Northern Dunes GC
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4.1
595 Reviews (595)
5 Stars
150
4 Stars
302
3 Stars
103
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
95.3%
Recommend this course
531 out of 595 reviews
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3.8
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 13 reviews
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4.2
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
39
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.1%
Recommend this course
66 out of 68 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6400 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.1

Northern Dunes Golf Club is a 18-hole championship course that tumbles across the gently rolling landscape of Bruce Peninsula. The front nine lays across natural sand dunes and while the back nine's landscape required a bit more work, it manages to seamlessly blend with the surroundings. Steve Young, the course architect, incorporated the classic elements of a traditional Scottish links layout but he also wanted the course to have a thoroughly modern feel. The result is a challenging design featuring large greens and over 50 bunkers filled with natural sand strategically placed throughout. The prevailing northwest winds provide another tricky element. Northern Dunes G.C. is ideally situated less than 10 miles from Lake Huron and Sauble Beach and is accessible from all directions.

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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Architect Stephen Young (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No beachwear. No muscle Shirts, tank tops or halter-tops. No cut-off apparel of any kind. Sandals are discouraged
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4.1
595 Reviews (595)
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Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Not a bad track.

I have played there a half dozen times and have usually enjoyed it.

The course can get a little rough when the weather gets hot and dry but they recently had rain so the fairways and greens were good throughout with only a few bad spots.

I wouldn't take someone I was trying to impress to play there but it is a nice track to play with friends.

I recommend it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Long Fairways lead to great greens!

Challenging within range. Great course for an afternoon of family fun! Wonderful patio, food and staff. Smiles galore!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Overall Experience

Started the round out a little slow but the friendly marshals sped play up and from there on out it was smooth sailing. The course was in the best condition I have seen it in. Fun round with some holes where strategy is a must.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Slow Play

Pace of play for this fun layout was brutal. No player assistant on course to monitor pace of play. In fact, there was a 6some infornt of us taking their sweet time cranking out tunes from their cart. Shame could have been a great golf day. 4.5+ hours to play 18.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never played a course in this bad of shape

Layout is nice but I can't even explain how bad of condition the course is in. T blocks and fairways are beyond horrible. The couple holes you can see from the road were decent, otherwise you had to move your ball to find patches of grass on the fairway and t blocks

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/21/2020

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Northern Dunes Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice lay out

Overall course was a little rough but very challenging and some really unique holes. Staff were very friendly and accomadating., would definitely play again. Good job guys

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