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Coyote Preserve Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 71 | 6912 yards | 74.4 | 140 |
| Blue | 71 | 6580 yards | 72.4 | 138 |
| White | 71 | 6123 yards | 69.3 | 132 |
| Gold | 71 | 5563 yards | 71.5 | 131 |
| Red | 71 | 4851 yards | 68.0 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.6/139 | 566 | 348 | 412 | 396 | 447 | 156 | 567 | 214 | 408 | 3514 | 409 | 449 | 173 | 426 | 174 | 406 | 589 | 221 | 551 | 3398 | 6912 |
| Blue M: 71.2/135 W: 78.0/143 | 536 | 324 | 380 | 388 | 420 | 140 | 566 | 203 | 389 | 3346 | 381 | 417 | 158 | 408 | 174 | 391 | 575 | 205 | 525 | 3234 | 6580 |
| White M: 69.6/131 W: 76.0/139 | 516 | 298 | 357 | 372 | 396 | 120 | 508 | 173 | 339 | 3079 | 370 | 389 | 143 | 371 | 156 | 369 | 551 | 196 | 499 | 3044 | 6123 |
| Gold M: 66.7/125 W: 72.3/131 | 473 | 265 | 317 | 349 | 376 | 103 | 486 | 148 | 259 | 2776 | 347 | 360 | 130 | 359 | 141 | 354 | 483 | 162 | 451 | 2787 | 5563 |
| Red M: 64.2/114 W: 68.4/122 | 438 | 241 | 244 | 284 | 319 | 80 | 436 | 133 | 259 | 2434 | 301 | 324 | 102 | 283 | 129 | 335 | 416 | 121 | 406 | 2417 | 4851 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2018 #24)
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Photo submitted by Smk48506 on 08/10/2025
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Photo submitted by chbhag0 on 08/08/2025
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Photo submitted by u000006382910 on 06/12/2025
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Photo submitted by Corey1758346 on 05/10/2025
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Photo submitted by Corey1758346 on 05/10/2025
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Photo submitted by Corey1758346 on 05/10/2025
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Photo submitted by KJGbird on 04/29/2025
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Photo submitted by Mattw14 on 07/18/2023
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Photo submitted by Mrgolfcraig on 07/06/2023
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Photo submitted by hagman1012 on 08/07/2019
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#17 par 3....club up! Photo submitted by Remmy1974 on 06/15/2016
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#1 par 5...hit your drive over the white post. 2nd shot left of bunkers Photo submitted by Remmy1974 on 06/15/2016
Nice Track
Enjoyed 18 holes on a hot day with my buddies. We all enjoyed the course...I would highly recommend. From parking lot to the club house to the course...great staff all the way around.
First time golfing Coyote Preserve. Nothing bad to say about the course or its staff. Great overall experience
Coyote Preserve
Nice course with some unexpected elevation changes. Will definitely come back
Great conditions but very gimmicky
Beautiful layout however this course isn’t for the average golfer! Beyond the “coyote trap” which is every possible gimmick thrown into 3 holes, the rough is US Open level. Th landing areas are generous but many shots require a long carry. Fun for sure, beautiful for sure but not fun when so many shots are beyond your skill level. Probably won’t play here again.
Rangers were a pain
I golfed with two senior men and another man that is 64 years old. Behind us were groups of 3 on the first nine then groups of 2. We started at 12:50 and finished at 5:30. The groups behind us on the second 9 complained that we were slow and the rangers approached us every other hole to pick up the pace. This ruined what could have been an excellent day on the course. So sorry we took a extra 10 minutes to golf 18!
Interesting elevation changes
Course ran tee times on 10 minute intervals and most of the tee times were not booked so we figured we would give it a shot. The round ended up taking 4 hours and 45 minutes. The front 9 was 2.5 hours due to slow foursomes. There was no cart GPS to alert people that they were behind pace, and no rangers enforcing pace of play. We were allowed to play through at the turn, but ended up running into more slow foursomes on the back. This was a weekday morning, it should not be this slow (especially at this price point). Every tee box we were waiting.
Staff was very friendly. The layout was target golf. The Par 3's were challenging with elevation changes. Lots of doglegs. Need accuracy off the tee and solid iron play. Greens had tons of bunkers around them. Several blind shots. Lots of sloped fairways that you have to play into. This is not an easy course. Lots of bugs on the course - the course is surrounded by woods and marsh.
Course was in fantastic condition. But they cheap out on so many things. No ball washers on the course. No water on the course. Water at the turn is a pitcher at the bar instead of a fountain to fill up bottles. No GPS in the carts. Drink cart didn't find us until the 18th fairway. There's a great bar and grill at the turn but no menu in the cart or number posted to call in advance.
Great Course
The course was is awesome shape. The course is very challenging so bring your best game. Fairways and Greens were in great shape. One of my favorite course
challenging layout decent shape slow play
Like many courses today that were built during the boom. With the number of golfers it is challenging to have the resources to keep the course in top condition. Overall decent tees, fairways and greens. Layout is tough you better be a decent golfer or you are in for a long day. Played behind a foursome that acted like every shot was the ryder cup and a grandpa and grandson who was probably 10. Played the first 11 holes in 3 hours and the last 7 in 1 hour. Worth playing once for sure
Coyote preserve
Top notch. Palmer design. Bunkered like the German army. 100s of bunker. Picturesque golf course. Magnificent greens. Huge greens.
Hidden gem course in West metro Detroit area
Value is great.
It was rained previously, green is not fast as usual.
Course layout is best.
Pure Michigan
I was impressed by the quality of this course. Nothing to complain about from my round.
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