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Willow Run Golf Course
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Willow Run Golf Course was designed by a ubiquitous name in central Ohio, Jack Kidwell. The local designer played a role in creating many of the state's courses but he infused a different character into each. Willow Run has an interesting layout that will test your shot making skills as well as your course management capabilities. The greens are bentgrass and the fairways are accented with Ohio bluegrass. Correct placement off the tees is the key to doing well, especially on the front nine. Plenty of water comes into play throughout the golf course as well as several strategically placed bunkers. Willow Run's back nine boasts one of the most challenging par 4s in Ohio, the 13th. The green on this tricky hole is fronted by a meandering creek.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6139 yards | 69.0 | 125 |
| White | 71 | 5839 yards | 67.5 | 123 |
| Gold | 71 | 5272 yards | 65.1 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5087 yards | 68.5 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.0/125 | 525 | 370 | 342 | 435 | 186 | 346 | 174 | 351 | 169 | 2898 | 337 | 153 | 373 | 385 | 498 | 519 | 171 | 415 | 390 | 3241 | 6139 |
| White M: 67.5/123 | 510 | 361 | 313 | 432 | 180 | 332 | 145 | 341 | 158 | 2772 | 297 | 131 | 342 | 378 | 488 | 505 | 146 | 405 | 375 | 3067 | 5839 |
| Gold M: 65.1/116 | 475 | 325 | 292 | 412 | 142 | 286 | 130 | 328 | 148 | 2538 | 278 | 128 | 329 | 300 | 432 | 445 | 143 | 330 | 349 | 2734 | 5272 |
| Red M: 64.3/114 W: 68.5/120 | 440 | 351 | 278 | 371 | 142 | 279 | 130 | 268 | 148 | 2407 | 254 | 128 | 329 | 368 | 359 | 445 | 143 | 305 | 349 | 2680 | 5087 |
| Handicap | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
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Nice enough course for the money
Played Willow Run for the first time. I have a higher handicap and found the course very manageable. I was playing by myself and didn’t run into any issues with pace of play - was able to finish my round in under three hours. My biggest complaint is with the cart paths. I’ve never seen a course with more potholes in their cart paths. The potholes don’t really impact the game, but they’re certainly annoying when you hit four on your way to the next hole and your clubs are banging around. For a $30 round, though, I can’t complain too much.
Great course for the price
The course was pretty good for the price. The greens were really good and fairways were nice. Bunkers not too bad. Overall it worth the money and a great little course to play. Stay off cart paths as they are horrible
This was my first time playing in three years and was a great course to pick golf back up
Would recommend definitely
Great Value
You can’t beat the weekday price including cart. The course is in good shape. Cart paths are awful so drive in the grass.
Cart Paths
Love this course but the cart paths are terrible. The course is in really good condition especially for this time of year.
Could use some TLC.
A couple of the fairways were in pretty rough condition. Cart paths were in really bad shape.
Great Value/Course
I grabbed a 3:50pm tee time on Friday last minute with a pay now and save for about 25 bucks. I arrived and got checked in at the pro shop, and was kindly given a rundown of any info I needed, as well as warnings of the cart path conditions. I'll get this out of the way right now as my only true con, and it was the cart path being an absolute menace of an off-roading adventure track it felt like. Aside from that, I truly had no complaints! The greens were in very good condition, considering our weather inconsistencies as of late. They were cut nicely and didn't have any major flaws on any of the holes besides your normal ball divots that some choose not to repair. All of the tee boxes as well were awesome, some of the best maintained I've seen at almost any course at this point in the year. I will give praise overall to the grounds, as everything was either as good if not better than I expected. Their fairways aren't super short cut, but are consistent and easy to play off of. The rough was also very consistent and playable off of almost any spot, which is something that's becoming more rare at public courses I feel. The layout of the course was simple and easy to keep pace with, and I enjoyed a lot of the individual hole layouts, as I found myself being challenged with new types of shots to shape and attempt decently often. I also have to mention that I loved the atmosphere that existed on the course, it was very visually pleasing at most all points, and provided me with a very peaceful and relaxing time. All in all, this is one of the best courses I've played in a while, especially considering it is one of the lower priced courses to play on the market.
Unfair
This course is ver hilly and is unplayable for the average golfer. You never have a flat lie and all greens slope at a severe angle. I’m a 10 handicap and shot a 95. Hit a good shot and it rolls off the green, hit a good shot and it rolled into the rough. Not fun to play
