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
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1
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0
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0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
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11 out of 11 reviews
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4.9
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
33
4 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%
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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 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value for the money

Play here once or twice a year. Staff is always friendly and course was in good shape. Challenging but not overly difficult. Need to hit it straight to stay out of trouble.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the money.

Only flaw was that the fairways we're a little rough. They could be watered better.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Up North Golf

Give you the feeling that your on a fine Northern Michigan golf course without the long drive. Can be alitte long from the tee box just back from the red so play the red if you want it's still a challenge.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 5-star review mcfennema. Glad you got that Up North feeling because we like telling golfers about it. Glad to hear you had a challenging round. See you back at Stonegate soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Hidden Gem

A friend highly recommended Stonegate. What a beautiful setting! It's only 3 miles off US 31, but seems like middle of know where. Easy to get to and very welcoming as soon as you pull in. Nice practice range with great short game area. Pro shop and grille room are clean and welcoming with a great deck that elevates over the beautiful 9th hole and green. Great food! Friendly Staff to boot!the layout is awesome as the undulating fairways cut through the the tall trees of the Manistee forest. I like how the course still gives you enough room to hit it astray though. Greens have nice speed and just enough undulation to provide a challenge. Tee times are every 10 minutes which helps with pace of play. It was pretty busy, but there was a starter and my group moved around in 4 hrs 5 min. Nice to have a corse with that up North feel within an hour of my house. Wish i lived close enough to be a member.

What a great Value! I will definitely be back often!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 5-star review Connor95. 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.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stonegate

Course was in very good condition and the pace of play was nice and smooth. I will definitely golf there again!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 4-star review u524883937. Good to hear conditions were in very good condition, let us know what we can do to earn that last star. See you back at Stonegate soon.

Played On
Reviews 149
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Course!

Stonegate is one of the finer course for the $$$ in West Michigan...great layout in a totally quiet, pristine environment...friendly staff...great golf pro in Ty Love...the course is in great shape and ready to be enjoyed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 5-star review Gene9831929. 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.

Played On
Reviews 200
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 4-star review wesk928. We are always trying to encourage our team to keep up the good work and improve where needed so please let us know if there was anything that stuck out while you were here. See you back at Stonegate soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A nice October Round

A bit cool to start the round, but a great day on the course. The pace was fast, the course in great condition. Friendly staff, will return again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 5-star review edvanp. Glad to hear you had a great day on the course. See you back at Stonegate soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course...

I would consider this course average. I've played nicer. Overall pleasant experience.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 3-star review uLAYH4729LA. We are always trying to encourage our team to keep up the good work and improve where needed so please let us know if there was anything that stuck out while you were here. We'd love to earn those 2 extra stars. See you back at Stonegate soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

bad fairways

Fairways haven't been cut in a while. Hardly a difference between fairway & rough. Slow greens. Way over priced for the condition. Homeowners on # 7 were rude & loud as tee box is right behind home.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 3-star review gvsufan1. Sorry to hear you didn't have an enjoyable round out here at the course. Sounds like you caught us on an off day, love for you to come back out and try again. Hope to see you back at Stonegate again sometime soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Hidden Gem

My partner and I had a very enjoyable round of golf at Stonegate. I loved the course and will definitely play it again (and again). Good value for the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 5-star review Ryefieldt. Glad to hear you had an enjoyable round. See you back at Stonegate soon.

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

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2017

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course and conditions were very good for lack of rain.

Will be playing again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 5-star review jana0365. Glad to hear you had great conditions for your round. See you back at Stonegate soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2017

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.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

Challenging course, but not too hard.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2017

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.

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2017

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.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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%!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2017

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.

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2017

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Had the place to ourselves on the 4th of July weekend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2017

Thanks for the 4-star review Dave3738198. Glad to hear you enjoyed the holiday weekend with us. See you back at Stonegate soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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