Warren Golf Course At Notre Dame

10 minute tee times not enforced -- starter put groups off ASAP. Result -- slow play. 2hr 15 min 1st 9, with 2 groups on 10 tee & 1 in fairway turned the round into 9 holes. Marshal waved & did nothing to get things moving. The slow play is not a consequence of the course layout -- it's very playable. Course conditions OK -- tees & greens well manicured, but fairways full of unhealed divots. I will pass on this course next time I'm in the area & play a private course instead.

The Warren Golf Course was considered to be "too difficult" by many players in the first years of its existence. The staff listened to that critique. The golf course is more playable for the bogey golfer now, yet still a challenge for accomplished players. The greens have matured and are fast and true. The bunkers have the Coore-Crenshaw features of depth and taller grass around the edges for a real challenge. Juday Creek bisects a few fairways at an angle to make accuracy of direction a must. Players who use a cart benefit from a vastly improved GPS. Even if you are a Michigan Man or a Son of Troy, you will enjoy this home of the Fighting Irish.

We played this tract many times when it was new, but now it has matured and is very beautiful. This course gets a lot of play but is still in pristine condition. The greens, fairways and tees are outstanding. The native fescue grasses have filled in well.
Pace of play has been a problem here in the past.
The pro shop assigned us the first AM tee time, but the starter allowed his buddies to tee off ahead of us.

The starter was very confrontational because we were planning on playing fast as a twosome, and he wanted to pair us up with an older lady and a youngster.
We don't encounter this type of attitude normally.

Their GPS is very awkward because they have multiple commercials on the GPS screen. This does distract from the overall experience. We have our own wrist GPS so we didn't need to use their cart GPS a lot.

The pro shop is fully stocked and there is a snack bar.
This is a beautiful operation and should not be missed.
What started out nasty became a fun round of golf.

At first appearance the course looks easy. The greens are well protected with subtle undulations. Approach shots must be accurate. Although fairways are tolerant, wandering too far can be disasterous.