Sanctuary Lake Golf Course

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Overall I would say this was a fun place to play, and that's hard to say about most places these days.

The course is maintained fairly well and its quite scenic for being a municipal venue. Has an upper scale vibe about it. Elevation changes for some fairways, tiered greens, wide fairways, and challenging but not ridiculous settings make it a enjoyable experience. Staff was friendly, rangers were helpful.

The course is built over a landfill with some methane stacks, but they are well placed and designed into the surroundings and there was little noticeable smell on the day I played if at all (80F day I played). Higher Summer heat might make it more noticeable I would say.

A couple of water areas (one front, one back) but options exist depending on where you tee it up, to help avoid losing your ball to the deep.

Overall, keep the ball in play and your average golfer can have a decent score, making it even more enjoyable. As the guy in the commercial says, "Go Play".

First time playing this course this year. The course has several fairways under construction and in general the greens were fairly rough. Since it is early in the year these imperfections may be worked out by June.

Sanctuary Lakes, Troy, MI. proved to be a solid test of golf. The course has generous landing areas for tee shots but the approach shot into the green presented some challenges.
Nice elevation changes, nice pace of play, an enjoyable round of golf.

Great open links type course, well maintained, slightly to much money for the course, but I guess they can do that because of the great location. Also brand new battery operated golf carts was a plus. This course has lots of hills and its a short course.

Slow play and smells. Not worth the price. Play was slow, the drinks from the pub were real good.

Considering the time of year, late October on a windy 60 degree day, the course was in very good condition and the greens were excellent for anytime of year. The Links Style Course was quite challenging in the wind, especially with all the elevation changes.
This is a very nice complete Municipal Course that the city of Troy has. I would whole heartily recommend this course. It might be a challenge for the high handicaper with the high grass and some target landing areas.

This golf course in a nice links style golf course. Is somewhat challenging a little overvalued during the summer months. Usually crowded pace of play is 4 and half hours. Every once in awhile you smell methane gas because your literally on a land fill.

I had seen prior good reviews for the course, so I was excited that there was a "good deal" for it a few weeks ago. The pace of play was pretty bad, and the course itself wasn't anything to write home about. This is a course I would recommend if the price gets to the $30 range.