Black Lake Golf Club

It's a shame what has happened with this once top 10 in the state golf course 😥

The course conditions are abysmal, there is not a single green out of the 18 that does not have some sort of damage due to lousy maintenance and add to that the numerous ball marks that are not repaired by the golfers and not to mention the sunflower seeds spit out on the greens....idiots!

Other noted problems:

1. Numerous divots that not repaired, and sand traps not raked out by the golfers.

2. Lack of staffing, inside and out, especially with maintenance which the condition of the course indicates, and you

never see a Ranger to fix the slow play problems.

3. Length of rough and pin placements could help with pace of play problems, especially on busy weekends. Why no

secondary cut that transitions from fairway to rough?

4. Not enough golf carts on the too busy weekends, carts dying on the course. Golfers driving the carts wherever they

please.

5. Some sand traps and waste bunker not kept up like they once were, Poa grass taking over the bent grass greens,

weeds in the fringe. I'm certain Rees Jones would be saddened to see what this once pristine course has become.

Bottom line...I guess it's all about the bottom line...would rather see higher prices with fewer rounds for this caliber of a golf course. Come on UAW step up your game and take care of this wonderful asset!

I enjoy the course, the layout and the nature. I wish #1 would start off with a little more space to land and less trouble to ease one into the round. Any errant shots will put you in big trouble on a lot of the holes. One thing I’d like is for the staff to add reflectors to the pins so it’s easier to use a range finder.

We love this course and have a cottage on the lake 2 miles from the course. We have played it for years. The course is always in amazing condition, HOWEVER the service and pace of play is terrible on weekends.

This was especially true on Saturday, Aug 26. There was no ranger to be found. Our first 9 took 3 1/2 hours. Unacceptable! Luckily we were paired with a very nice couple and the time was enjoyable. HOWEVER, it was their first experience and will likely never come back.

At the turn, I mentioned this to the lady in the pro shop (who was absolutely delightful) and she profusely apologized and offered that we could play the first 9 again vs. struggling through the back 9 with slow play.

For us this was a great option, however for the couple that wanted to experience the full course, this was frustrating.

Evidently there were two groups ahead of us that were not experienced golfers.

1) they were playing in jeans (signal #1 - problem)

2) we happened to finish at the same time and they were completely trashed (problem #2)

3) they spouted off about how they lost a whole box of balls on the course (problem #3)

Evidently the ranger left early and felt that the course "police's itself". (AKA - I don't want to deal with a bunch of drunk guys that all play from the blue tees and think they are amazing.)

Seriously, the rest of us suffer when there is no accountability.

Arrive early for what I hoped would be a great day of golf. Once we were on the course we never saw a ranger except by the clubhouse. The green were shaggy and appeared not to have been cut. Also there was some damage on the greens. Overall the greens need work. Pace of play was brutally slow. Lots of electronics in the cart...even a clock telling us how far behind pace we were. At the turn we were 27 minutes behind. At 14th tee we were 34 minutes behind with 3 groups on the tee. We left at this point with plans never to return. Far better golf available in Northern Michigan.

Every hole could be on a post card. The holes are lined with trees, but fairways are wide enough to be fair.

Fairways were heavily watered and green, but slightly soft due to excess watering.

Bunkers were well maintained

Greens rolled true and fast.

I wanted to leave a bad review so no one would come up and play….the course is well maintained and absolutely gorgeous. Course is tough but playable. Woman’s tee placement were excellent. Staff was super friendly.

Fast and unpredictable greens, breathtaking layouts, great staff, the starter was a little grumpy, love the course!