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Chardon Lakes Golf Course
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Chardon Lakes Golf Course opened as a nine-hole course in 1931. The original layout was designed by Bert Way, the same creative mind behind two of the popular golf courses in Ohio: Firestone North in Akron and Mayfield C.C. in Lyndhurst. The second nine was added in 1963. The golf course has a traditional layout with challenges that have withstood the test of the time. It has hosted several qualifiers for the Cleveland Open, most recently in 2001. Many famous players have tested their luck on the golf course, including Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, whose score of 67 from the back tees is still the course record. Mature trees line Chardon Lakes Golf Course's fairways and there are more than 40 bunkers strategically placed along the large, undulating greens. There are also water hazards on 11 holes.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6775 yards | 72.9 | 132 |
| Silver | 71 | 6210 yards | 70.2 | 126 |
| Gold | 71 | 5514 yards | 67.2 | 119 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5514 yards | 72.8 | 130 |
| Blue | 71 | 4875 yards | 64.3 | 111 |
| Blue (W) | 71 | 4875 yards | 67.6 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.9/132 | 348 | 483 | 398 | 215 | 417 | 413 | 322 | 185 | 432 | 3213 | 385 | 182 | 528 | 393 | 215 | 409 | 439 | 547 | 464 | 3562 | 6775 |
| Silver M: 70.2/126 | 334 | 473 | 352 | 180 | 410 | 384 | 295 | 144 | 386 | 2958 | 322 | 172 | 471 | 383 | 205 | 365 | 382 | 541 | 411 | 3252 | 6210 |
| Gold M: 67.2/119 W: 72.8/130 | 324 | 405 | 305 | 160 | 333 | 374 | 263 | 134 | 371 | 2669 | 235 | 152 | 406 | 372 | 134 | 355 | 364 | 449 | 378 | 2845 | 5514 |
| Blue M: 64.3/111 W: 67.6/119 | 296 | 401 | 295 | 154 | 323 | 294 | 260 | 110 | 296 | 2429 | 225 | 110 | 401 | 276 | 129 | 286 | 304 | 425 | 290 | 2446 | 4875 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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Tough
Very thick rough in places, greens fast, esp. from above the hole. P.S. I"ll never understand how a single gets put out between a threesome and a foursome?
Hi, redvest. Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Chardon Lakes Golf Course, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.
We hope to see you again soon!
Hi, kathyken1956. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chardon Lakes Golf Course.
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Good course and the weather was perfect. I think they could space the times a bit better. We waited a lot and the group of 3 behind us were constantly waiting for us. Took a little long. about 5 hours for 18 but it was a beautiful day and I'll definitely be back.
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Nice course
While overall we like this course, there was a lot of standing water...drainage must not be great. Also many holes had clumps of grass/ dry grass not from divots.
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Bunkers need attention
Chardon Lakes is an interesting course to play with some very challenging greens. #16-17-18 make for a very tough finish.
The course was in very good shape with the exception of the bunkers. Some had very little sand, some has a big pile of sand waiting to be spread out, some had enough sand play a shot, and some were simply marked "ground under repair" with grass growing in them. I don't remember them being like this last year. If they want to charge a higher price, they need to fix this problem.
Be aware that the driving range is up the road which means that you have to get tokens from the pro shop then drive back and forth to hit balls.
Hi, RJWIRISH. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chardon Lakes Golf Course.
Value
Nice enough course, but substantially over-priced for overall conditions and amenities.
Wr played in the early afternoon on Friday and only saw two other groups on the course.
Management needs to reevaluate rates.
This is not a $45+ course.
You could easily sellout tee times at $30.00
And, I didn't see any price break for Seniors or Juniors.
Not a value.
Hello, robinej. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Chardon Lakes Golf Course.
Fairways and Greens are Great
I play this course 4 times a year. I saw some reviewers complain about the greens. Yes they are hard but fair. In fact the greens are what I like most about this course.
The layout is ho hum but course conditions are great right now. The only issue are the bunkers (some are being repaired) but most have very little sand.
With better bunkers I would rate this 5 star. However, wait for a G Now deal unless you are a senior.
Thanks so much for the great review, Golfnutoh. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Chardon Lakes Golf Course.
Wet ?
I generally have liked playing Chardon lakes in the past. I live very close so after it sprinkled 1/4” rain in the morning then turned sunny my wife and I went to play a round. As soon as we got out they changed to cart path only ! The missus has two bum knees and wasn’t able to play the whole round due to the excessive walking involved and I could have hiked a metro park for free if I wanted to get all my steps in. The ball washers were empty and clumps of grass everywhere
Pace of play , nobody was behind us for 12 holes because they didn’t want to walk it !!!
Cmon guys it’s CHARDON Ohio we only get so many decent days a year
Hopefully it will be nicer next time
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First Time Charm
This was the first time I played this course and was very happy that I did. The employees that I spoke with were nice and helpful. The course was in excellent condition. Nice lowcut fairways and quick greens. I will be playing this course again and will let my friends know too.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, GEHinton. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Chardon Lakes Golf Course!
Hi, MICHAEL2121321. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chardon Lakes Golf Course.
Greens suck
Absolutely ridiculous green slopes hardest I have played and I'm a good putter like impossible that and everything plugged even when u hit the fairways...oh also u can not bring in coolers to keep ur water or Gatorade cold on a 85 degree dayi won't be back
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon!
Nice course
Always in good shape. Carts have chargers. Greens are really sloped. No range.
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Hi, Pinking171. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chardon Lakes Golf Course.
Sand traps and greens were awful. Fairways were very good.
The greens were very unfair. Many of the pins were part way up inclined greens that had hardly any grass. When putting up to the pin, even pin high, the ball would just roll back to your feet . If you were above the pin, the missed putts would just roll off the green no matter how softly they were hit. The sand traps had very little sand and all were in terrible condition. The fairways and tee boxes were in very good condition. A very challenging course. FYI to staff: The new golf carts are very nice. However, the pull down bag cover on our cart was installed incorrectly. It leaked where the cover was attached to the roof. Also the cover was installed so low it was difficult to pull down over the clubs.
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Hi, kathyken1956. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Chardon Lakes Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Lois2746982! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chardon Lakes Golf Course!
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