Grey Hawk GC: #11
View of the 11th green at Grey Hawk Golf Club.
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4.4
475 Reviews (475)
5 Stars
201
4 Stars
170
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
28
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
91.1%
Recommend this course
402 out of 475 reviews
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5.0
4 Reviews (4)
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4
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Conditions
5.0
Value
4.8
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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4 out of 4 reviews
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4.6
36 Reviews (36)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
94.4%
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34 out of 36 reviews
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Course Highlights
Grey Hawk's well-maintained fairways, firm greens, and quality sand bunkers consistently impress golfers throughout the season. The challenging layout with varied holes and water hazards delivers excellent value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7079 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.3

Grey Hawk Golf Club is a challenging but playable course that is a Cleveland area favorite. It brings resort-quality golf to a remote location in LaGrange that is seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The rolling landscape is the ideal terrain for links-style golf. The course demands accuracy with lightning fast greens surrounded by bunkers and be sure not to stray from the fairways or you'll almost definitely be left with an uneven lie. Unlike a typical links golf course, there are water hazards coming into play on several holes on this layout. The 11th hole features a tricky island green while the third hole has an equally challenging "island green" that is surrounded by sand. Grey Hawk Golf Club is a formidable but fair test with interesting and diverse hole designs.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season March - December
Architect von Hagge, Smelek and Baril (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
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 Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Ohio (2023 #23) (2019 #1)
  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2019 #9)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Layout in the U.S. (2019 #5)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Course Conditions in the U.S. (2019 #11)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2019 #1)
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Reviews

4.4
475 Reviews (475)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 38
Patio Dining 36
Dinner 24
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 56
Water Hazards 54
Forced Carries 37
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 46
Locals 34
Entertaining Clients 21
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 38
In the 'Burbs 26
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 64
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great Course Layout

What a great golf course. Every hole was unique & challenging. Just aerated. Course still very playable! A super course! We will definitely play again very soon! The staff were very nice & extremely helpful for our 1st time playing! Great food as well! Thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Driving range without net

No net lots of balls on hole behind. Was hard to find ball if yellow

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played

Greens awesome prior to aeration

Awesome weather & best time to play GH is without windy conditions. Greens are great, hold good shots & fast. Pro is good guy, always pairs me up well. For me, if I can play 7-9&11 w/o lost water-bath, I'm going to score well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 250 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mid September Review

This was the first time I have played Grey Hawk this year. It is one of the best designs in the area. It is a big modern course, it is wide, fairly long. Every hole is unique, no two holes are close to being the same. Mainly a links style, but look out for hole 7, 8, & 9, they are have more trees, and are three of the toughest hole in the area.

We played Sunday afternoon, we played in 5:25 minutes, it was slow. There was an event in front of us, possibly the reason for the slow play. The conditions were average at best, bunkers were all in good shape. The rough had several areas roped off, from being burnt out (this has been the case for as long as I have been playing this course).

It is a fun tough course. The weather has been dry and hot, so I am fairly forgiving of the burnt out grass, but maintenance is the biggest issue for Grey Hawk. Two island greens, on in water and one on sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Private course feel at Gray Hawk

We loved this course, the fastest greens I've been on this year. Beautiful course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Challenging Course

Challenging track. Greens in great shape Fairways good too. little rough around the edges planted with grass seed. I am looking forward to playing again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

GreyHawk Blew Me Away ............

GreyHawk continues to get better, especially the greens .........but this day it was all about the WIND. The wind could turn some good shots into OB or water balls, and poor ball-strikers (like myself) didn't have a chance. The perimeters still look ugly, but if you keep in fairway, you should have a good time watching the other balls fly far & wide. Everybody needs to repair balls-marks & replace fwy divots, and more than just their own. The Hot Deals Special was great price for Labor Day, but pace-of-play was rather slow, with golfers taking advantage of the last days of Summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Enjoyable, challenging layout

The course is coming back. Some spotty fairways, receptive greens and a few challenging holes carved out of the terrain. If you've never played the course, it's a must than you can decide.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging but fun

Course is tougher than most but fun to play. Two island greens (1 bunkered & 1 water). Water in play on half the holes. I played course once in 2016 and didn't return due to course condition. Have played at least a dozen times this year since tee boxes, fairways and greens are in great condition. Staff is great with nice clubhouse and restaurant.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Grey hawk

Greens are sweet. Bunkers have rocks in them. Rough around edges. Good pace

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Much Improved

Haven't played Grey Hawk in about 2 years and it has greatly improved since the last time I played. They took out a lot of bunkers, but is still a challenging course. The fairways were very nice and the greens were in nice condition, but need to teach people to repair ball marks! The pace of play was horrible for a late Sunday afternoon round. Need to have a ranger on the course because you should not have to wait for every shot on every hole! Overall the course is coming back to what it once was and I will play again for sure!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Perfect weather
Used cart

GreyHawk can be a Humbler .........

First, my review is biased because I love GreyHawk - the challenging layout, the increasingly better course conditions, and the Staff (Golf Pro & restaurant) very pleasant & accommodating .........but this Sunday afternoon was handicapped by some very slow play. This is a tough course for the experienced golfer, and GreyHawk can certainly eat up your time, especially if you distribute a few errant shots. I don't know if our group followed beginners or what, but usually slow players have no regard to the circumstance of backing up groups behind them. Its fun to play GreyHawk, but could have been even more enjoyable had it not been for the slow pace-of-play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Grey Hawk 8/9/2017

The course is very challenging - wayward shots are penal. The course has recovered significantly from all the burned out spots and damaged greens from a couple years ago. It's a fun course but you need your A+ game to score. My only complaint would be that there were no yardage stakes. There were some yardages on sprinkler heads - but of course you can't see them unless you are next to it. So figuring out angles and yardages is difficult- even with gps.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful experience

Challenging test from the tips & found the tees, fairways & greens to be in great shape w/ speedy greens. Traps are in great shape w/ plenty of sand & holes w/ water - very intimidating. Par 5's are quite the beasts. Range / chipping / putting areas all in great condition & excellent facility to practice. Look forward to round #2 @ this challenging layout - well worth the drive from Wedtlake.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

The best golf course ever

Grey hawk was the best golf course in Ohio.

Course condition, staff, course layout ... all of them are perfect for me to play.

and some hole are little bit moderate but mostly it was very challenging,

best golf course for intermediate golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played

Getting Better

This course continues to improve. They have new ownership and it continues to bounce back. The tee boxes are in good shape, the greens are perfect, fast, and roll true. They would be even better if people would learn how to fix a ball mark. The fairways have grown back, and there are no more gigantic patches of brown grass across the fairways. There still are some patchy spots but they have reseeded this year to fix those brown spots and they should be gone next year. They have also removed dozens of sand traps which makes play a bit easier and probably saves them thousands on costs. Some bare spots and hard pan in the rough, but certain spots get really worn down by cart traffic. There were probably 12-15 people working on the course than playing it, and I got around in 3 1/2 hours. This is an amazing layout and big ball park (one of the few public courses around that is over 7000 from the back tees) It can give and it can take. You really need to play it a few times to know exactly where to hit the ball. The distance and the difficulty probably contribute to the lack of play, but they run so many specials this course is really affordable. Make the trip, it is worth it.

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

Finally a great course again

After two years of being in awful shape this course is back. Thank goodness too because the west side has no good public courses

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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