Design: B
Walkability: C+
Practice Facility: E
Food: B nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: A good course.
2007 Update: I’ve been told by several people that course conditions at Leslie Park are now very bad. One said that he won’t go back. A result of budget cutbacks in Ann Arbor?
Leslie Park is one of two municipal courses in Ann Arbor—and it is by far the better of the two (although the other, Huron Hills, has its charms).
Playing at 6591 yards from the back tees, and with a rating/slope of 71.9/127, Leslie Park has the firepower to challenge better golfers. And yet, bogey golfers need not fear: the course plays nearly 800 yards shorter from the whites.
Rustic Glen Golf Course
Saline Michigan
Overall Grade: C+
Value: C ($21 - $37)
Walkability: A
Course Conditions: C+
Course Design: C+
Practice Facility: B
Food: B - nothing fancy.
Teacher’s Comments: You won’t mistake this for a premium course, but it’s fun nonetheless.
I had fun at Rustic Glen.
There aren’t any particularly memorable holes. Course conditions were merely adequate. And the routing can sometimes be confusing. It is frankly, not a great course.
But I had fun. And if you’re looking for a cheap and relaxing round of golf, I think you will too.
Rustic Glenn is a farm course, laid out on land adjacent to US 12 six miles west of Saline. The original nine were constructed some thirty years ago; the second in 1999.
The course has a good mix of holes. Some take you across open fields, others through thin woods. There are uphill and downhill tee shots and forced carries. Some require target golf; others are “grip ‘em and rip ‘em.”
