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
2 Stars
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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4.4
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
85.7%
Recommend this course
24 out of 28 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 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great value & nice layout

Pro shop staff very nice , gave info on course conditions & speed of greens. Always liked the layout & conditions was good. Greens fast but manageable. Will go back Great course & value. I really like the way the starter handles the first tee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

Everyones heard the good stuff about the course,here's the rest of the story... Sand is washin out of some of the traps-rocks showin through in places.The Greens have 2 types of grass this year-your typical greens grass and a type I'm not quite sure is a grass-might be a weed,but it grows up as fast as they cut it and bumps the ball all over the place resulting in more 3 putts than I'm used to.We paid a Golfnow price that made the course worth the money.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very fun course

A great day for golf Sunny and hi 70's. The course and area are beautiful albeit very challenging. Don't be afraid to club up as many of the greens and landing areas are "all carry". Pace of play was great and staff was friendly and helpful. Couldn't ask for a better day. I expect that as the the season progresses, the course will become that much more terrific. I'll be back later this summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

My forsome had a great time!

Love playing this course. It's in the middle of myself and all my buddies. Up north feel, with local prices!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Facilities

I was impressed with the course once again. I found the practice area suitable. Maybe one or two more holes on the putting green would have been nice as there was a back up. Distance signs on the driving range were also missing. If you are an armature like most all golfers there are and you're trying to sharpen your distance accuracy on your clubs it makes it difficult. Also, when I went in the locker room to change, I was very disappointed to see one of the beautiful wood lockers open and full of custodial supplies falling onto the floor. I never got any deeper in to find out if they had shower facilities which should be a must on a course like that.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

tough course

take extra balls to this course, this is one of the hardest courses that I have played in a long time. Not very many flat lies.
Pace of play on the front nine was average, when we made the turn on the number 10 hole we ran into a 4 some that had teed off 1.5 hours before we did. The back nine took us 3 hours to play.
This is not a course to play if you are just learning the game, Very difficult!!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Challenging and fun.

I never score well here, but that doesn't affect how much I like playing here. Much easier with course knowledge.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for fall golf

Our group had a great experience on this course. The staff was very friendly. The course was well maintained even though there were fallen leaves all around. The color was beautiful and the layout of the course was challenging. We didn't golf our best but will remember the lessons the course taught us for our next visit. Each hole provided beautiful scenery along with a new challenge. We enjoyed ourselves and will definitely return.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

payed before but had isuses with this roundi

had played here before and will come back but I was a disappointed in the greens and the bunkers for which not one was maintained for play

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Championship Lay out in Great Conditions!

A Fantastic Lay-out in Pristine conditions. % set of tees to make it fun or very challenging. Large greens with many small slopes and valleys. Putting is at a premium when missing hitting greens in Regulation. Great price for One of The Most beautiful courses in Michigan!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful and Challenging

The course was stunning and in terrific shape. The greens were challenging, incredibly fast, and difficult reads which led to high scores for us. Spent a lot of time in the sand as there were many bunkers to catch your misses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course advertises up north experience without the drive. I agree. The Coyote Preserve was very fun and challenging.

I would play The Coyote Preserve over and over. I have played there before and it's a great course. Unfortunately, when I played this time, it took well over five hours to complete the round. A ranger may have been able to speed up the pace of play on the groups in front of us. Other than that I have no complaints.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Arnold Palmer Course

My favorite in the area if not all of lower Michigan. Everything about this course is great. Tee boxes, greens, fairways, staff, driving range, area, views. This is the course my wife and I would love to live on. The views are awesome and the golfing is second to none.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Overall a great place to relax and enjoy a round of golf. Very "Up-North" feel, several difficult holes. A challange for all levels of play.

Overall a great place to relax and enjoy a round of golf.

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

Great Course

Other than the very slow play on the back 9, the course was great. Will play again. Course was in great shape and very beautiful. Some very unique holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Had fun

Need to correct tee shots to blind fairways. No way of knowing when the group ahead is clear.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging but fair

The course was in very good condition; facilities were clean and staff was very friendly. My only "complaint" is we played the first 14 holes in 3 hours, then caught group(s) in front of us and played the last 4 holes in 1.5 hours. As with most courses it seems, the lack of an on course marshall to keep play moving is a problem; and the only reason I rated this outing a "4 star" versus a "5 star".

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

Challenging but very friendly course.

Course was well maintained. Very friendly staff. Greens were a lot faster than they appeared. Pace of play was excellent for our foursome of 2 men and 2 women.
Only problem was no food available after our round.

Will recommend course to my friends. Will be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great layout and interesting holes

the course is beautiful and well designed. The issue is that the bunker sand was bad and had rocks in areas. The greens were very slow. The pro shop said they did not have much rain overnight but some bunkers were full of water and I don't think the greens were cut. I played once last year and the greens had been aerated so I was hoping for greens comparable to the rest of the course and was not happy with them.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun, Challenging Layout

Would love to go back for a second time and play 16-18 (poor man's Amen Corner) with a more level head. Awesome scenery and challenge. If the course was in pristine shape, it wouldn't be a golfnow hot deal. Thought bunkers could use more sand and greens could be a tad better.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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