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Stonegate Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6769 yards | 72.0 | 135 |
| Blue | 72 | 6408 yards | 70.0 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 5888 yards | 68.5 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5086 yards | 68.6 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.5/137 | 344 | 182 | 369 | 490 | 386 | 598 | 220 | 388 | 344 | 3321 | 318 | 538 | 393 | 392 | 147 | 399 | 413 | 171 | 470 | 3241 | 6562 |
| Blue M: 69.3/124 | 316 | 148 | 353 | 465 | 346 | 558 | 171 | 349 | 337 | 3043 | 304 | 533 | 341 | 374 | 137 | 365 | 409 | 145 | 460 | 3068 | 6111 |
| White M: 67.4/120 W: 72.8/131 | 309 | 128 | 329 | 424 | 339 | 534 | 153 | 342 | 331 | 2889 | 239 | 510 | 332 | 352 | 120 | 332 | 395 | 126 | 434 | 2840 | 5729 |
| Gold M: 66.3/114 W: 71.1/129 | 298 | 120 | 320 | 392 | 330 | 524 | 145 | 311 | 300 | 2740 | 230 | 459 | 320 | 340 | 115 | 321 | 344 | 116 | 428 | 2673 | 5413 |
| Red M: 63.9/109 W: 68.4/123 | 287 | 97 | 310 | 378 | 303 | 398 | 140 | 305 | 293 | 2511 | 186 | 458 | 283 | 311 | 85 | 292 | 334 | 106 | 367 | 2422 | 4933 |
| Handicap | 17 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
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Nice layout
Greens were the main downside of the course as they either were overplayed or the heat got them. Love the layout and you better be accurate on the front side.Staff was great and would recommend for a great experience in Western MI.
Great course
Great course and conditions were very good for lack of rain.
Will be playing again soon.
Thanks for the 5-star review jana0365. Glad to hear you had great conditions for your round. See you back at Stonegate soon.
This course is fun to play
A fun course. Some course knowledge helps on a few holes because of a couple ravines but they provide a yardage guide along with a scorecard. Enjoy!
Thanks for the 5-star review Doug5697435. Glad to hear you had fun and next time you'll have the course knowledge. See you back at Stonegate soon.
Great Course
Challenging course, but not too hard.
Thanks for the 4-star review robinhardy. Glad to hear you enjoyed the challenge out there on the course. See you back at Stonegate soon.
Beautiful Sunday morning
I love the idea of teeing off on a Sunday morning at 6:50am and completing 18 holes by 10:30am. The staff was very helpful in getting us out and on time. The course is in good condition and the greens were fast, undulating and challenging. The fairways were in good shape and the rough was penalizing but not impossible. Just the way the rough should be. Some of the tee boxes and greens were showing signs of stress but not too bad. All in all a very good value for the money.
Thanks for the 4-star review cojohnsonjr. The early bird gets the worm and the quick round of golf! Glad to hear you had an enjoyoable round and see you back at Stonegate soon.
Hidden gem
Thoroughly enjoyed this course! We have played courses around the country and really this may be our favorite. Beautiful setting, peaceful, challenging, great staff! Would recommend this course 100%!
Thanks for the 5-star review Bradysmith. One of our favorite reviews, all the positive things here. Do you mind if we use this in our promotional materials? See you back at Stonegate soon.
Stonegate Twin Lake Mi
Pace was a little slow on the front nine- ranger finally intervened. The has been in better shape in the past but it's still one of my favorite courses in the area
Thanks for the 4-star review Jwandersonllc. Glad to hear our ranger helped out on the pace and we'll keep working to improve conditions to what you expected. See you back at Stonegate soon.
Great course
Had the place to ourselves on the 4th of July weekend.
Thanks for the 4-star review Dave3738198. Glad to hear you enjoyed the holiday weekend with us. See you back at Stonegate soon.
Underwhelming
After reading reviews, I must have come in with unfairly high expectations. I was extremely disappointed with the conditions of the front 9, maybe we just caught it on a bad day and being late afternoon. Things improved on the back 9 regarding conditions and layout. Nice course, just a little disappointed.
Bring 2 cans of Bug Spray.
I make a point to play Stonegate at least once a year when I visit the region. I don't think I have ever really had a bad time.
This year was a bit different. I played in the morning, as I always do. There were so many millions of bugs on the course I could barely breathe without getting a lung full of insects. I have never seen it this bad. It was bad enough to make me consider leaving after 9 holes (but I stuck it out.) I don't think I'll ever play here again in the spring.
Other than the bugs, Stonegate is a nice course. It's always in good condition, and provides a good amount of challenges.
Two issues I do have, however, are these:
It's a community golf course. Residents of the community tend to treat it as their back yard.
-This last round I was held up more than once by someone using the greens as their personal practice area (this happened on 3 different holes.)
-On another hole, I was held up by a woman using the course as a dog park.
-On the back nine I was held up again by a gentleman using the hole behind his house to teach his very young grandson the game.
I know not much can be done about this, but it gets annoying. I can imagine if it were busy, it would really cut into the pace of play.
Secondly, if you play in the morning, you will always be stalked by grounds crew on their big noisy machines. They follow you to almost every tee, and watch you play. It's a little unnerving.
Thanks for the 4-star review pmm21. I just heard today 5/17/17 that bugs weren't bad today so perhaps you caught us last year after a rainy spell. We'll keep educating our neighbors about their behavior. Early morning rounds will be when you see our grounds crew out doing their thing so perhaps a late afternoon round would eliminate that issue. Thank you again for the vaulable feedback and we hope to see you back at Stonegate soon.
Awesome
Great course!! I can't wait to play again. See you next season.
Great Course. Love the difference in the holes. A good challenge.
Love all the par 3's. Love the elevation difference on many of the holes. Love the wide open fairways.
all round nice course
Nice course. Lost a few balls on the front 9 in the ravines. Hook or slice and you could have a problem finding your ball on many holes. Some greens seemed to be hard and didnt stick the ball as it should have. Well maintained course, Ill be back.
GREAT TRACK FOR THE PRICE!
A friend and I played Stonegate Golf Club this week and it was a great experience. Even though the course hosted major local event on the previous Friday the course was in perfect shape when we played.
The only negative was the scorecard and the hole markers do not match. I asked why after we played, and was told they had the course recalibrated last year and that the scorecard was correct. I wish I would have known that before play; it would have made distance calibration much easier.
beautiful course
Great layout. Very scenic.
Worth the drive from Grand Rapids.
Exceptional value- great course
Great course. Will play again soon. Played several times last year and enjoyed each round.
Great Course - Fun and Challenging
This is really a great course. The four of us are in the high 70s but really enjoyed the many different challenges and looks presented. A couple of the guys could benefit from some up tees. The course has an up-north resort feeling.
Great course!
It's a course with an up its feeling and only minutes from Muskegon
Play It Again
I would definitely play this course again. The greens were in awesome shape!
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
Thanks for the 4-star review golfvakidd. We are always trying to encourage our team to keep up the good work and improve where needed so we'll keep an eye out for the condition of the greens. See you back at Stonegate soon.