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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 6782 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.9

Sawmill Creek Golf Resort & Spa sits along the banks of Lake Huron with Sarnia to the East and London just 45 minutes west. The course has a links-style layout that stretches to 6,782 yards from the back tees. Designed by Rene Muylaert, the creation of the golf course required over a million tons of earth to be moved to the site. It was then molded and shaped into rolling terrain that offers a tough but fair test. The namesake creek comes into play on 13 holes and there are also several strategically placed bunkers that lurk beside the greens. There are some tricky holes but it's not overly punishing to the high handicapper. In addition to the golf course, Sawmill Creek also has a driving range available for warming up.

Course Details

Year Built 1974
Fairways Winter Rye
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season April - October
Architect Tom Fazio (1974)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared Shirt, No Cutoffs, Denim OK

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

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Reviews

2.4
354 Reviews (354)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 22
Drinks 21
19th Hole Scenic Views 15
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 29
Water Hazards 27
Undulating Greens 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
Advanced Golfers 23
A Weekend Splurge 16
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 26
Worth the Drive 24
Near Local Attractions 16

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Always looking forward to Sawmill

Very scenic course and the greens are very consistant. I usually score well here because it's pretty flat, but there are little water holes that will come up and snag you if you're too crooked.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Still very nice

In spite of the inches of rain the night before forcing cart paths only, many of the bunkers containing water, the greens were great and the course was in nice shape! The staff was out working to get the traps back into shape and because of all the rain, had a lot of work in front of them.
In spite of mother nature, Sawmill Creek is always a treat to play, a fair, yet challenging golf course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Sawmill Creek offer great grounds and rounds

The day we played Sawmill Creek was a bit cloudy and it poured at the 1st tee box. We decided to make a stop for a bite to eat to clear the delay in play ahead of us. Don't let the condition of the facilities fool you, the hot dog was surprisingly fantastic! (Some sort of brioche bun.) It was just enough delay for the rain to stop and the sun to come out to enjoy a great round. The greens fees seemed a bit high for the area but the grounds are evidence of a great value. The Fazio design was reminiscent of Turtle Bay in Hawaii and we will play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

challenging greens and great wildlife

Great shape. You will want to stay below the hole due to the fun challenging greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great layout

The course is set up for every range of player. The greens are big with a lot of slope. The 5 pars are quite the challenge, with trouble on both sides of the fairway. The 3 pars are interesting, two have a carry over a water hazard and another is up hill, over a creek and railroad ties. Sawmill Creek is a must play for every golfer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Outstanding Par Threes

In addition to a very well-maintained course, Sawmill provides what are, in my opinion, the best set of par threes of any course that I have ever played. All are reachable, and all are challenging. Throw in the beauty of these four holes and you have a wonderful experience in par 3 golf holes. The remainder of the course is challenging but fair and features large well-groomed and frequently very fast greens. Personnel also reflect the quality of the experience at Sawmill.
Top-shelf experience. Give it a try!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

sawmill creek huron,ohio

greens nice.
fairways average.
some challenging holes
lots of bunkers in fairway and guarding greens.
overall fun course to play not a 85.00 course.we played through golf now for 34.00

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pace of Play

We played the front 9 in three hours and walked off the course because no one has the time to play a 6 hour round of golf. No one was making sure pace of play was kept up and at a certain point we had enough.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best Golf Course in the Area

Sawmill Creek is a must play if you're in the area. Golf Director Ryan Spicer runs a 1st Class operation. I was on vacation and signed up a single. I was paired with another 2some and another single player. The course is very well designed and will challenge all level of golfers - you will use every club in your bag. The greens are fast but hold well and are open in front except for 2 par 3's which have a forced carry. The fairways are generous,the rough has trees but is very well maintained so finding your ball is never a problem.
The pace of play was good, condition of the course excellent and the Golf Course Staff made it a very enjjoyable round of golf.

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

Great experience

Beautiful and challenging course that was time well spent. The par threes are very intimidating. Cannot wait to play again. Got discount through GOLFNOW which made cost more reasonable. Regular rate a bit too high.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

perfect fairways and great greens

good test of golf . plenty of room to play.
rough is not too bad.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

You must get a deal!

First, the only way you should play this course is with a discount. It is worth about $25-30. Having said that for my $25 it was a great experience. Even though the fairways were a little wet (cartpaths only) from rains that morning, they were perfect and lush. The layout was very good also, although if you are used to "resort courses" in Fla or the Carolinas you will not be impressed with Sawmill Creek. My understanding is they are spending money to upgrade the clubhouse which is sorely needed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sawmill

Came to the area with our kids for Cedar Point. Decided to play Sawmill while in town. Nice course, good shape, fair to all level of players. Pretty flat course, definitely can score well here even if you spray it a bit. Wouldn't pay the posted rate at Sawmill but we got a deal on Golf Now so it was worth it..

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Awesome!

Excellent course, dense rough and fairway, fair design, calm and brand new carts. Overall : excellent!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great track

I love playing this course.... it is a bit expensive if paying full price so I keep my eye open for a deal...... but play it every chance I get.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

Great course excellent shape .Found some great deals on the internet. Pricey at full price. love this course will go back every chance I get and drove 45 minutes to get there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Ho Hum.....over rated.

Shadow of it's former self.
An average golf experience.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great day of golf

Weather was perfect, mid 70s. Course was nice. Tee boxes were in good shape and greens were excellent. Best hotdog I've had in a long time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Started fast then very slow play

Pin placements were difficult which made play pretty slow for a weekend. Played the first 6 holes in about an hour then backed up the rest of the way. Course was in great condition though.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Underwhelming

Second time playing this course in eight years and I remember now why I haven't been back since. Every hole at Sawmill is basically the same. No natural undulation and little is done to capture your attention. The green are actually in good shape, but very difficult to read. It is unbelievable that someone would willingly pay over 30 bucks to play this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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