Coyote Preserve GC: #16
A view of the 16th hole at Coyote Preserve Golf Club
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4.4
466 Reviews (466)
5 Stars
263
4 Stars
149
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
88.9%
Recommend this course
426 out of 466 reviews
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4.4
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
1
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0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.8%
Recommend this course
15 out of 16 reviews
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4.3
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
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1
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1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
84.6%
Recommend this course
22 out of 26 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise for its moderately challenging design, with well-maintained fairways, soft bunkers, and greens that reward careful reads. Friendly staff and strong overall value make this a top pick among Michigan public courses.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6912 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.4

Coyote Preserve Golf Club in Fenton is one of the only courses in the area designed by Arnold Palmer. The course has a hilly terrain that provides plenty of elevation changes a well as stunning views. Tumbling across deep ravines and native wetlands, the layout requires many carries over dramatic depressions and water hazards but many are seemingly intimidating but actually quite reasonable. Massive, finely sculpted bunkers strategically frame the greensides of many holes. While some of them are manageable, others are deep and sod-faced. The tricky hazards in conjunction with the dramatic elevations demand both accuracy and creative shot-making. The golf course has a memorable finish with a par-5, risk-reward hole. There is ample room off the tee on this downhill, dogleg left hole and it presents a few different options for the second shot. With some thought, scoring par is definitely a possibility.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Seasonal
Architect Arnold Palmer (2001) Ed Seay

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirts are required. Shorts need to be 'Bermuda' length. INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE: Tank tops, T-shirts, Tennis shoes, Denim jeans, and cut-off shorts are NOT permitted.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.4
466 Reviews (466)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Dinner 7
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 36
Bunkers 32
Forced Carries 30
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 27
Advanced Golfers 23
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 26
Convenient to the City 10
In the 'Burbs 10

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

beautiful course

Like most of the other reviews say, this is a challenging course. Greens were in good shape. Lots of blind shots to navigate. This is one of the nicest courses around. If you are a below average golfer i would not recommend playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
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Previously Played

Too hard

This course was so hard it was not even fun to play.The women cannot get there in regulation. Your game better be on if you're going to go here

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf at Coyote Preserve with my Brother and friends

Price was outstanding for a course of this caliber and in great shape. I'm moving south to Florida and wanting to play as much golf as possible with my Brother and friends and this was one of the courses I wanted to play again before I move. Glad we did

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tough Track

Heard a lot about Coyote Preserve so I decided to drive up from Ann Arbor. While the outdoor areas are kind of small, their range and practice green were in good shape. Overall I would say that I was more impressed by the layout of the course more than it's condition. Greens were a little beaten up & some fairways were extremely bumpy. That being said, it is quite an enjoyable course to the golfers eye. GPS recommended for blind shots/layups.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Love This Track

I have not played this course in a couple of years but soon remembered how good it is. The course was in very nice shape, and the staff was friendly. The play was a bit slow on the front 9 but opened right up on the back and there were no delays. Great Up North feel to this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

what a deal !

I SAW THIS ON GOLF NOW AND CALLED MY BUDDIES. THE PLACE JUST PLAYS LIKE A PRO COURSE AND HAS A GREAT FEEL.DON'T PASS ON THIS PLACE.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Gem

Great & challenging layout. Will play it again! Only wished it was closer to home!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Great ciourse

This course is in the top 5 in southeast Michigan. Great design by Arnold Palmer. Very challenging and tests your entire game. Conditions excellent and staff are very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great challenging course but greens need to be faster

Beautiful scenery especially with the fall colors starting to take shape. Great, challenging design, however the greens were too slow. The cart we took was a bit dirty (it could be just that one we took, we didn't think to check first before putting our bags on).
Friendly and helpful staff. Pace of play was OK. We finished the round on a Saturday afternoon in about 4.25 hours (We zoomed through the front 9 but the back 9 was slow). Great price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

BKArmstrong

Had not played the Preserve for a number of years as the greens were not favorable that time. They have come back but were not like they used to be, fast, true & everything rolled out. They were slow this time, almost like they rolled them without cutting. The bunkers were also pretty washed out & have been better. Still is a great track, excellent mix of holes & absolutely beautiful scenery. Hope the to play and next year & hope to play more often but they have to get those greens back to smooth, true rolling & at least 11's.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough

Great layout and challenging in most areas
The only issue was that they let it rain on this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Difficult course.

Course is pretty difficult to play. A little more open on the back. Great deal through golfnow. Can't beat it for $15

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

HORRIBLE PACE OF PLAY

The pace of play was terrible, 5.5 hours on a mid Monday afternoon. Literally hit a ball wait 10-15 minutes hit a ball wait 10-15 minutes. There was no ranger anywhere on the course. Hard to stay warmed up and get anything going when waiting around on literally 3 groups of people on almost every hole.

The course itself is nice and the pro shop guy was professional, however due to the slow play not sure if I'll be back especially for an Arnold Palmer associated course, disappointed to say the least.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Don't Play if you are looking for a quick round

I play a lot of golf around the state at various golf courses. I typically play 2-3 times a week. My round at Coyote Preserve, by far, was the longest round for 18 holes. We saw a ranger on hole 1 and never saw him/her again, which was disappointing because the pace of play was ridiculous. We ended up quitting on the 16th hole. I am extremely disappointed that I spent over $80 to play this course that did not live up to the hype.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

awesome

Awesome course. Friendly staff. Course is well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Updates needed

On arrival we found the golf cart to be very dirty with ripped seats and bald tires. The sand traps do not drain well and were like cement, especially on the front 9. The pace of play was very slow for a weekday(5 hours for two players). We found the course hilly and challenging but will not return.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Course was in fairly good conditions even with all the rain. Challenging but fair

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course & challenging also.

To start with, they let my wife ride with me with no hassles so that was a big plus! (If they wouldn't have I would have went elsewhere.) I played by myself with my wife riding and it was a very nice enjoyable round. I like playing this course & I got a good deal on this day. The starter was very nice instead of what you usually get at places. I have seen the greens better there but this is an over-all very nice course to play. If you haven't played it it is worth playing. We saw some wildlife and some very pretty scenes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Take on the challenge

The course offers a nice challenge. The changing terrain is interesting. The bunkers were in bad shape and more like cement than sand.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

slow play

love this course but they were sending lots of twosomes out and a couple singles which just slowed play down, no rangers on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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