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3.9
552 Reviews (552)
5 Stars
164
4 Stars
251
3 Stars
94
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.8
80.6%
Recommend this course
469 out of 552 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.0
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
85.7%
Recommend this course
6 out of 7 reviews
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3.8
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.4
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
74.5%
Recommend this course
35 out of 47 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6554 yards
Slope 133
Rating 71.9
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Sanctuary Lake Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bent grass
Greens Bent grass

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.9
552 Reviews (552)
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Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Interesting course

Didn't realize the course was built on an old landfill. Didn't take long for the smell to make me nauseous. With the slow pace, had to choke on it extra long. It has a fun layout, but don't think I could handle another 5 hours in the heat with that smell.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice course. Beautiful layout. Amenities lacking - golf range balls should included.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very average expect for the price

Course has better than average greens but other than that.. the course is pretty boring.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Inclement weather, still open

Although it was raining and cart path only, the course was in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Shadow of It’s Former Self

Good value for my time selected. Course continues it’s decline - no upkeep, grassless areas abound. Food was better than in past years. However, it amazes me that two municipal courses, close to each other, managed by same management company, same price, etc can be so different in maintenance, upkeep and level of play. Sylvan Glenn is first rate, well-maintained, excellent shape , great beauty and it’s sister, Sanctuary Lake is the opposite. However, I am still very happy to have two friendly, affordable municipal courses in our community. No other community has suc an amenity.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/26/2021

Thank you for reaching out with us and reviewing our property, however I could not disagree more with your opinion that the course is declining, myself and our maintenance team here at Sanctuary Lake work extremely hard each and every year to improve course conditions. If you did not know, Sanctuary Lake is one of the most unique properties in all of southeast Detroit. It was built on an old landfill back in 2002 and was contracted out to be built by Treadwell Real Estate. Upon receiving the bid Treadwell and his team used 1,000,000 cubic yards of free material from an adjacent road project, I-696 to back fill the course. Using this material to build the golf course helped Treadwell and his team complete the project far below budget, however this material is anaerobic which repels water from moving through the soil and honestly most of the material is just concrete and rocks, which is the reason why we have so many bare spots on the course. We are working hard to fix every area on the golf course and I regularly post it on my Facebook page if you’re ever interested in checking out what we’re up to. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me for any further questions or concerns, sincerely Nic Thommes.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Its all in the hills

Excellent layout, difficult greens to read lead to a fun round. Couple of places where the condition was beat up by ruts and tire tracks.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Will play again!

Great course and great price. The absolute only thing that I desired was taller vent poles to let the stink out of the landfill. Having one on the #10 tee box punching me in the face while trying to hit a decent ball was beyond difficult. Missed fairway but had a nice 8 into the green.

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

Nice Course

Nothing Bad to say here. A bit stacked up to start but a slower group let us play through and moved well after that. Greens and fairways were in great shape. Some hole felt a little Close together but It didn't affect my round. With the hot deal it was definitely worth the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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