Manakiki Golf Course

I have previously enjoyed playing Manakiki but the staff is making the experience umpleasant which riuns whais supposed to be a relaxing endeavor. I arrived at the course and encountered difficulty with the clubhouse staff regarding paying with a credit in their system which was a gift card purchased by my fiance. I was told in a letter that I only need to have ID but was told by two staff members at the course this was not their policy; can anyone say "consistent message"? This I had to search my car and luckily had kept the letter and the gift card in it; whew! Then to add unsult to injury, I go to the starter shed to tee off and I'm told that I am being paired with a threesome (which is no big deal) to which I agreed. However, the starter then tells me that I need to give back my cart and jump in the cart with a gentleman who is enjoying his pre-round cigarette and I am a non smoker. I politely tell the starter that o would prefer to keep my cart as I paid for a single tee time and after some banter back and forth he relented and paired me with two gentlemen walking. By now I am totally agitated and the beginning of my round reflected it. Perhaps it's time for some of the "old heads" to either simply golf or go home. Back to Sleepy Hollow and Shawnee Hills for me!

Manakiki is classic Donald Ross, which means the greens can account for a lot of strokes. Course can play short, especially Par5s (why did I bogie 3?), but course in excellent condition. Nice hard fairways, but rough will tangle around ball, and especially around the greens, the key word is "commit" to the shot. The only negative thing I can even think of, is the general public doesn't realize how great this place is, evidenced by the un-raked sand bunkers from previous play.

Only played 9 holes. After our t-shot on #10 the heavens let loose. Front nine the weather was great.
Front nine had lots of elevation changes. Greens are Don's best part of his courses--loved them. #1 hdcp hole you must keep in the fairway.

Beautiful old course. Lots of tricky contours on greens. Lots of elevation changes. Could use some gold tees for senior players like myself and one of my playing partners. Too long from whites and too short from womens.

The course was in great shape but the pace of play was terrible. We waited on every tee box for at least 1 sometimes 2 groups in front of us. When we made the turn we made a comment to the starter who said the ranger had told him everything was fine. We had not seen the ranger in the entire 3 hours we spent on the front 9. When we told the started that his response was "we don't have a way to contact the ranger". I would go back, but i would only play very early AM, or late afternoon when it may not be as slow.

Always a solid play, this round was no exception. I love Manakiki and always seem to have a good time here. Friendly staff, well kept course, and a great day to boot!

One of my favorite courses, the course is well maintained and always fun to play.

I have not played here in 6 or 7 years and the course was top notch. Hope to get back out soon probably the best conditioned public course on the east side of Cleveland.

This may be the gem of a public course on the Eastside of Cleveland.

1st time playing this course. The greens and fairways were in very good shape but the sand traps were muddy and some had standing water. The are many other courses in the area with similar features but are a better deal and less crowded!

I had a great time, the course was in great shape and challenging.

Course in Excellent condition. They put us (2some) behind 2 foursomes who knew each other. Husbands and Wives. Eventually they were all playing the same hole, but explained that they were doing a scramble. Originally we asked to play the back 9 since we were only playing 9. The starter said no. As we waited a threesome rode up saying they had just done 18, wanting to play 9 more. The starter let them play the back 9. The round took forever and we waited for every shot.

1st time playing this wonderful course and will be back again real soon. Worth the travel time. Staff was extremely friendly. Course was in great condition, fairways were well kept and rough was thick and if you were in it, hard to get out of. Greens were also in great shape and pin placements made you make quality shots.

You can't go wrong with any of the Metropark courses. Manikiki is in beautiful shape as always. Great job by the staff also. I got held up a little at work and was a couple minutes late, but they took care of us no problem. It was a great time and well worth it.

FIRST TIME PLAYING COARSE AND EVEN THO I DID NOT PUT ANY SHOTS INTO WOODS, I LOST SEVERAL STROKES BECAUSE MY APPROACH SHOTS WERE A LITTLE SHORT AND WOULD ROLL BACK AWAY FROM THE GREEN (ONCE IT WAS 40 YARD BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP)
ENJOYED THE COARSE VERY MUCH. IT TAKES ONE HOUR TWENTY MINUTES TO TRAVEL BUT WELL WORTH THE RIDE

We played the back tees, rained the first 6 holes then cleared up but temps never got above 50, perfect day to play an old Donald Ross layout. My first time playing but can't wait to get back in the summer and play it when its firm and fast. If you're in the area a must play.

This is the best course I have ever played. Played Bandon Dunes (all 4 courses) and this is better. Tough but very fair. A great course for all levels of play. Do your self a favor and play this course today, I know you'll be smiling the rest of the day.

Have always loved Manakiki, but I got no warning of aeration and sand filled greens. Made chipping and putting MOOT. I would stay away for at least a week if not more till they recover. I'll be back, but will call ahead first.

Used last minute golfer to find this course. I am moving to the area in the next few months so I am trying to get used to the area. This course is a gem of a find. VERY nice staff that could not have been more helpful. Course was in good shape and challenging. Great layout and will play this course again anytime.

One note - The food concession is transitioning to a new vendor so the food was not available. Should be fine in the future.

Hope to see you all soon!

they are always making improvement to the course. being a metroparks course they have public funding.
it's in good shape for this time of year. it was cart path only as it is wet in spots but not terribly so .
wasn't crowded, a great round. i wish i had a phote as it is a very pretty course. next time