Sawmill Creek Golf Resort & Spa
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Sawmill Creek Golf Resort & Spa is southwestern Ontario's premier golfing destination. Located just east of Sarnia and less than an hour from London, the golf course is a conveniently situated getaway that feels much further thanks to an idyllic location along the shores of Lake Huron. The course is a par-71, links-style design that is challenging enough for avid golfers but still playable for beginners. The gently rolling landscape was enhanced even further with the addition of more than a million tons of earth, which was carefully molded to look as though it had always been there. The meticulously crafted mounding adjoins the fairways, providing a continuous flow throughout the golf course. In addition to the mounding, golfers will also face large bunkers, tall fescue, bluegrass rough, and desert-like waste areas. It may appear daunting, but Sawmill Creek is not as tough as it looks.
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Sawmill Has Potential
Rather than focus on the things that are obvious, greens need work, bunkers are in bad shape, I will focus on the potential for Sawmill. Wide fairways, big greens
and some nice water challenges. I played today and the first thing I noticed was the tee boxes were fertilized, the grass around the greens and fairways had been mowed. And most importantly, the greens were fertilized, I understand that the greens will be aerated and top dressed next week. This course has so much potential, I played it years ago and it was beautiful, it could be like that again.
Course in very poor condition
Avoid playing here as the course is in totally terrible condition.
Field of (Dandelions) not Dreams
There is a reason nobody plays Sawmill - the conditions. The weeds have spread from the fairways onto the greens. The greens are rock solid - is the sprinkler system even working.
Pay the extra & play elsewhere.
Course Has declined a Lot
Used to be a member was a great course but was bought and the new management knows nothing about golf courses. Once beautiful greens are now pathetic and fairways aren't being properly cared for rough is a weed patch. Sand traps are full of weeds and are unplayable, Breaks my heart to see what has happened here.
Course Gone Downhill
As a former member I was shocked at how much the owners (who bought the course a few years ago) have managed to wreck what use to be a nice, well maintained course. The bunkers are full of grass and weeds and the greens are fuzzy and full of weeds. Real disappointment!
Sawmill
Greens hairy and bumpy traps and flowerbeds unkept, was told property in receivership which would explain conditions.
This course has the potential to be a first class course which it was in the past. It has been neglected very badly & needs lots of tlc
Playable course
It’s well known that this course has degraded significantly over the last 3 years but it is still playable if you want to get out and hit the ball. Green fees are now very inexpensive but about right considering the condition.
Sawmill Creek
This was a really nice and well maintained course several years ago. I believe there are new owners now and the course layout is is still what it was but it has been drastically neglected. Such a shame for a once beautiful course
Zombie Apocalypse???
Played course for $13.50 incl tax and booking fees so how could I be disappointed?
The weeds in the parking lots were the first cue that this course had been abandoned long ago. If this was 6 -12 months into a zombie apocalypse I would have been glad to find it in this shape.
Greens were shaggy, lumpy and bald patches. Tee decks were a touch worse than the greens. The fairways were patchy and hard to determine where the fairway ended and the rough began.
I played this course 18 years ago and it has a nice links style layout with several tee decks to appeal to different players. Over the years there must have been several owners come and go.
Disappointing.
What a shame
Fantastic layout, but the course is being neglected. What a shame!
For $16/round, this course is interesting enough to get me to come back.
Manage your expectations. Come with an open mind and you will have a good time.
Sure has gone downhill
This was one of the best courses around two years ago now they have the nerve to charge $40 .The greens are full of winter kill and all the fescue is nothing but weeds.The buildings look like they have been abandoned for years.
Save your money and go somewhere else.