Big Met Golf Course

July 10- Due to all the rain in Cleveland this course was closed until noon (my tee time was 11:15, so we sat around till then). A couple holes in it started to rain so our day was done. The course closed for the rest of the day.

This course a little bit of everything for the average golfer. A good challenge for distance and keeping the ball in play.

Nice course.. ..... Greens in great condition.........

I would recommend this course to play for beginner to intermediate players. A seasoned golfer may find the course to be a little easier that what they are use to.

For all the play this course gets it's in remarkably good shape and it's fun to play. It's not a long course but there are plenty of places to get in trouble. Almost all fairways are tree lined. There are bunkers and water hazards to avoid. The greens play slower than most courses but they're not in bad shape. A valuable feature to this course is that it's located close by near the border of Cleveland/Fairview park. The pace of play on this day was roughly 4.5 hours. I give the Metroparks a thumbs up for keeping this fun little gem in splendid shape.

I had a great time, the course is somewhat challenging.

I can't believe how they operate at this place. We played the front nine in 1.5 hours. When we got to #10, we had to wait for 3 groups to tee off. And of course they all hit the ball 7-8 times per hole. Not only that, they had to waist several minutes looking for balls. It was unbelievable. Please don't let people go off the back nine during prime time play. Over 5 hours for 18 holes after 1.5 hours on the front. Great job Big Met staff/starter.

Fairways and greens were in very good shape. Rough was deeper than normal.

Big met was in decent shape except for the aerated greens, which they and ALL courses should offer discounted rates anytime they have holes and sand on the greens, but the big problem was the lack of pace of play at this course, which is always a problem. They really need to do something about this, maybe put some rangers out there that actually keep the pace of play instead of looking for balls in the woods! They don't call this place "Big Wait" for nothing! Don't get me wrong, I really like the layout and its usually in pretty good shape, but it's always a marathon round. Staff was really friendly and I love the clubhouse!

Being the most popular course in Ohio, playing 18 is always drawn out. The course itself isn't bad but because of the crowds and the high prices, it isn't much of a value course.

Also, they had aerated the greens prior to my round, it was like putting on the surface of the moon.

Year after year, this course has the most rounds played in the State of Ohio (proven fact). Expect to play a 5 hour round due to many novice players playing. A good course to work on your iron game. Driver is not needed on most of the holes. Greens are extremely slow. Very good course for people just getting into golf.

I find the fairways to be great but if you were in the tough the grass was a little high, on certain holes. Greens still coming around. Some Tee boxes need attention.

This is a very nice course. It is a classic layout so it is not overly long. Layout is nice. No force carry over water. But it is not a gimme. You have the work for par. Accuracy over distance is the name of the game.

For early in the season, Big Met isn't in terrible shape. It also isn't in mid season shape, but they are charging mid season rates. I was able to get a bit of a discount using golf now, but was disappointed it wasn't more in early April. The greens are still recovering from late last season maintenance and the fairways and rough areas are no where near mid season form. The course is fine to play for a warm-up round, but I wouldn't gauge your score based on the conditions, and I also wouldn't pay full price to play here. If you can find a good golf now rate, do it; Otherwise, look elsewhere.

This city course is located in a beautiful wooded area of Cleveland not too far from the airport. Staff was friendly and course was fun.

We smoked through the front nine in a hour and a half only to find the back nine piled up with nine hole Players who jumped on the back. We played only 2 holes on the back because the play was so slow. Cleveland Metro parks do a wonderful job taking care of all the metro courses but they really need to take a look at speeding up play. This year it's been really bad at both Big Met & Sleepy Hollow. I know these are public courses but the skill level of some of these players is not conducive to the course.

Being a newcomer, I thought the course was really good challenging but still wide open enough. I didn't have to take any drops from lost balls in the woods or water.

Another well taken care of metroparks course. Rounds are usually long due to number and ability of players. If they cut the fairways a bit wider and dropped the rough even a half inch, it would definitely speed up play.

I have played here several times and it is always well-maintained and a good challenge. For the time of year, the course was in good shape and the grounds crew did pretty well in keeping the leaves off the fairways. I had to wait a few times for grounds crew activity on the greens, but this didn't bother me, and is to be expected this time of year. The one worry I have when playing here is that the pace of play can be slow, despite the course's best efforts, but this time everything was moving fast. A great way to spend a beautiful fall day.

There our 3 to4 real nice holes that our risk or reward holes.