GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
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
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
68.8%
Recommend this course
11 out of 16 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
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
Read Reviews

About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6554 yards
Slope 133
Rating 71.9
Book a Tee Time at
Sanctuary Lake Golf Course
Powered by GolfNow.com
Hot Deals at Sanctuary Lake Golf Course

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
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+
waivedfees
10 rounds of waived fees
golf ball.svg
$120 in tee time credits
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection
redeemtrophy
Redeem GolfPass points

Reviews

3.9
552 Reviews (552)
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good design

Interesting layout...fun and challenging. Perhaps a few too many blind shots. I'll need to play this course a few times to get to know how to manage it. Course conditions very good. Clubhouse very friendly and helpful. I'll be back!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging back 9

Course requires some attention but overall, it was a pleasant experience. Challenging holes, especially on the back 9 where you have very narrow fairways with water on one side and forest on the other. Very hilly also, to add to the difficulty.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

OK to Play

A little over 4 1/2 hours to play. Waited on almost every tee (sometimes for 2 groups). Most likely because the course was short and twosomes were not paired up (and we never saw a ranger or even a starter). Greens were a bit worn but otherwise the course was in good condition. Many holes had a significant change in elevation. Since the course is built over an old landfill, be prepared for occasional whiffs of unpleasant odors from the numerous vents scattered around the course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course challenges me to use all the clubs in my bag.

I found the course in super condition although being on a trash fill the stench at times was very smelly to me. This was the first time I noticed the aroma, I've played this course 4 times in the past three years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value for the money

We enjoyed the course. It is attractive and has something to offer for golfers of all levels. The pace of play was slow but it was midday on a Friday in August. However, we still would have appreciated a marshall on the course to help speed up play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

this course is a must play it will test all aspects of your golf game

been playing here for 5 years its one of my top 5 places to play for the money

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging with great views

This was our first te ever playing here. We enjoyed the challenges this course offered.

The cons- #4 & #17's tee box positions didn't make a lot of sense in the were they were located. Very dangerous while standing on #4's tee box. Also, the pace of play was extremely slow and the ranger never sped it up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good links style course

A links on top of a landfill - nice course - has some tricky holes but overall is pretty playable. The course on a Sunday was SLOW - 5 and a half hour round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Challenge

Excellent course if you enjoy a challenge- many elevated tee boxes, very punitive rough, greens are fast and tricky. I would not recommend for a short hitter, will be a very frustrating test.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

nice for $38

played here because it is close to home & needed to avoid the 30 minutes each way journey to cheaper courses. we paid $38 which is much cheaper than the very expensive regular price, which i would not pay even for the convenient location. the course layout is very strange & not your normal go out & then come back in on the front & back nines. due to this layout & the elevations changes walking is not allowed. the course was in great condition, with good sand in the bunkers & the greens were undulating & very difficult to read. the course appears to be short, but with the elevation changes don't be fooled. will play again for the discounted price only.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

The course is challenging for all levels of golfers depending on which tees you utilize. The course had some water damage as well as damaged fairways. Because they have a lot of vegetation, they should spray for Mosquitos which would help make the play more enjoyable. The sand traps were mud traps and could not be played out of.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Short but challenging

A great links course within city limits. Short but challenging at times.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff and course were great!

This course was challenging and well kept, great deception and strategic golf is the day on this course. The staff was great, from the ranger who indicated the difficult holes and how to play the challenge to the server staff with smiles and well mannered food was good too. I will go there again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice, hilly layout

Average price. Well maintained. Nice traps, greens, fairways, and tee boxes. A little more course then the land available allows for. Strange cart drive from some greens to the next tee box. Overall I had my best scoring round of the year, so I'll be back!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways need taking care of,pace of play a bit too slow.

Course offers a good variety of holes.I like that the par threes are so different from one another. The par fives could be a bit longer , I think only one par five plays as a three shot hole.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not too costly, but not a good value all things considered

Liked the course layout, however what I took away from my round was it was hard to enjoy,when you are stacked 3 deep on every tee. Also tried to get a bite after our 3 hour front 9 nine only to be told that the clubhouse closes at 4:30 on Sunday. Really? You are sending foresomes doing 18 holes after 4 p.m and offer no ammenities in the way of food or beverage? Won't be back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sanctuary Lake

Tee times were booked too close so it took 5 1/2 hours to play....very slow.....would be a great outing if they sent groups out with sufficient time.....especially since they know the course....there are some blind tee shots after hole one and that should be taken into consideration for tee times

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play. No ranger

One group as a hole or 1 1/2 holes behind. Ranger neve rush owed for 18 holes

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The staff is great the course layout is odd.

The staff at the course was great from start to finish. The course is a links style with some heather and very few trees. They did what they could with the water hazards they had but could use more.
Considering the lack of real hazards play was slower than expected for earliy on a Sunday morning. The course layout is odd with alot of time spent driving past tee boxes for other holes to get to my next tee.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Wide open

Well kept for the beginning of the season. The pace was steady. It was really cold today, the course let people take a rain check after nine. I was impressed by that, usually that doesn't happen. Have great deals on golfnow.com

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Nearby Courses
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Public
4.1212876869
243
Troy, Michigan
Public
4.0250697015
293
Rochester, Michigan
Private
4.5
2
Rochester, Michigan
Public
1.8949579832
19
Shelby Township, Michigan
Public
3.960591133
203
Rochester, Michigan
Private
5.0
5
Rochester, Michigan
Private
5.0
5
Troy, Michigan
Semi-Private
3.0
1
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Private
0.0
0
Shelby Township, Michigan
Public/Municipal
4.0111930186
639
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Public
4.2
10
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Public
4.1428571429
7
Golf Packages

Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package

FROM $617 (USD)
KOHLER, WI | Enjoy 2 nights’ accommodations at The American Club or the Inn at Woodlake and 3 rounds of golf at Blackwolf Run (River or Meadow Valleys Course) and Whistling Straits (Straits or Irish Course)

Destination Kohler - To Dye Four Golf Package

FROM $557 (USD)
KOHLER, WI | Enjoy 3 nights’ accommodations at The American Club or the Inn on Woodlake and 4 rounds of golf at Blackwolf Run (River & Meadow Valley Courses) and Whistling Straits (Straits & Irish Courses).
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account