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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6445 yards | 71.0 | 133 |
| Blue | 71 | 6109 yards | 69.5 | 130 |
| White | 71 | 5710 yards | 67.7 | 122 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5710 yards | 72.8 | 127 |
| Red | 71 | 5194 yards | 65.2 | 113 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5194 yards | 69.5 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.9/134 W: 77.3/141 | 377 | 193 | 349 | 332 | 158 | 491 | 439 | 545 | 192 | 3076 | 405 | 423 | 389 | 136 | 505 | 195 | 486 | 159 | 507 | 3205 | 6281 |
| Blue M: 69.3/130 W: 75.2/136 | 352 | 179 | 331 | 317 | 145 | 456 | 406 | 526 | 173 | 2885 | 384 | 405 | 368 | 127 | 477 | 169 | 460 | 139 | 486 | 3015 | 5900 |
| White M: 67.7/126 W: 73.2/132 | 331 | 167 | 306 | 301 | 138 | 425 | 381 | 501 | 153 | 2703 | 364 | 384 | 347 | 118 | 454 | 153 | 437 | 117 | 467 | 2841 | 5544 |
| Red M: 65.3/116 W: 70.0/127 | 310 | 159 | 280 | 262 | 131 | 405 | 361 | 452 | 127 | 2487 | 322 | 328 | 324 | 109 | 406 | 123 | 412 | 98 | 444 | 2566 | 5053 |
| Handicap | 7 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 4 |
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S.O.S.!
It’s sad to see this once proud community/spa resort course fallen to this level. It is truly on life support and unless someone steps in with badly needed TLC (GolfNorth is the only viable suitor I would think) this little gem will go the way of the dinosaur. The fun and great - Carrick touched up - once Muylaert layout is still there, but the evidence of neglect is also abundant... from grassed-in bunkers to damaged tee boxes and greens that I’m sure have either been cut with substandard equipment or poorly trained greens keepers.
You’re just as likely to run into a disgruntled property owner from the housing community at Sawmill as you are another golfer theses days. I may try another visit later in the summer to see if anything positive has taken place but for the time being this has the eerie feel of a ghost town minus the tumbleweeds, although plenty of other weeds are currently taking root.
Fall from grace
Sawmill used to be one of the premier courses in the Sarnia area. The greens rolled true and the course was in immaculate condition. Now it’s a shell of its former self. The fairways were poorly managed and parts of the greens were brown. (25% of the 17th.) Despite a desperate need for mowing, the grounds crew were sadly more concerned with drudgung for balls. There was no cart person. Then to top it all off the manager chased us down in the parking lot and accused us of not paying. Do not pay more than $25 to play.
Great Potential-needs water
Friends and I have played Sawmill in the past and the course was unbelievable. The course is difficult enough for the good players yet, friendly to the lesser skilled..
Today, I drove an hour and twenty just to play this gem and I was very disappointed with the conditions.
The fairways were burned and hard while the greens were long and shaggy. I understand the weather is hot but, you have to dump some water on the course to make it playable.
Needs work
Course layout is great and the course is interesting and tough enough to play. The greens are in rough shape , slow, and undulated. Not good enough.
The fairways need irrigation. Half the course is on the verge of dieing. Expected a better conditioned course for the money
New ownership
Overall good place. New owner so give it some time. The greens need some work they were a bit rough. Employees said a new owner took over and it was their first day.
The layout of this course is Great.
The course conditions are coming around after the COVID shutdown. They will be having some great deals coming soon. Recommend golfing here.
Sub-Par Experience
Having played Sawmill Creek numerous times I was disappointed to see it in such rough shape this season. It used to be one of my favourite courses but it’s very unlikely I’ll be back anytime soon.
OK but expensive
WE did a Golf now greenfees but when they added on their cart fee it was more than their standard 18 + Cart.
So careful booking via Golfnow if you also want carts.
Course needs some work.
Disappointing
the course has so much potential but the greens are the worst I have played this year out of 16 courses. Beat up super shaggy over all just awful. Tee blocks are alright fairways sre fine. The course itself is very hard but its expected from a links style course just way to many issues
Sawmillcreek Dont wast your $ and time
Since the new owner took over last rear the course has gone down hill dont wast your time booking
it is unplayabale and embarrasment to all its former members
No Staff???
Course was good.
Besides the gentleman in the pro shop, who was there on his 1st day, we did not see one other employee on the course. There was no cart service and nothing available at the turn. Wish this would’ve been brought to our attention so that we could’ve grabbed water/Gatorade in the pro shop (which did not have anyone in it when we made the turn). Just odd.
Great course
All good. Nice course with lots of challenges and easy to follow. The only area of improvement is that if your going for first time the Pro shop is hard to find as it is located at the back of another building, I saw no signing indicating where it was and I could not find anybody to ask. Also before arriving the GPS sent me to a side road. So, again if your are going there for first time be there with at least 30 in advance.
Tale of two Sawmills
The course is challenging and fun to play and it is also conditioned quite well. While a few holes are somewhat tricked out playing at 90 degree doglegs etc. it’s only going to be slightly annoying the first time you play. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the other amenities at the “resort” which have definitely seen better days. That’s fine with me however as I’m only there to golf and the course is still being well taken care of so far...
A beautiful course for anyone
A very beautiful par 71 course. Great layout, soft and quick greens, tee blocks were nice and flat, fairways in great shape. The only knock I could think of about this place, is I wish the rough was a little thicker. It was a fairly easy rough to play out of. If I lived closer, I'd definitely play this course frequently.
Excellent course
We camp every summer at the Pinery near Grand Bend and play all the local courses.
This was the first time at Sawmill Creek and I would highly recommend this course to everyone.
Nice challenging layout and distances that are reachable with several holes requiring well placed shots.
Will definitely be returning many times in the future.
Cost was a bargain! 5 star recommendation!
