Chardon Lakes Golf Course

Chardon Lakes is one of my favorite courses in Northeast Ohio. The course is always in excellent condition. The layout is interesting and challenging, but not unfair to the average golfer. The holes are a reasonable length for average hitters, but the back tees offer a tougher round for long hitters. The greens are great - fast and enough break to make it interesting. The course has a nice variety of hole layouts, so you don't feel like you are playing the same hole 18 times.

started playing here in the 60's. the course has been excellently maintained throughout that entire period, and continues to add improvements each year, e.g., a new practice green is under construction. the greens are tricky - but very fair. they will hold a good approach shot. but they can be lightning fast downhill. it definite deserves to be in the top 5 public courses in northeastern ohio.

Didn't score well. Very challenging layout. I can understand why Nicklaus holds course record with a 67. Some of the pin positions were a little unfair taking into account slope of the greens. Conditioning was great. Fairway grass was little sparse, I.e. ball doesn't sit up in the fairway. Overall really nice golf course.

Played in late November.... course was in great shape. They cleared all the leaves and the greens were in good shape. The course offer a number of challenging holes.. tree line fairways, sloping uphill greens and hazards in strategic locations. Pace was pretty good. This is the type of course you have to pick your fairway target in order to score well.

I love the course. The layout, condition and greens are all great. The price on golf now and the 70 degree November were ideal. My only issue is the pace of play. They had a guy that told us on 15 that he'd told groups ahead to speed up but that is too late.

The course was in good shape. They had aerated the course and greens so things were a little rough but all in all pretty good.

Staff was very friendly. The course greens were aerated and sanded but rolled true. The fairways and tee boxes in awesome condition.

Course in great shape. Clubhouse food and beverage overpriced.

Course is in very good condition. The greens are large but very challenging. Stop by Bass Lake Tavern after your round for a beverage and a bite to eat in a great outdoor patio setting.

I play this course a bunch. Bang for buck is great. The fairways, tees, and greens are generally perfect. The greens are as fast as they can keep them without making them unfair. They all tend to slope heavily from back to front, so stay below the hole. Bunkers are decent. The layout is tricky. The tips play much harder than the next set of tees, but most of the demand at Chardon Lakes is on the greens. The tee shots are at a premium too. There are a number of doglegs and the course requires accuracy off the tee. Well worth the price.

The fairways and rough are in really good shape especially given the dry weather. The greens roll well as long as people fix divots. Sand traps need some upgrading so stay out of them and don't go long on these greens or you will find your score ballooning. Pace of play has been very good in morning and the staff has been cordial. After golf relax grab a beer and a hot dog and hang out on the balcony. Nice way to spend a day

Played on 7/29/2016 ,course was in great shape no lack of watering here would recomend everyone should try once

Chardon Lakes is a beautiful golf course. Everything was in great shape even with the lack of rain we have had. They def water because everything was in tiptop shape. Greens were excellent. I also took my 6yr old daughter to experience a course for her 1st time and what a place to take her. I've played here before and will be back soon to play again

A great test of your golf game. If you play easy courses be prepared to bring your game.

The course was in very good shape. The greens were very fast and well maintained. Fairway grass is consistent if a bit long. Most bunkers in A-1 shape. A couple needed a little more sand.

Overall an 8.5 out of 10.

Course was in great shape. Green rolled smooth and quick. Fairways well manicured. Sand boxes good shape. Pace of play was slow then a foursome went off back.

The course was in very good shape for early season. Tee boxes and fairways are excellent. The greens are in good shape but a number of the holes are on mounds that take perfect putts (line & speed) to sink. Not good for novice to intermediate golfers. Course can get very crowded so pick your days carefully!

Need to tear up and totally rebuild #7 green. Impossible to put from above the hole and keep it on the green. 7 is the worst, but 18, 2, and 4 almost impossible to putt as well. It really spoils an otherwise very favorite place to play. In great condition alsways. Bunkers prisitine and all the SAME which is kind of rare these days.

I played Chardon Lakes based on previous reviews, the value of this deal, and the endorsement of TV sports talk host Les Levine. The course is quite attractive, with a mix of challenges (not including my own technical ones!). The weather was warm and sunny, but quite windy. It made even moderately difficult holes even worse, because of the wind which literally blew the ball wildly, in the air, on the greens, and in one instance, into the cup. The course seems to have more greenskeepers with leaf blowers on it than other players, demonstrating the care that management takes with its course. The sloped greens with difficult pin placements were exacerbated by the windy conditions.
The personnel were quite nice, and (the telltale sign), the hot dogs were cooked to perfection and had the right amount of "snap." I definitely would return, but it looks like it'll have to wait until Spring.

The course is country club quality at very competitive public course rates. Challenging layout. Undulating and sloped greens make it fun.