Grey Hawk Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey | 72 | 7079 yards | 74.3 | 137 |
| Blue | 72 | 6687 yards | 72.3 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 6240 yards | 69.5 | 126 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6240 yards | 75.9 | 137 |
| Gold | 72 | 5711 yards | 66.9 | 119 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5711 yards | 72.5 | 128 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5091 yards | 69.7 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey M: 74.7/141 | 427 | 224 | 357 | 525 | 189 | 411 | 578 | 412 | 416 | 3539 | 549 | 180 | 425 | 197 | 562 | 423 | 420 | 200 | 584 | 3540 | 7079 |
| Blue M: 72.1/129 | 404 | 194 | 328 | 511 | 177 | 375 | 549 | 401 | 388 | 3327 | 535 | 164 | 404 | 167 | 532 | 405 | 391 | 193 | 569 | 3360 | 6687 |
| White M: 70.2/124 W: 76.1/137 | 376 | 167 | 301 | 485 | 154 | 354 | 527 | 346 | 366 | 3076 | 515 | 148 | 380 | 148 | 512 | 374 | 377 | 166 | 544 | 3164 | 6240 |
| Gold M: 67.7/118 W: 73.7/132 | 345 | 144 | 266 | 453 | 137 | 317 | 512 | 317 | 322 | 2813 | 499 | 123 | 359 | 132 | 478 | 328 | 342 | 138 | 499 | 2898 | 5711 |
| Red W: 69.7/117 | 310 | 123 | 228 | 411 | 110 | 274 | 491 | 287 | 299 | 2533 | 432 | 94 | 321 | 107 | 441 | 295 | 298 | 109 | 461 | 2558 | 5091 |
| Handicap | 11 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Reviewer Photos
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#7 --challenging par5 (looking back green 2 Tee) Photo submitted by DAB4par on 07/22/2019
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First hole from second shot area, see roped off grass on left mounds. Photo submitted by carolinadad on 09/24/2017
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No. 11 par 3 island green. Photo submitted by carolinadad on 09/24/2017
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Ballz-in-the-Air! Photo submitted by DAB4par on 09/06/2017
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I pray to GiR #11 Island Green Photo submitted by DAB4par on 08/15/2017
Like The Course
The second time we have played this course. The fairways were green but the course had just been aerated the past week so the greens were rough. I thought the price they were charging should of been even lower since the greens were in such bad shape.
course needs lots of work
the golf course was in terrible shape, the weather has been great for the past month. thanks golfnow for deals you offer, I would never pay full green fee to golf here. last year after hearing how great the course is I booked a golfnow tee time last Oct. a wet Fall last year, even with the golf course being wet the course look great and played well. fairways were well maintained and greens were smooth (ball rolled true). pace of play was good, no holdups. I decide to play this year in dry conditions, mistake, even though the price was good thanks to golfnow, I am not an expert on how to maintain a golf course, but I due take care of my own lawn. large patches of grass missing on most fairways, black ball marks all over all the greens (no grass growing on old ball marks). pace of play, we skipped the last three holes. we caught up two golfers on tee 12. we notice they did not tee off until the foursome walked off the green. then they looked for lost golf balls along the way.we asked twice if we could play through, no answer. we quite after 15 holes. courtesy they lack. we complained to (different person) the man at the counter. I let him tell what he wanted to, then I said "a ranger would help alleviate some problems". it seems that the clubhouse is the showcase and not the golf course.
On decline
I use to love this course but it seems to be on the decline. It just isn't as nice as it used to be and seems to be neglected. The greens and the sand traps needed some TLC. I would only recommend this course if you can get a rate deal.
Apology review
I needed to apologize to the front desk at Grey Hawk. Although just last week said "no more" I begruglingly played it today with my neighbor ($14/ea with promo code!!) and it was a delightful 18 holes!! Perfect weather, great pace (less than 3.5 hrs) and the course was in nice shape (except "waste" bunkers). Doesn't hurt that I shot 38 on the back. :) Staff even called me tonight to say the found my missing driver head cover!
I was upset last week and still feel Golfnow's Hot deals are risky if you have non-rain raincheck needs (infrequent but possible). But Grey Hawk folks and facility are great vakue at Golfnow's discounts.
Beware of hot deals and the possible need for rain checks.
Just got back from horrible experience here. My adult son and I were told front 9 was wide open so we teed off a few min early only to find very slow threesome on 1st green (even greenskeeper didn;t know where they came from). They finally let us begrunglingly play through on 4 but then ran into single on nine who was fishing balls out of lake for 5 minutes, unaware of us on the tee (even though we yelled fore a few times and son hit drive far left of him). I hit near lake and yelled "fore" but upon approach he had words with us and told my son I had bad golf etiquette (yet admitted to trolling for water balls and never saw us on tee). We were upset at the whole un-supervised nine hole expereince and asked at desk for raincheck. They said no because we had paid through Golfnow! A customer-friendly approach would be to give us 9 hole rainchecks regardless (as Golfnow funds will eventually funnel there).
Hot deal (as in hot under the collar).
BTW, bunkers were void of sand (more like waste areas), and greens were pretty beat up. Even though we were regulars there, we are done (and told them so...like they care). Bye Grey Hawk. Life is too short to be dealing with this.
Ted
P.S. Range is still nicest feature of property; good grass tees.
Burned out fairways and greens that needed work
This course was one of the best...now it needs a lot of work
Great Layout
This is a very good layout with challenging holes. Not in as good condition as usual. Showing signs of stress from the weather. Greens are very good
glad i got it cheap
nice layout but that's it. fairways dry and cracking up greens were bumpy and those sands traps are like cement. if a course is going to have traps, try maintaining them
Horrible experience
We double booked tee times for a bachelor party of 6 guys. We were rushed thru each home by rangers because , and I quote " the guys behind you are regulars and okay here all the time and play really fast". We were actually playing ahead of schedule but we were being rushed. They were verbally rude. We called the next day to complain and the female I spoke with kept interrupting me and wouldn't let me speak as soon as she realized it was a complaint. Also THERE IS NO SAND IN THE SAND TRAPS! Horrible experience -very rude staff and horrible course itself. Way overpriced
Terrible staff and fairways
We booked earlier this week a double tee time for 6 people and were not told about a golf outing. Initially we were told we needed to be on hole 6 by a set time no issue which we did. After that the ranger was on us every hole even though we were playing faster than pace. Also the fairways were garbage and not maintenanced. I will not be back.
Always a good day at Grey Hawk
Grey Hawk is always a good course to play. Yeah they are letting the course go a bit. Lots of divots and ball marks, and the sand is now hardpan but that doesn't matter. The layout is great and challenging. I wish they had 100 yard markers. It's a return destination year after year.
Disappointed
For years this course had always been one of my favorites and would drive almost an hour to play. No more. The course is in horrible shape. Greens are pocked up, tees are divot ridden, and fairways are barren. Simply inexcusable. So sad.
What happened?
This course has seen its fair share of ups and downs, but this is down again. I had hoped the change in management would bring the course back to what it was the first time I played it in 2010 but I can't say that it has. This used to be a challenging course but with what appears to be a true lack of care, it was far too forgiving for the layout. Grass is unevenly cut throughout the rough, fairways and greens. Greens are being abused and not repaired along with disease.
Etiquette by the gentleman cutting the grass on 6 was absent. Not only did he not idle his engine as we were playing in the area he was cutting, but he didn't even bother to stop mowing.
Going way downhill
We have played this course many times over the years and this time by far was the worst I've seen it. Fairways were burned out in multiple locations to the point it was hard cracked dirt in places. Rough around the greens and fairways was burned out and bare in many places. Most of the bunkers would be compared to little league infield dirt. Greens hand many pitch marks unfixed or dried out and not grown back in. Overall this course has gone way downhill from where I have seen it in previous years and they still feel they can charge a premium price. Will not be back unless significant changes are made by the ownership.
Love the challenge
I love the difficulty / challenge of this layout. You need to bring your best game to score well at Grey Hawk. While the greens were very smooth and fast, they had a number of pit marks and burned out spots. Tees and fairways were excellent. Unfortunately, the bunkers were rock hard and very difficult to hit the appropriate shot from.
Nice course
Bring your A game. Very challenging. Wind is in face almost every hole.
Bill Akron
The course is one of the nicest in Lorain County. Unfortunately it was in poor condition the fairways had clumps of weeds, the bunkers were 80% dirt and 20% sand. The course was dried out and poorly maintained. We probably won't go back, Summit County has nice well maintained courses. Too bad Grey Hawk could be a premier course.
In great shape
The course has always had a great layout. Very challenging at times. Fairways and greens in good shape and Now they are starting to get the hunkers back into playable shape.
end of season
the course was in good shape for the time of year you can still see some of the dead spots from a couple of years ago the course was out of a couple of things such as diet sodas and beer varieties as they are winding down.
excellent golf course for the price
I have played Grey Hawk 5 times over the last two years. It takes close to an hour to get to the golf course, but the trip is well worth the time. Very few trees, huge greens, links-like feel. You can spray it a little off the tee, and areas near the green arent too challenging. When the wind is up, this course is brutal, with very little protection. Conditions are not as good as some top NE Ohio courses, but well above average. Greens are medium fast, which makes it a scorable golf course.