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Sweetbriar Golf Club - Legacy 18
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Located in Avon Lake, Sweetbriar Golf Club boasts two scenic 18-hole courses that are routed through natural wetlands and forests. The front nine of the Legacy Course was built in 2002 and the back nine was added in 2007. The nines have different landscapes, creating a diverse set of holes that will have you using all the clubs in your bag. The front nine has a links design with winding fairways and large greens while the back nine was carved from forests. With natural wetland areas and a number of interesting risk-reward par 5s, the back of the golf course has more of an east coast feel. The other 18-hole course at Sweetbriar was built in the 60s. It is shorter than the Legacy but is still challenging, which makes it great for beginners.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6634 yards | 71.4 | 121 |
| Blue | 72 | 6049 yards | 68.7 | 116 |
| White | 72 | 5478 yards | 66.3 | 110 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5478 yards | 71.9 | 121 |
| Gold | 72 | 4831 yards | 68.1 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.8/134 | 382 | 356 | 395 | 172 | 552 | 408 | 169 | 474 | 348 | 3256 | 454 | 383 | 396 | 170 | 496 | 385 | 516 | 182 | 432 | 3414 | 6670 |
| Blue M: 70.1/122 W: 75.4/138 | 349 | 318 | 363 | 160 | 529 | 359 | 126 | 436 | 311 | 2951 | 429 | 352 | 368 | 148 | 462 | 357 | 486 | 164 | 397 | 3163 | 6114 |
| White M: 67.3/118 W: 72.4/130 | 309 | 281 | 328 | 142 | 501 | 288 | 94 | 399 | 278 | 2620 | 400 | 329 | 339 | 128 | 435 | 336 | 452 | 147 | 370 | 2936 | 5556 |
| Gold M: 64.4/111 W: 68.8/120 | 275 | 259 | 296 | 117 | 471 | 272 | 69 | 372 | 252 | 2383 | 351 | 270 | 282 | 120 | 369 | 284 | 378 | 140 | 316 | 2510 | 4893 |
| Handicap | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by u48051627 on 08/26/2025
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Photo submitted by u000007648960 on 09/18/2024
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Photo submitted by u000007648960 on 09/18/2024
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Photo submitted by u000007648960 on 09/18/2024
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Check out the green on 6th hole. Photo submitted by u314160630956 on 10/10/2020
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Fairway of 7 Photo submitted by u314160630956 on 10/10/2020
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Hit 'em long & straight! Photo submitted by DAB4par on 09/12/2017
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Par 3 7th from the tee Photo submitted by carolinadad on 08/10/2017
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Hole number seven is very picturesque. Photo submitted by mrawill on 06/06/2013
This course needed work
This course could definitely use some work on it. There was standing water everywhere especially in the middle of fairways. You should not be penalized for hitting in the fairway. Cart girls drove right past us several times without even stopping. The food selection when making the turn was terrible. Hot or nothing. And that wasnt even good. If they spent a little more time on this course instead of directing all their attention to the Legacy course it would be nice too!
great course well maintained
Sprinklers left some spot a lil to wet..other than that legacy was perfect
Easy course - good value for money
Not long, wide open
Not very well kept as compared to Legacy.
But for deals ranging from $12-$18, this course beats being on the driving range.
Club house could put some water coolers on the course - that could be useful!
Grumpy Grandpa Starter Bad Introduction to Good Course
Easily accessible from the West Side, Sweetbriar is a nice course with tidy fairways and well-maintained greens.
However, some of their senior staffers epitomize the bad customer service that their Baby Boomer brethren deplore in Gen Xers and Millenials.
Multiple times now I have witnessed a curmudgeonly starter tell patrons he has "nowhere to put them," as though he was a 70+ year old manifestation of the overwhelmed hostess whom guys his age complain about at Bob Evans.
This reflects directly on course management which either over books a course or neglects to ensure a culture of customer service.
This is a shame because the convenient location and good groundskeeping call for better.
Green in great shape!
Overall, course was in good shape. The green ran very true and average pace!
One of few good public course options locally
Well maintained course. Greens in great shape though the course is overplayed in my opinion. Fair course with some challenging holes.
Major drawback is the almost always painfully slow pace of play.
I played behind 2 foursomes of elderly ladies. Ranger would come by me and watch and say nothing. Played in 3:45. Would have been through in 3 or less had the ladies let me play through.
Sweetbriar Golf - Legacy Course
Great course for the money. The pace of play was very slow. No ranger assistance to speed up play. I would recommend this course to others.
High quality public course
Cool windy day on a very well maintained course. Early AM tee time and played in just under 4 hours. Greens were rolling a good clip. Fairways and rough in great condition. Enjoyable round would certainly encourage play here
Nice Course
Course was for the most part in pretty good shape. Some tee boxes were under construction which made some of the holes real short. On 1 par 4 I had to tee off with a PW as the boxes was moved up so far ahead and it was a dog left Right with trees covering the bend.
The course was as expected.
Nice club house. Course was as expected. Play was pretty slow as it was Memorial Day. Greens in good shape as were the fairways. "Construction " on at least 5 holes.
Staff friendly and helpful. Could never find the Cart Girls and they were out as we saw them on distant holes.
excellent way to spend a thursday afetrnoon
course was in really good shape, fairly challenging and staff was friendly
as expected
been to Sweeetbriar before ,it's always been in nice shape. the staff was extremely cordial and polite
Great Track!
The greens were aerated, but it's hard for me to complain considering I paid $24 for 18 and a cart. In mid-season, it's my understanding that 18 and a cart is priced around $55+
The rest of the course was in pretty good shape. Some of the bunkers have been taken out, which I believe takes away from the character and challenge of the golf course. The 6th hole needs to be redone to be closer to it's original playability.
Greens plugged and sanded - poorly
There was no mention of it, but the greens were plugged and sanded, and not rolling true at all. It was a nice day and had the course to ourselves. The fairways were mostly average, with some areas needing work. Tee boxes were in good shape. Seems like most of the effort goes into the Legacy course. Probably worth the $10-$15 bucks more to play Legacy.
Sweetbriar 18-Hole GolfNow booking
This course was in great condition for early May. There are several water hazards, par 3s, and par 5s. Good your if you are trying to challenge your golf game
Greens
The greens were recently aerated so putting was impossible.
Favorite course
Course is always a great course to play. Greens are always in great condition.
Good course if you can get spring rates
I think their regular rates are in the mid $60.00s per round w/cart
I got this for $28 with the Golf Now website
For $28 yes / For $60+ no
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They allow 5-somes / beware
nice course but don't pay full price
Found a hot deal to play a local favorite. Pretty open course, nice greens. Not much as far as elevation changes. No cart girl on a Saturday? Unacceptable.
Sweetbriar
a little less effort from legacy and tad into sweetbriar would be nice.
