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3.9
251 Reviews (251)
5 Stars
86
4 Stars
114
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.4
82.0%
Recommend this course
222 out of 251 reviews
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3.7
3 Reviews (3)
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4 Stars
2
3 Stars
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Conditions
2.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
66.7%
Recommend this course
2 out of 3 reviews
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3.8
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
80.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 30 reviews
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Course Highlights
Willow delivers outstanding value with lush, well-maintained fairways that consistently impress even after heavy rainfall. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make this Vermillion track a rewarding repeat visit.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6356 yards
Slope 108
Rating 68.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1950
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 11/30

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No tank tops or cutoffs

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.9
251 Reviews (251)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 8
Water Hazards 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

On the rise

Management works hard to give the best product possible greens are a great example They deserve your business

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not bad. But don't trust the yardages.

I found this course to be somewhat of a challenge. You can't just bomb away at it and expect a good score. It's more or less places an emphasis on being able to hit draws and fades. And yes, there are spots that are completely burned out. But, as like many courses now that don't have a $300,000 yearly maintenance budget, it could use a good soaking. Just keep that in mind, especially if you book with the Hot Deal. The greens were perfect, however. They were some of the nicest greens I've seen all year. My only knock on the course is the yardages. It plays a lot shorter than advertised on a few holes. But other than that, the course is very nice and I absolutely would like to play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

nice

nice course. no bunkers but water on quite a few holes. great staff! even though we are in a drought the greens were soft and fully green.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Please rain soon

The course is in dire need of rain they have used all the water they have in their ponds we are going through a drought and need rain the owners are doing everything possible to save the greens

Please let it rain soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Willow creek

Started me on back nine with league play., when front nine was open as far as I could see, which led to slow play

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Check out this hidden gem

Decided to take advantage of a hot deal and am sure glad I did. Best walking course I've played ever! Perfect for average golfers. Greens were softer than any I've seen in a month. You could actually land a shot near the hole and it stuck. Staff was welcoming and helpful. Golfers ahead of me kept stopping and waving me through. Hot dog at the turn was among the best I've eaten. All topped off by shooting my best round in years. It's amazing how good you can shoot when the people and the course put you in a great state of mind. Do yourself a favor and play there ASAP.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

In-Between

This course is pretty close to being a really nice place. You can tell they are working on it, and it is coming back from probably years of neglect. The fairways and greens (on the slow side) are in good shape. The rough is thin and patchy, but there is definition. This is not a hit it anywhere ego builder. It's only 6300 from the tips, but due to the meandering creek and a number of doglegs tee shot control is needed to score. I think it's tougher than the 108 slope rating it has. I played at 7 in the morning so the only thing that can be said about pace of play is that the parking lot still wasn't too full at 10 AM on a Sunday morning when I finished. If this course has a good greenskeeper and devoted management it will be a nice course as it continues to come back. Go play it if you have time for a drive or if you can get the deal price.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great shape.

They've put a lot of time and money into the course. If you've played there last year, it's in WAY better shape this year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Willow Creek

Friendly staff and enjoyed the course, will go back again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
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

good greens

i have always liked their green - always smooth and rolls well.

course was somewhat wet due to the weather this early in the year but was very playable

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

hot deal at willow creek

I caught a hot deal for 10$ & couldn't believe how lucky I got! Course was worth 4 times that. I live in the area and get out to Willow Creek a few times a year. Course was in good shape for this late in the season, greens were in beautiful shape! Would, and will, definitely get it there again this year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Friendly staff and peaceful golf.

Like this course for the price. Course Is getting better. Greens are in nice shape and some holes offer a good challenge. My only negative would be the pace of play. I would suggest pairing up groups of two when busy so it's not so slow. Maybe they do this already but when I was out there was a large mix of 4's, 2's and singles.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course very challenging

Narrow fairways with high rough around greens make this course challenging for a great round of golf

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Fun for beginners and regulars. Course is in great shape! Staff is awesome! My buddies and I love playing this course. Great price, and a hot dog at the turn is a must. (The best hot dog I have had at any golf course in Lorain/Erie County.) Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course for what I paid for.

Using golf now and a promo code, I paid $3 for 18 holes which was amazing. The staff was friendly and helpful. The pace of play was slow. A man and his young son would not let me pass them, and that was annoying. Overall, decent course and great conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Friendly staff, pretty property, otherwise typical country course

Recommendation depends on what the golfer is looking for.

On this day, it fit what I wanted. I was looking for somewhere to get out very early, play very quickly and be home early - and get some exercise!

I arrived well before my tee time, and the started let me go off on my own at about 6:45 AM (walking). That was awesome! I walked off the course at 8:55 AM having played 18. 5 stars for the staff!

The course is a low-budget country course. Lots of cart damage, many areas in fairway where there is no grass. Hard to see the difference between the fairway and rough from the tees. The fairways are only about 20 yards wide on most holes. Tee boxes just so-so.

Really, from tee to green, this is not an exceptional course by any means.

However, the greens are in very good shape. And its really a pretty piece of property with beautiful big trees lining each hole. There should indeed be a golf course here!

With more money and some better fairway maintenance, this place would be a true hidden gem.

It has a driving range. Putting green just steps away from first green. Nice!

It has some things going for it, but not a course you will remember.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Water Damage

We played the course right after a big rain storm, unfortunately nearly every fairway was a swamp with bare spots of mud.
With that said, the greens are in really good shape, roll true, very few ball marks.
Owner Mike is very friendly and obviously doing the best he can given the far from ideal weather this year. It'd be great to play the course again once it recovers a bit.
Enjoyed the challenge of keeping drives straight and playing the distances of the water hazards and dog legs.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Loved it

A nice course kind of tucked away. The green were beautiful and a lot more difficult than they looked. The food was great with lots of options also a good beer selection all at a very fair price. I will definitely be back to play again this year. Thanks willow. I had a great time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

This course is highly overated.

While the course was very wet the day I played, the course itself - facilities, layout, difficulty, course conditions, and so on- were no more than average. I would give it an honest overall rating of no more than 3.5 out 0f 5.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Eko
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Clover Everywhere

They've got to get rid of the clover. It was cart path only, but we were the only one complying. The course was soaked with standing water everywhere. It was really unplayable and will not recover this season if they keep letting people out. People with t-shirts on doing donuts on the wet course. I'll never play there again which is a shame because there some really neat holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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