The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course
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About
The Grizzly Course is a collaboration between Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead. Since opening in 1972, this challenging layout has been host to numerous PGA, LPGA, and Senior PGA events. The golf course features long, curvy fairways lined with towering trees and there are strategically placed bunkers throughout. The three final holes feature water hazards, which are also accompanied by a difficult array of bunkers. It offers a fair amount of difficult holes but overall the course is playable for a range of skill levels, which is why it is an appealing layout for tournaments. In addition to the two courses, the Golf Center also boasts an 11,000-square foot putting green and an Academy Course with four championship holes.
Also known as The City of Mason Golf Center - Grizzly Course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklaus | 71 | 6504 yards | 71.5 | 130 |
| Blue | 71 | 6057 yards | 69.4 | 127 |
| White | 71 | 5602 yards | 67.3 | 123 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 4987 yards | 68.8 | 124 |
| Gold | 71 | 4987 yards | 64.6 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicklaus M: 71.5/130 | 366 | 186 | 374 | 518 | 163 | 402 | 377 | 215 | 489 | 3090 | 403 | 500 | 422 | 450 | 175 | 310 | 218 | 390 | 546 | 3414 | 6504 |
| Blue M: 69.4/127 | 346 | 176 | 352 | 482 | 157 | 360 | 342 | 195 | 470 | 2880 | 392 | 473 | 388 | 414 | 156 | 294 | 174 | 360 | 526 | 3177 | 6057 |
| White M: 67.3/123 | 320 | 166 | 326 | 456 | 130 | 332 | 318 | 177 | 460 | 2685 | 358 | 441 | 343 | 370 | 130 | 265 | 160 | 350 | 500 | 2917 | 5602 |
| Gold M: 64.6/116 W: 69.0/124 | 310 | 150 | 287 | 423 | 101 | 302 | 295 | 129 | 374 | 2371 | 337 | 400 | 302 | 338 | 117 | 242 | 128 | 305 | 447 | 2616 | 4987 |
| Handicap | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
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Course not worth the money anymore
This course has gone downhill over the past few years. One of the holes was completely closed. Two more holes were being worked on with construction equipment running down the side of the hole. Course layout is very confusing with construction and lack of proper direction markers. Didn't hear the severe weather alarm at all when a thunderstorm rolled through. Won't be going back to the course anytime soon.
Not what it used to be
First of all, I enjoyed the day. It has been 15 years or so since I last played here. While my memory may not be the best that far back, the course was not up to that past standard. The tee boxes were not good at all; mostly weeds or dry areas. The Fairways and Roughs were fair but the greens need work. A combination of people not fixing ball marks and dried out dead areas made this not what I expected.
I like the course layout where the shortness is balanced by the tightness. Greens did putt true if the above mentioned problems were not in the line.
I'm glad I played there again but it would not be on my regular rotation.
Hi, neckert. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course.
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New ownership course has gone downhill
I have played this course for 10+ years and have never seen it in this bad of shape. I really like the layout and it's a fun course but after not playing for a few years I came back yesterday and the prices increased quite a bit and the course conditions have steeply dropped. A lot of the fairways are dead, the bunkers are mostly pebbles and rocks and the course is dried out badly. Hopefully they can put some money into the course bc for those rates I won't be back any time soon.
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years but are very sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions.
We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements and hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Course is under repair Summer 2022
The ball really carried in the fairways- they were pretty dry... Which explains all of the irrigation equipment laying about. There are some areas that are ground under repair as they install the new watering pipes and such. I played from the white tees because I wanted to work on my long irons, which made this course fairly easy.
Matt G
Hello u000004886849, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course.
Hi, u426995350. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Samyashi! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course!
Value for the money
This course was just purchased and the new owners are investing in the course, so understand through this time you may find things in progress. They are working on all new irrigation at the moment so don’t expect fully green lush layouts. However they are very cognizant of this and it is still worth the play. Staff, location and value are all 5 stars
Hello, David1516242. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!
Hi, lboldt56. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course!
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Major irrigation work two holes closed
No mention that course is going through major irrigation work this year. You have to play two holes on academy course. Pace of play was unacceptable over 5 hour round. No rangers on course to move people along. This use to be one of the places to play in the area, going to lower half of the list now after yesterday.
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review your experience at The Grizzly. Golfers are at the heart of our business and we always aim to provide an enjoyable experience. We apologize for the pace of play being slow. We intend to use your feedback to improve our operations and better enforce our pace of play policy. If you would like to provide more feedback, please email info@masongrizzly.com and our General Manager will be in touch. We do hope you will give us another opportunity in the future.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, JTBurns1125. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, jplacko! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course!
Hi, u361907726. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, 5135518535. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at The Golf Center at Kings Island - Grizzly Course!
Rude staff
Was kicked off for pace of play when we were told we started early to take our time and have fun by van, who was the only friendly person there. The assistant manager confronted us twice, the second time after we skipped a hole to ‘speed up’. Course was not takin care of at all and tee boxes were in rough shape! Then their card machine was slow and slowing up my pace to food! Do not recommend!
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We are sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions.
We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements and hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.