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4.7
166 Reviews (166)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
98.7%
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160 out of 166 reviews
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4.8
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
4
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
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16 out of 16 reviews
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4.7
19 Reviews (19)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
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19 out of 19 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7136 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.8
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Blackthorn Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Blackhorn Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.7
166 Reviews (166)
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Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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Previously Played

Great course

The course has a good layout. The course is in great shape and greens roll well and pretty fast. Good practice area. Friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Worth the money!

Golf course was beautiful and staff was helpful as always my favorite local course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great course, greens were a little unforgiving today

Conditions Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

my favorite course...beautiful..speed of play good ...under 4 hrs and played behind some foursomes ..we were a twosome ..greens were beautiful

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course.... outstanding practice area. I played the senior tees and loved the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Immaculate

For a public course they take outstanding care of this course and the greens especially. Quick greens but they roll true. No sand and seed in the jugs, but if that’s my only complaint I’d say they’re doing pretty good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course!!

The course was in fantastic shape! The greens were firm and fast! I can’t wait to play it again later this summer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Outstanding Golf Course

For this time of year, the course was in exceptional shape and beautiful!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

BEAUTIFUL

Especially for this time of the year, the course was pristine! I can wait to se it in full bloom!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 161
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Planes, trains, and automobiles, butby the very nice course indeed

Wife and I took a two day golf trip down to South Bend from Grand Rapids and I had read about this course so we got a good deal on golf now for 64 bucks for two of us and it was a great value you as a Course is really kind of a neat layout very hilly. They did a lot with a terrain. They’re amazing how you go from flat from Lanta The Hills I guess the course was not built the drain very well. We played in Warren Notre Dame course the next day and I was dry for the most part so I guess the drainage system is no worries. Nearest quality is the course down and Notre Dame Anyway has a lot more scenic value. We actually liked Blackthorn a lot more than Warren him even though we had to walk a lot with cartpath only on Thursday afternoon not November 2, 2023. Wife said the girl in the clubhouse was not very friendly but I didn’t talk to her, so no big deal we started on the back nine for some reason , yeah you tall is very unique. You’re there are some memorable wholesome and the first time ever we drove through an old farmers barn with a golf cart to get to the next hole that was quite unique.

The biggest drawbacks if you don’t have a problem with being too loud is the highway noise of Route 31 and then of course you’re right next to South Bend airport so there’s planes taking off and landing constantly, which actually is kind of unique. It reminds me of the golf course up in Grand Rapids Thornapple pointe Wichita , everybody up here calls it planes, trains, and automobiles so I would assimilate this course to that course.

The course conditions were very good of course with cartpath only you would expect that and it was a very windy day and cool, but we had a great time wife loved it. I liked it we had a good time that’s all that matters when I can drive down there just for that course. No we played a Jack’s course up in Benton Harbor couple years ago in HARBOR SHORES RESORT was a unique experience that’s for sure how he built that course in that city I don’t know but anyway, that was a great deal we scored their two in November so yeah I would recommend playing this course for sure it’s got lotta character it’s got all the challenge you want pick the appropriate tea and at least it’s not got too many cinch wraps like Warren course at Notre Dame, Ben Crenshaw, just threw down a bunch of traps But yeah we like Blackthorn better than Warren so anyway Indiana golf that’s it that’s probably the best we had a good time we stayed we played it’s one and done for us most likely had a good time

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 161
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Very nice elevation we like that much better than Warren.

They had cartpath only but it was a lot of fun in a very nice layout driving through a barn with a golf cart was the first just a Course doesn’t really drain well we played Warren down by Notre Dame the next day today Friday October, November 3, and that was dry I don’t know what the difference is may be a better drainage system Notre Dame has more money or whatever but anyway we like the Blackthorn better except for all the walking because of the cartpath only but very scenic couldn’t believe we were in Indiana was so hilly we scored a good price of $64 for two of us on GolfNow so I was great value

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 161
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Planes , a few trains and automobiles. ACTUALLY A GREAT LOUD COURSE

A very nice N layout with elevation which surprised me. Top ten in state drew us down here from GRapids. Warren tomorrow. Wife and I enjoyed it very scenic just bring ear plugs, highw noise and lots of jets. Reminds me of Thornapple Pointe GR aka planes, trains and automobiles.

Scored a golfnow deal $64 for 2 November 2nd.

Cart path only gave us some excrercise.

Driving through barn cool.

Course layout far outweighs noise especially for what we paid.

Not the friendliest girl in clubhouse wife said, no biggie

Great course try it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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