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Northern Dunes Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx | 72 | 6400 yards | 71.1 | 129 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6099 yards | 75.9 | 133 |
| Gold | 72 | 6099 yards | 69.7 | 124 |
| Silver | 72 | 5569 yards | 67.3 | 118 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5569 yards | 73.0 | 127 |
| Bronze | 72 | 4906 yards | 63.4 | 111 |
| Bronze (W) | 72 | 4906 yards | 68.9 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onyx M: 70.9/126 | 350 | 462 | 400 | 146 | 386 | 176 | 376 | 382 | 490 | 3168 | 338 | 174 | 372 | 398 | 458 | 388 | 164 | 438 | 502 | 3232 | 6400 |
| Gold M: 69.6/123 W: 75.4/134 | 336 | 452 | 388 | 138 | 376 | 156 | 364 | 364 | 401 | 2975 | 328 | 162 | 362 | 382 | 444 | 376 | 152 | 426 | 492 | 3124 | 6099 |
| Silver M: 67.0/115 W: 72.3/128 | 280 | 452 | 322 | 138 | 344 | 156 | 364 | 310 | 401 | 2767 | 284 | 162 | 362 | 306 | 444 | 376 | 152 | 326 | 390 | 2802 | 5569 |
| Bronze M: 64.1/104 W: 68.8/120 | 272 | 388 | 312 | 102 | 334 | 102 | 302 | 300 | 376 | 2488 | 274 | 104 | 296 | 298 | 394 | 250 | 100 | 318 | 384 | 2418 | 4906 |
| Handicap | 13 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Disaster
I have never played a course in such poor condition.
Carts are in disrepair, fairways are dead, tee blocks are terrible. When I say fairways are dead, I mean there are essentially no green spots!!! It’s like hitting off of asphalt.
Run down
Club house...carts...overall appearance is very shabby. Carts look like they have not been cleaned this season....
Not good
The course was dry but the greens were really good. Going through a dry spell with no rain.
I like the lay out. Great course just hoping for some rain.
Course was very dry and no grass left on fairways. The fairways were like concrete
Great day!
This a really great golf course that does what it can within it's power. This dry spell has forced then to only be able to water greens and tee boxes. Yes the fairways are completely dried out and lacking grass, however, it is still an enjoyable round of golf. I also do not blame them for somewhat slow greens as they do not want them to burn out. The young lads that work there are very nice and honest about what is going on with the course. Carts could be a little cleaner!
lovely greens but burnt fairways and tees
We always enjoy playing this course. The hot, humid weather has played havoc with it though and it desperately needs some watering.
This course is not worth the money
Thought I would hit the course with a friend while we camped at Sauble. This course was absolutely terrible. The conditions of the course was terrible. Our golf cart was a piece of junk, and it was nearly 30 degrees out and they didn’t even have a beverage cart going around the course. For 65 bucks, I couldn’t believe how junky this course was. Fairways could have been the rough, some bunkers didn’t even have rakes so you would end up in a divot, and the maintenance staff continued to fill in divots while I was teeing off. Absolutely brutal. Never will play again. Never will recommend.
Tough course
This is a good course to play back 9 I found to be better than the front. Greens were amazing. Fairways were dry and not to green. Overall a good place to play if in the area
Great staff and facilities. Course was challenging and in good shape. Thanks for the game
Great course, poor maintenance
We played this course a few weeks ago and the conditions were perfect. The course was gorgeous and the fairways were lovely and green. However for some reason they have not been watering the fairways and they are dried out and yellow. The greens are in excellent shape so if only they would spend a little time Watering the fairways. We won’t play there again until probably the fall, unless we hear they improve their maintenance.
much better riding carts
So glad that Northern Dunes has purchased some new seats for some of the riding carts -- no more duct tape! Makes golfing there a much more pleasant experience. Really enjoy the golf course and look forward to many more games there now.
Great pace of play decent price good greens manager is attentive other staffgood
Nice course
Greens are in great shape, very friendly, helpful young man in the proshop. Carts could use some tlc, enjoyed our round
