Chardon Lakes Golf Course

Always a fun round, very good layout, greens are nice. The

Rough is healthy and challenging. Food is good and the staff is great

This course has fallen off more than just about any other course in Northeast Ohio over the last couple of years, which is really unfortunate because I’ve always loved this course and its layout.

I’ve played here around 15 times since the start of 2026, so I’ve been able to see the conditions change firsthand. I first started noticing the decline in 2025. The greens weren’t nearly as fast, smooth, or green as they were in 2024. At first, I figured maybe 2025 was just an off year, but after playing here this many times in 2026, the course unfortunately seems to keep getting worse.

The greens are the biggest disappointment. This course used to be known for its difficult, super-fast, smooth, and extremely well-maintained greens. That was one of the things that made this course so much fun to play. Now they’re nowhere near the condition they used to be in.

The fairways have also gotten pretty rough. They’re longer than they should be, and almost every fairway seems to have muddy areas, bare spots, or missing grass. It’s honestly one of the saddest courses for me to see decline this much because I know how good it used to be.

I do want to give credit to the employees. Cody and the starter are wonderful guys—very genuine, friendly, and great to deal with. I have nothing but great things to say about the staff.

The pace of play today was actually great, but normally that’s another issue. A lot of the rounds I’ve played here have been around five hours for 18 holes.

I really hope they can turn things around because the layout is still great, and when this course was in good condition, it was easily one of my favorite courses in Northeast Ohio.

Until they change the tee time spacing go somewhere else on the weekends. It took 55 minutes to play two holes. After finishing the first hole in a blistering 25 minutes I looked up and counted 5 groups on the 2nd hole. One on the green, one group waiting in the fairway and three groups waiting at the tee box…absolutely unacceptable. I’m no math professor but I can still figure it that 25 minutes per hole with groups going off every 8 minutes is going to create a mess and ruin a lot of people’s weekends, especially those that can only golf one day a week. The worst golf experience I’ve had in the last 5 years.

This is a great course but for some reason some sand traps were being repaired or not playable. I had played this course when it was wet and the traps were still playable but not this time. Other than that everything was great. cart paths in particular as well as the carts.

This wasn't your typical scramble where the course was closed

This was 3 groups of 4

Doing so

Called starter

He dealt with it

To no use

Only played 9

Received a raincheck

Becoming to typical of people these days and courses allowing it

Avoid playing here, highly recommend getting a membership somewhere that doesn't allow these shenanigans

Course was wet and cart path only but no problems because the carpets are fantastic. Even the wet sand was playable. I did not see too many people playing so the pace was great but I hope you make enough money to keep this up.

Greens are super. Very pleasant round, staff there did a great job on the grounds after heavy rain. I played mid morning during the week and it moved quickly. Love CL.

Played 9 holes on a Sunday afternoon. Pace was great. Bit soggy on some tees but overall great round!

The greens were slow, spongy, long and not smooth at all and at $71 i would except them to be much better.bbThey desperately needed to be cut and rolled. Their was also bare spots in the fairways and rough.. This course is living off its past and its future is a new shopping center or housing development. It really sucks and the slam as many people as possible on this course so expect to do a lot of waiting around.

Have played here for over 30 years. The conditions are the absolute best ever. In particular, the sand is pure, PGA level and the best in all the other courses around this area. Pace of play slowed down in the back 9, possibly some people cane in. But not a big deal. The prices have gone up but you get your value. Keep up the good work!

Brand new to golf. Went with a couple of my buddies and it was challenging but not intimidating would recommend

Overall not terrible . Would only play during the week. Tee times are 8 minutes apart for premium price on weekends, coupled with 3 hour pace of place for 9 holes. Had to cut the round short 2 holes due to lack of pace. Not one ranger seen on the course whole day. No beverage cart service all day on a Sunday 80+ degrees. Probably won’t be playing here again. Would not recommend.