Tanglewood - The Lion - West: #6
A view of hole #6 from West Course at Tanglewood - The Lion.
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4.5
339 Reviews (339)
5 Stars
173
4 Stars
123
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
94.5%
Recommend this course
302 out of 339 reviews
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4.6
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.9
93.8%
Recommend this course
15 out of 16 reviews
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4.6
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
92.6%
Recommend this course
25 out of 27 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise, with well-maintained fairways, fast greens, and scenic views rewarding golfers at every level. Friendly staff throughout the shop, grill, and starters make this an outstanding value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6913 yards
Slope 136
Rating 72.8

Tanglewood, also known as "The Lion," boasts 27 holes of championship golf, divided into the North, South, and West nines. The holes are played in three different 18-hole combinations. The North/West Course starts with the gentlest nine before moving on to the newest and arguably the most challenging nine. The undulating landscape provides a soft bowl-shape to many of the holes that help to keep errant shots in play by corralling them away from the bordering backyards. Water hazards come into play on seven holes on the West nine and the greens are also guarded heavily by pins. The West's third hole is one of the most memorable holes on the golf course. This tricky par 4 gets progressively more challenging as you move from the wide fairways to the steep and intrusive bunkers that lead to the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Bill Newcomb (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.5
339 Reviews (339)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 11
Bunkers 8
Thick Rough 8
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 6
Locals 6
Playing Multiple Courses 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 8
Worth the Drive 6

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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Typically a nice course. Not fun today

It took us 2:45 to complete the first nine and never saw a ranger on the course. Went to make the turn and were told we had to wait 45 min until an outing was finished. Asked if we could get a 9 hole voucher and was told no. Ended leaving anyway. Hey Tanglewood thanks for being so accommodating

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Solid Playing Experience!! A must play...

Very impressed with this one...Great conditions. Variable challenges. You can definitely score here (78), but you need to leave your ego in the car (not your bag as you will be tempted to grab it on a few holes). Pace was a bit slow on a few holes due to an outing that was finishing in the early evening (back 9 nine). Front 9 pace balanced things out though. The 1 hr. drive home was much more enjoyable after the experience. Another lower Michigan jewel! Solid A grade! Will be added to the frequent play list.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Solid Course

Great conditions for a public course, especially the greens. Play a little slow at times, but to be expected on a Saturday. Please cut your rough shorter. We're not playing in a US Open. Very frustrating to have to take 5 minutes to look for a ball that is 5 yards off the fairway and/or a few yards off the green. Other than that, enjoyable experience and very nice course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course, worth playing

South & West is the best combo. Green rolled true and fast, and the overall condition of the course was good. Best value to be had is with golfnow's hotdeals.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well maintained course.

Tanglewood has 3 nines, I played the South and the West courses. They were both in excellent condition. The South is a little tougher than the West. Greens were pretty fast for a public course as they were in great condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good not Great

Its a challenging course for the average golfer. The staff had two groups of 14+ people teeing off and they handled that very well, was still able to get in 18 holes in 4.5 hours. I would feel a lot more comfortable paying less then 50$ to play here because their just isn't enough to justify it.

Bottom Line: worth a shot, you wont be disappointing by any means.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Very nice course

Fun to play, fairly easy but some challenges.
was in nice shape and my wife and I played on a Sunday afternoon late and played around 3 hours. very friendly staff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic

Great sevice. There was an attendant to unload our clubs. The practice area incldes a bunker and chipping area. The fairways are beautifully maintained and the course length seemed somewhat short, with nice doglegs to offset. The greens are fantastic and somewhat fast, took a little getting used to, but half way through the round (north-south) we had it pretty well diled in. The cart girls are friendly and mostly hot to boot, and the food was good and drink prices fair. Highly recommended.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great play for the Golfnow price

Great play for the Golfnow price. Slow play on the back but was expected being a hoilday. No rangers noted. Golfers need to repair their divots on the green.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great local course! My first time. I will be back to play again!

Nice course! Will definitely be back to play 18. I scored an 88. Slow greens, but the rough is thick. Great time. Really hot day!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played south & west courses.

First Nine was a good pace. On the 8th hole(west course) there was 5 groups waiting to tee off. No course Ranger to quicken the pace. Had to leave, otherwise the last 2 holes would have taken 50 minutes. Very disappointing. Good course, but should be run better. Will probably not return. Golfers need to play "ready golf" on the weekend and Tanglewood needs to let people know its not a private country club.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course with plenty of opportunity for new and experienced golfers

This is the first time I have played Tanglewood in 10 years only because I recently moved back into the area. I played the South to West 18 from the blue tees and found that the course had opportunities for both smart play and risk taking. The greens were smooth and ran faster than I was used to, however I enjoyed them once I learned the pace. The practice facilities were excellent. Grass tees for the range and they ball dispenser takes both cash and credit card. The putting green was large but ran slower than the actual greens. The chipping green was significantly slower and I would have liked to see it mown like the putting green so that I could see the run out of the ball.

Overall an excellent experience and I will be going again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Good

Great Challenging Golf Course and pretty good food.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pristine course worth the money!

Tanglewood has three nine hole courses. I played the West and North nines. This combination was very challenging. The course was in perfect shape, all the greens were very fast and required a good eye for subtle changes that made the ball move right or left.. I really enjoyed the challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in outstanding condition!!!

Golf course is outstanding, however, cart paths are in poor condition and literally jar you out of your seat.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth playing

Hot deal rates are well worth the money at any course in this area. The North 9 is the most boring of the 3 but all 3 are in good shape, no complaints about the greens. We got around in just under 5 hours which is to be expected for a noon tee time on a holiday weekend. If this course had a little better normal rates I would play here more often, in the last 2 years there has been a pretty significant increase.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course, well-maintained. If you can get it for a discounted rate it is well worth it. The only thing I could complain about is that the carts are gas, not electric, and the staff inside the clubhouse was not very attentive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great all around course at a great value

Nice tree lined fairways on many holes with some houses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Top public course

I play this course regularly. Top level public cousre. Fair, ok distance, and good combination of shot making vs power. Today the greens were in absolutely pristine condition. Best I've seen from any public course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens were very challenging and the hazards cleverly placed. A bit more focus on making the sand more fluffy in the bunkers would be beneficial.

The staff was friendly, the beverage cart girls were very nice (and cute too), the bartender was enthusiastic and customer oriented. I arrived at the course early. It was much appreciated that the starter matched me with another group so I could tee-off sooner.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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