Windmill Lakes Golf Club
About
Windmill Lakes Golf Club consistently ranks as one of the best courses in the state and is definitely the top golf course in northeastern Ohio. Located in Ravenna, it is the home course for the men's and women's golf teams at Kent State, which is only six miles east of the club. The large, undulating greens are the layout's defining feature. The greens also have a reputation for being some of the best-maintained in the area, allowing them to roll fast and true. The fairways, tee boxes, and rough also boast the same great conditions. More than 50 bunkers are strategically placed throughout the golf course and there are seven lakes that provide water hazards. The Windmill Lakes layout, which measures to just under 7,000 yards, only has two par 5s but there are several long par 4s that demand accurate drives and strong iron play.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 70 | 6936 yards | 73.8 | 128 |
| Championship | 70 | 6503 yards | 71.9 | 124 |
| Regular | 70 | 6141 yards | 69.7 | 118 |
| Hybrid | 70 | 5834 yards | ||
| Silver | 70 | 5591 yards | ||
| Forward | 70 | 4809 yards | 67.5 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.4/122 W: 77.2/134 | 429 | 165 | 380 | 544 | 410 | 397 | 364 | 163 | 401 | 3253 | 405 | 389 | 186 | 353 | 172 | 422 | 515 | 413 | 395 | 3250 | 6503 |
| White M: 69.5/118 | 398 | 145 | 370 | 521 | 387 | 377 | 346 | 144 | 377 | 3065 | 387 | 369 | 170 | 329 | 158 | 398 | 495 | 390 | 380 | 3076 | 6141 |
| Hybrid 1 M: 68.4/116 | 385 | 145 | 370 | 475 | 307 | 377 | 346 | 144 | 377 | 2926 | 387 | 278 | 170 | 329 | 158 | 339 | 495 | 327 | 306 | 2789 | 5715 |
| Silver M: 67.0/114 | 385 | 145 | 356 | 475 | 307 | 341 | 346 | 144 | 343 | 2842 | 387 | 278 | 170 | 329 | 158 | 339 | 455 | 327 | 306 | 2749 | 5591 |
| Hybrid 2 M: 66.1/112 | 365 | 145 | 281 | 475 | 307 | 295 | 273 | 144 | 343 | 2628 | 350 | 278 | 107 | 329 | 153 | 339 | 455 | 310 | 306 | 2627 | 5255 |
| Forward W: 67.5/113 | 365 | 131 | 281 | 404 | 249 | 295 | 273 | 139 | 296 | 2433 | 350 | 240 | 107 | 245 | 153 | 303 | 343 | 310 | 266 | 2317 | 4750 |
| Handicap | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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First round of season
Course was wet from weekend rain - played as great as you could expect. Busy day and pace was still good.
Always a True test of good golf.
Always great
What a great course. Probably my favorite course in NE Ohio. Great greens, great prices. Wonderful layout
Hi Josh, thank you for the five stars! We are happy to hear that you had an awesome time overall at Windmill Lakes Golf Club. We can't wait to see you again soon!
Great Course
Unfortunately it was cartpath only yesterday and quite wet. But it is the middle of April after all. Can’t wait to come back when things dry out a bit!
Hi, thank you for the four stars. We are sorry that you didn't get to experience it with ideal weather, but we look forward to your return soon!
Awesome day
The most friendly pro shop staff, starters and rangers had a great time out there today golf now had a special for 18 holes with a cart for $12 can’t beat it didn’t expect much but was blown away by how awesome they have the course already by April 9th they were hard at work all day and it already looked gorgeous fast greens on a wet day striped fairways. I’ve been to a lot of courses all over the country but this one is special in its own way keep up the great work! Can’t wait to see what it looks like later this year
Hi, thank you for the five stars! We are thrilled that you had a good experience with our staff and found our course in awesome shape. Thanks for the feedback, and we'll see you again soon.
Great 'Cart Path Only' Round
Great round. It has been raining on and off for the last week. 'Cart path only' was the play today. Still had a very fun round on a very fun golf coarse.
Great Round
Go ahead and 'Make your Day' with around @ WML. I've play the track many times and it's always been a treat. Everyone is very professional and courteous.. WML is a special day of golf!
Under normal conditions, I bet it would be better to play. It rained for a couple days prior to my round. Cart path only is tough as the paths are a ways from fairway. Driving range was also closed due to wet fairways. Check ahead of time to check status of cart path only or range. Tough long day if not able to run fairways.
Beautiful day on great course, but
it had rained for several days prior, so was cart path only. Course was very wet, standing water in some low lying spots. There was no roll after the ball hit the ground as it was so soft. Otherwise, course is in great shape, and lots of advantages from the forward tees.
Pace bad, greens great
Had a 1:28 tee time. Was told they were 20 minutes behind when reality was almost 35. My group got stuck behind high school kids walking, pace was very slow and there was no ranger the entire time. Waiting on tee boxes for 10 minutes. After 16 holes we called it a day as it was already almost 6:35pm
Course is always in good shape. Fairways were not cut as short as usual but understandable with all the rain we have had. The greens were in great shape as usual.
Course was in good condition but did not like greens
Staff was friendly and professional. Fairways were in very good condition. Did not like the greens as the holes were on mounds (very unfair). Putts would not go in unless absolute perfect speed and line. This is pricey so will stay closer to home and golf nicer and less expensive courses.
this tee time should not have been allowed
there was a tournament going on in front of us. We finished the front nine quite late. But when we came to the back nine it was impossible and we are waiting for nearly half an hour. After which we were asked to go back and play the front 9 again.
Boring traditional layout
The course is a solid average. Traditional tree lined fairways going back and forth and back and forth. Not a good course for a high handicapper. Very nice staff and the greens were in excellent condition. Just thought the layout was boring and overall, not a very manicured course. Lots of ground under repair that isn't marked, lots of dirt (no grass), etc. Just trees on both sides of the fairway, back and forth, back and forth. Overall, better than some of the other courses in the area for sure.
Beautiful Brute
Nothing tricked up about this place. A straight forward come and get me monster. Well taken care of with lots of areas being repaired. Tee to green the course was in awesome shape. The swirling winds add to the difficulty as do the the huge greens that are super fast, but true. Best stocked pro shop in the Cleveland area. Only downside was that the 1st tee was almost a half hour off pace. Maybe with a 440 yard 1st hole, space out the tee times a bit more?
Course is in excellent shape. Staff are always very friendly and knowledgeable. One of the best in NEO. Enjoyable round every time we play.
A tester
Windmill is relentless—-long, trees, and water. Rough is very short. Greens are undulating, and roll nicely. Keep it in the fairway. Staff friendly.
Disappointing
Sorry to say, this course has dropped a bit in my ranking. Have been away for a few years and was looking forward to playing again. Have to say while the course is great, the pace of play was extremely slow and the ranger knew it. They allowed way too many two player groups on the course and did not pair them up even though it was obvious many of them were slowing down the pace of play to a crawl. I like the course but too long of a drive for a 5+ hr round of golf on a Friday afternoon. May try them on a weekend to see if they manage pace of play any better.
Hi Tom, thank you for the five-star review! We are glad that you had a good round of golf out there the other day. We'll see you again soon.