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The Grizzly Golf & Social Lodge - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.4/125 | 366 | 186 | 374 | 518 | 163 | 402 | 377 | 215 | 489 | 3090 | 403 | 500 | 422 | 450 | 175 | 310 | 218 | 390 | 546 | 3414 | 6504 |
| Blue M: 69.5/120 | 346 | 176 | 352 | 482 | 157 | 360 | 342 | 195 | 470 | 2880 | 392 | 473 | 388 | 414 | 156 | 294 | 174 | 360 | 526 | 3177 | 6057 |
| White M: 67.3/118 | 320 | 166 | 326 | 456 | 130 | 332 | 318 | 177 | 460 | 2685 | 358 | 441 | 343 | 370 | 130 | 265 | 160 | 350 | 500 | 2917 | 5602 |
| Gold M: 63.7/111 W: 68.9/117 | 310 | 150 | 287 | 423 | 101 | 302 | 295 | 129 | 374 | 2371 | 337 | 400 | 302 | 338 | 117 | 242 | 128 | 305 | 447 | 2616 | 4987 |
| Red M: 60.1/103 W: 63.5/107 | 195 | 150 | 185 | 314 | 101 | 234 | 190 | 129 | 314 | 1812 | 272 | 336 | 261 | 309 | 117 | 161 | 128 | 224 | 373 | 2181 | 3993 |
| 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 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by zCGZa1MLlWALQLKjwkpV on 09/26/2023
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Stars 4 for fairway conditions Photo submitted by zCGZa1MLlWALQLKjwkpV on 09/26/2023
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Photo submitted by u983032896 on 06/12/2019
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Photo submitted by u983032896 on 06/12/2019
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Photo submitted by u983032896 on 06/12/2019
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stacked up on fairway! #Grizzly Photo submitted by todski26 on 11/12/2012
Great Public Course
A fun and challenging course designed by the great Jack Nicklaus himself.
This course has great features
Course was clean, ranger was nice, suggested we replay a hole that a car honked on.
Kings Island Grizzly
Good course. Original holes have a Harbour Town feel. Tight fairways with overhanging trees, not terribly long.
Slow Pace Of Play
We played on a Thursday morning and it still took 4.5 hours to get around the course. We waited on every tee.
Going down hill
Course used to be nice as a lot of fun..... Now it is I. Terrible shape. Only hackers could say this course is in good condition
The course was differicult to fine yard markers 200, 150, 100 etc.
Enjoyed playing the course just had difficulty at times finding the yard markers for the distance to green.
Tee time scheduling
I was entertaining some out of town clients from Columbus. they were so far behind that we started a half hour after a tee time. The pace of play was so bad that my out-of-town guests could not even carry on to the back nine. I was very disappointed and how the tee times were scheduled, and felt cheated.
The Griz
Good to better course, challenging enough but not extreme....drop the kids at Kings Island and enjoy
Love this course
This course is great because it is challenging but high handicappers can play it. It is beautiful and has a great price point for the area.
Inconsiderate golfers
We palyed as a threesome and got behind groups on the front and back nine that were oblivious to etiqutte and pace of play. One groupo was sharing clubs and not playing ready golf. They would wait until one person would ht, drive over to their ball, take 6 or 7 practice swings, then hit. We notified the rangers and they couldn't care less. I won't be back, which is too bad because it's a pretty course ruined by inconsiderate people.
A little slow pace but overall great
First the bad. Course was slightly crowded and the fact that we were behind a pair of 15+ handicaps that were playing the tips. The good....great layout and a great challenge. Although not a long course this one demands accuracy off the tee. Many holes you're better off hitting 3 wood or a hybrid off the tee and leave yourself <150-175 for a second shot than to bomb driver every hole. If you can hit driver accurately you will score well. Greens were average at best as they hadn't fully recovered from aeration. Looking forward to playing our work league there this year as the greens improve. Great value through Golf now....go play.
This course is in excellent condition!!!!!
I've played this course 4 times this year and three times already this week, I just wanted to let everyone know the course is in excellent condition the fairways are wide open the greens are rolling smoother than ever and the sand traps "are really sand". if you want a fun yet still challenging course this is the place to play, Jack Nicklaus designed course.
Good course
The course was good but the greens weren't that great. The sand traps are in good shape and you will get to use a lot of different clubs. I would play it again.
Course markings
The only problem I had was I could not find very many yardage markers on the course. The scorecard is marked well, it just would be nice to see more markers either on the path or fairway.
can't wait to play it next year in the summer time and see its full beauty
Have lived close by for 50 plus years and have only played 9 holes 20 or so years ago.played its excecutive coure a lot back in the 90s always thought the price was high for the grizzley but now that its on golf now I will deffinetly be playing it a lot from here on out . I really like the layout and love the challenge. With all the traps and the long par 3s
Nice course. They kept the leaves off the fairway--as did my shot-making!
I always enjoy playing the Grizzly! Even though the greens were recently aerated, the putted true.
Staff was friendly course Ok considering time of year
Pace of play was terrible. There was no ranger to help with pace. The group in front of us never played before and they would not let anyone play through. Need a RANGER!
The Grizzly at Kings Island
course recently aerated, only reason I noted "requires attention".
Have always enjoyed the "Grizzly"
