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4.1
362 Reviews (362)
5 Stars
127
4 Stars
182
3 Stars
42
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
89.7%
Recommend this course
331 out of 362 reviews
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4.0
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
3.7
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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4.2
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.2%
Recommend this course
37 out of 41 reviews
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Course Highlights
Grantwood's unique layout, featuring tunnels beneath an old railroad track, creates two distinct nine-hole experiences that keep the round engaging. Exceptionally friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make this well-maintained public course a strong value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6429 yards
Slope 122
Rating 70.7

Grantwood Golf Course is one of the best golf values in the greater Cleveland area. The course sits next to Timberlake Recreation Park, a scenic park with a large fishing lake and picnic areas that are perfect for outdoor gatherings. The layout features small, undulating greens that are protected by more than 40 strategically placed bunkers. Water also comes into play on 10 holes in the form of a meandering creek and several ponds. The golf course is a challenging-but-fair test for players of all skill levels. Beginners and high handicappers won't be intimidated by long forced carries and won't have to worry about losing balls on every hole. Grantwood Golf Course sprawls across gently rolling terrain and the tees are in close proximity, making this a perfect layout for walking.

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Course Details

Year Built 1909
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Grantwood Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirt and shoes required

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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4.1
362 Reviews (362)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 12
Water Hazards 11
Forced Carries 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Seniors 8
9-Hole Rounds 7
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 14
Convenient to the City 10
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play again

Course was in very good condition, for the beginning of year. Fairways and greens played very true. Will play again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/15/2017

Thank you for coming out! We hope to see you back soon to enjoy the beautiful summer weather!

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice course/good value

Played this course for the first time yesterday. Windy day, and unfirtunately most of the longer holes were into the wind. That's the way it goes. I was a single that had been paired with two others but the pro shop had me go off the back nine by myself. That helped as I played in less than 2.5 hours. Course was still a little bit wet and "rough" in spots due to springtime rains. That's expected. Friendly staff. If memory serves correctly the white tees are around 5600 yards and blues were 6200-plus. Only 200 yards between blue and black. It would be nice if there was a 6000 yard option. Maybe they could do a "hybrid" tee offering on the scorecard to make it so, vs adding more tee boxes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/15/2017

Thank you for coming out! We are glad to hear you really enjoyed our course and staff. We look forward to you coming back to visit and golf soon!

Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/15/2017

Thanks for coming out!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course,

Course was in great shape with a few tricky holes if you haven't played it. Greens rolled true. No snack bar and the man behind the counter acted like it was a bother to grab a few bottles of water....will play the course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course in Great Shape

Weather was hot. Aside from the rough, course is in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/04/2016

Thank you for coming out! The grounds crew really love what they do and it tells! We hope to see you out soon!

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Commented on 06/04/2016

Thank you for coming out! The grounds crew at Grantwood really love what they do and it shows! We hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pudicus

Nice course, great price, greens were soft and course was well manicured.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/04/2016

Thanks for coming out!!!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Will play again

Nice looking layout with plenty of holes to let it fly but those holes only rewarded good shots. Bunkers and greens were in great shape for early April and few greens were quite a challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Spring Play

In Cleveland area for business and had a day to kill. For early spring and the fact that this course had almost a foot of snow on it a week prior I was very surprised in the great condition the course was in Great round and a 65 deg day made for a good time.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

When priced right it's worth playing

Nice course with some challenging holes. When tee times are offered at a discount, it is worth playing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

COURSE DIFFICULTY

NICE COURSE FOR BEGINNERS AND INTERMEDIATE GOLFERS. VERY GOOD SHAPE.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Defintely worthwhile

The facilities are excellent with a chipping green, putting green and dual function driving range (covered matt tees and open grass tees). The course is challenging and the pace of play was just under four hours on a Saturday afternoon. I was teamed up with three others, so we had a foursome.
If you play Grantwood, you won't be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Not on my top ten

Nice course, needs some attention to tee boxes.
Greens were good. pace of play was not the best playing during the week, expect better. once a year play for me, that's all. Nice staff.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good Value for the Money

The greens were good but the fairways were dry. Some tee boxes were like poor condition due to the dry conditions. We did not go into the clubhouse.
We had a threesome in front that turned into foursome. When we started they were half and hour ahead of us-we caught up to them at the 6th hole. They let us play thru on the 7th hole. We saw them five holes behind us when we were finishing the 18th hole. They should have a ranger.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good challenge.

My girlfriend and I really enjoyed playing 18 the other day. The layout gives some good challenges. Plenty of ravines to go over, dog legs, plenty of bunkers. Nice cart paths, friendly staff. will be pretty in the fall.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Deal and Course

Nice course, challenging greens. Course not being marked for distance or location of tees is a big pet peeve of mine...this course is very well marked. Friendly staff and good pace of play. Highly recommend, but watch for deals. I paid $35 for 18 and cart on a day the course was running a $25 deal I was unaware of...still worth the $35

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 159
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

The was in great shape and fun holes

1st time playing the course. It was in great shape. There was 5-some playing ahead of us and the ranger had them split up. But a few holes later they rejoined as a 5-some but there was no ranger to be seen!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course close to home!

Course has some wide open holes that make for some easy play, but then some are tougher ones with doglegs with hidden greens that call for position play. #3 has a tough second shot over the lake. The par 4s have some nice distance to them. course is well maintained, and the ranger is always out keeping an eye on the speed of play. practice facilities are nice, though the ball bucket price is a little high.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

VERY ENJOYABLE PLACE TO PLAY

COURSE WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. HOLES ARE CHALLENGING WITHOUT BEING OVERLY DIFFICULT. THIS IS NOT A GRIP IT AND RIP IT COURSE. SOME DECENT STRATAGY AND PLANNIG ARE NEEDED. PACE OF PLAY WAS GOOD.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Can't wait to come back.

I played Grantwood for the first time and came away VERY impressed. I especially liked the layout/design. It made the round interesting and fun. Course conditions were great. The greens were in great shape. There were rangers out and about to keep play moving along. (Finished in 3.5 hours) There is a driving range, short game area and a putting green so if you want to practice it's a perfect place for it. (Range balls were a little pricey...small bucket is $5.00. How about if you just want to hit a few before the round?) All in all I came away very impressed with Grantwood and I can't wait to get back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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