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3.8
706 Reviews (706)
5 Stars
154
4 Stars
331
3 Stars
141
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
34
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
80.1%
Recommend this course
579 out of 706 reviews
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4.1
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
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2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.1%
Recommend this course
35 out of 38 reviews
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3.8
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.2%
Recommend this course
61 out of 80 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns praise for its fun, forgiving fairways and memorable finishing holes with water features. Friendly, welcoming staff and strong value for money keep golfers returning regularly.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 6741 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.3

Stumpy Lake Golf Course is a Robert Trent Jones design that provides a unique golfing experience. This scenic layout is routed across a 1,400-acre nature preserve that is absent of any commercial or residential development for miles. The golf course wraps around its namesake lake, which has a canoe and kayak launch as well as a fishing pier. Deer, fox, and eagles are frequently seen on the course and there has even been the occasional bear sighting. Water has a prominent presence throughout and there are also several strategically placed bunkers. Stumpy Lake Golf Course is a layout that will force you to be creative with your shot making but it's still approachable enough for high handicappers to tackle with confidence. If you're looking to get in even more golf, sister club Honey Bee is located almost right next door.

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Course Details

Year Built 1958
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1958)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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 Soft spikes only
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

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Reviews

3.8
706 Reviews (706)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 31
Bunkers 20
Forced Carries 15
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 37
Locals 29
Seniors 21
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 25
In the 'Burbs 11
Worth the Drive 10

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Played On
Reviews 72
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Stumpy

A good course. Great layout and scenery. A few of the greens and tee boxes were affected by the weather .

First time after many years and realized I missed a gem.

The staff was friendly and helpful!

I’ll be back .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Day at the Lakes

Enjoyed playing this course a lot. It’s very forgiving for those who don’t play as often as we like. Wide fairways and shallow tree lines.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Several Greens are not up to par

Still enjoyed playing. The only problem is a lot of waiting time between holes due to crowded schedules. The time interval between teetime is so short that leaves players waiting all the way to the 18th teebox. Always 2 groups at the teebox waiting for their turn while one group is on the fairway and another group on the green. Teetime intervals should be spaced out better. Our teetime was 11:45 but didn’t actually teeoff til 12:10 and finished at 5:45pm

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout

Good course for the money. Greens need some help but I like playing out in the woods no houses on this course anywhere.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Layout But

The course has a great layout and is in a very good location. While the fairways were in good shape, the tee boxes and greens were less than desirable.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great For Beginners

Love the layout of the course. Not tons of thick woods or water. Great for beginners. Course is in good shape. Food was decent.

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

Great value

This course is a great one for anyone that’s working on their game. A few minor spots need some attention, but overall pretty decent conditions. Staff is great. Pace of play could be better but to be fair it was the first nice Saturday we’ve had in months so not that surprised it was busy. Group ahead would let the group in front of them clear the greens on par 4s before teeing off 40 yards. Slowed things down a lot. But overall a good course to play a round.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

I Enjoy This Course!

Very forgiving fairways. Pace of play very quick on the weekends. Went after a rain event and the course was quite wet. Some of the putting greens have unusual slopes which I enjoy. The most challenging hole is 17 which seems endless. Then 18 has a water feature right before the green. Cart lady available with drinks making regular rounds.

Ladies bathroom is clean, they have a good area with friendly staff with food and drinks. There's also a pro shop but all items are just for men.

Overall I like this course, it's on my regular rotation.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 95
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

Course was is good shape except for the first two greens were kinda bad. Overall I like the course and layout. Fun tract to play. ill be back for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyed the round.

Stumpy Lake was in the usual playing form. The greens were were quick and I liked that. Pace seemed slow. Then talked wit a marshall on the 8th tee and we were right on the scheduled pace of 2 hr 10 min. Still 4 hrs to play a round should be plenty. Overall it was a fun day of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1205
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Michigan Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing

Solid VB Muni

Enjoyable muni that played in under 3 hours for my early morning tee time. Flat course with fun greens. Nothing to go out of the way to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Could be nice

The layout is interesting but the tee boxes and greens were in bad shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok course but a few issues to address

Course was in decent shape. Fairways had a few patches of dirt but nothing that created a huge problem. Several of the greens however need some help. It could be because they are bent grass and the weather is really hot lately but on several of the greens they have patches where the grass was lost and I had to move my ball several feet so I was putting in grass rather than dirt. Pace of play was too slow 5:30 to play 18 but it was a Saturday so a little slower is to be expected. Overall not a bad place to play but could be improved with some minor adjustments. Oh cut your darn driving range warm up consisted of hitting a small bucket from the rough but on the driving range.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Minor repairs and course marshalling .

Busy day foursome's not playing ready golf Marshall should have pressed groups . Tee boxes really needed work or temporary relocated . Hot day in the 90 's not good for slow play .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Stumpy need some TLC

I've played at stumpy numerous times over the years, and while not the most frequent player, the course quality has definitely declined. The greens were horrendous. It's almost like they gave up on them they were so bad. One hole on the front 9 had an enormous dirt patch and a dead patch of crabgrass on it. The tee boxes were like concrete. Couldn't even set my tee the dirt was so hard on just about every hole. I know that we've been in a heat wave, but I played at sewells point last week and they had aerated the tee boxes and the greens were almost perfect. So by comparison, it seems like they've given up on maintenance. I really do love the course but I honestly can't see myself paying full price again for the quality that's being presented.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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