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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
81.2%
Recommend this course
469 out of 552 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.0
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
77.3%
Recommend this course
17 out of 22 reviews
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Average Rating
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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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Reviews

3.9
552 Reviews (552)
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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

Kept very nice

Looking beautiful!! Love this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Sanctuary lake

Poor management of pace of play. 7:10am tee time and still got mucked with hole hoppers bogging down pace of play. No rangers patrolling the course.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course maintained well

Nice round of golf. Friendly staff. Greens are nice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good for spring golf

The course is in really good shape for spring. Pace of play was slow but it was a Saturday around 1pm. The only down side was the greens which were much slower than usual at this course. It's a minor complaint but I think it's fair compared to most of the metro Detroit courses at this time of year. No matter what, it's still a course that anyone can enjoy which is why I play here fairly regularly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 53
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Nice course... HORRIBLE Greens

I've played here a handful of times.. its a nice course and usually in good shape.

but...

The greens are horrible, worse than any course I've played (this includes low enders like hilltop and hartland glenn)

The greens are discolored, bumpy, amd have some sort of issues going on.

Fairways, tee boxes, carts... all good.

greens are trash

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 123
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Needs care

The greens were very slow and very discolored and patchy making it very hard to read the greens and on top of it they were just too long and slow. Then there were a couple of holes that seemed the greens were cut a little better but still lots of dead patches and hard to read. Pace of play was awful got stuck behind two VERY slow groups and it seemed they had no rangers going around trying to check in and keep track of pace of play. I understand it is a public course but it is no fun for a golfer who would like to play at a decent pace it takes away from the enjoyment. Would not play this course again played in 2-3 times this season already no changes each time bad greens and very slow play.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very friendly staff

Cart paths need repair and a better routes are needed to insure golfers safety ( ex: going to hole 4 passing 17) maybe more signage to indicate which direction to holes and a on-deck area so not to pull up on golfers that are on the tee box

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overpriced smelly mess

Well, it’s on a landfill and it sure smells like it. Its overpriced due to the way it smells, the amount of trash on the course, and the course layout is not the best. You would have to drive by other people teeing off/playing to get to multiple holes. We almost got hit by 3 golf balls from other people teeing off while we were on the 1st hole. The worst is the smell, I Won’t be playing here ever again mainly due to the smell.

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