Stonegate Golf Club
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4.8
383 Reviews (383)
5 Stars
286
4 Stars
77
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
96.3%
Recommend this course
369 out of 383 reviews
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4.9
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
11 out of 11 reviews
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4.9
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.7
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
36 out of 36 reviews
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Course Highlights
This hidden gem consistently delivers immaculate fairways, perfect greens, and a fun layout that keeps golfers returning multiple times a year. Welcoming staff and outstanding value make every round here a rewarding experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6769 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.0

Situated just a few minutes from Muskegon, Stonegate Golf Club in Stone Lake sprawls across gently rolling hills that are surrounded by the beauty of the Manistee National Forest. The undulating terrain provides dramatic elevation changes that can give you a different round every time you play. Although there are residences bordering the golf course, it still feels completely secluded thanks to the sheltering trees and pristine natural setting that is accented with marshes and ponds. The golf course has a variety of greens, most are slightly raised and some are open in front while others have slopes and bunkers protecting them. The putting surfaces roll true with only a few mild undulations. Stonegate's fairways can be tricky since they’re lined with mature pines and hardwoods and more often than not you’ll find one or more bunkers guarding the most opportune landing areas.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Golf Season Year round
Architect Pat Grelak (2004)

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

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Course Conditions in the U.S. (2025 #6)
  • Golf Advisor: Golfers' Choice (2022 #8) (2015 #49)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Michigan (2022 #1) (2020 #7) (2015 #4)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2020 #6) (2017 #19)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2017 #15)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2015 #18)
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Reviews

4.8
383 Reviews (383)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 16
Elevation Changes 15
Bunkers 14
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 17
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
Locals 10
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 17
Convenient to the City 8

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Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice course

The course is in great shape, Greens was fast. Not a flat putt on the course, really challenging. Fun place to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

outstanding course

One of my favorite courses with challenges that require every club in your bag to be used.

Great pro and staff to make sure you have a great round.

Greens are a challenge....

We played on a record breaking hot day in September...but the shade of the trees made life tolerable.....and a good round!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

When i do get a membership...

This is the course i will get a membership at when im ready. Great place, great people, very friendly. Playable but not too easy. Always in great shape. A have course to play if you haven't.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great all around experience!

Stonegate has a long flowing layout making it feel like each hole is secluded from others.

The staff is very friendly, prompt, and ready to make it a great experience.

There are plenty of options on the menu and the chef does a fantastic job preparing the meal.

This is a must play course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Excellent restaurant/bar staff and service. Have been playing the course since in opened. Great layout. Just wish the course was kept up. 99% of the time you end up in a trap it hasn't been raked in weeks. Weeds growing out of some of them. Tee boxes and fairways look great. Greens are in the worst shape I have ever seen them. Too many ball marks all over that never get fixed due to overplay and the clientele of golfers has declined so they honestly don't have a clue on what a ball mark repair tool is. Very inconsistent roll due to this and they are much slower than they used to be.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/08/2017:
Hello Jeffrey, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Stonegate Golf Club, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that parts of the course, specifically the greens and the bunkers, were in poor shape when you played. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. It sounds like you still enjoyed the course layout and it looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff, so we are glad to see that. Thank you for your loyalty to our course, in the Grand Rapids area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

An overpriced $20 course.

They charge too much to play this $20 golf course. Average course layout but could be in better condition, divots weren't replaced, sand traps weren't raked, and a lot of ball marks on the greens. Some of the holes were laid out poorly and should be changed to make it more playable. Probably will not be returning to play it again even though I live very close to it.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hello Nick, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Stonegate Golf Club, in the Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo area. We are sorry to hear that our course may not have been in the best shape when you played and that it was not good value for the money. However, we are happy to see that you found our staff friendly and that you had a smooth pace of play. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Stonegate Golf Club

Front nine very challenging. Played from blue tee boxes, 6100 yards. Gotta keep in in the fiarway off the tee or you'll be putting up double bogeys all day long.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

This is a great track! The course is in great condition and plays very well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course!

I love this course! Very nice course and in very good shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 149
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Course and Staff

Stonegate is a beutiful course...well maintained, friendly staff, one of the best pros in golf (Ty Love), and excellent food and drink at the clubhouse.

I would just like to see more special events like Sr scrambles and Ryder Cup format outings.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Great course fun to play not to long but has some challenging holes great layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Value for Course

Stonegate Golf Club is in beautiful condition. For the price you pay this course is really worth the money. There is a serious lack of mid-level courses that actually hold value. The Golf Pro on site, Ty is extremely friendly and makes you feel right at home. I would recommend this course for anybody looking for a well paced round at a well kept challenging golf course in West Michigan.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

costs too much, need lower greens fees.

nice course friendly staff but they need to lower their greens fees for me to play it again. they need to get to $20 for 18 with a cart, because there are too many courses that are just as good but cost less to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Top Notch

I've golfed here since it opened. The fairways are wide and the greens fast. It's a one hour drive but worth it. We come here 3-4 times a year with a senior group of 12 to 16 golfers. I have never been disappointed. Can't wait to return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

Beautiful Course, rolling and breathtaking and in excellent condition. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/15/2017:
Hi Jong, thank you for the three star rating. We are happy to hear you enjoyed pace of play, staff friendliness, and course layout! We strive to provide quality golf everyday and we hope to have you back soon for an even better round. Thank you for stopping by Stonegate Golf Club in Twin Lake and have a great day!
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