Pierce Lake GC: #8
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4.6
520 Reviews (520)
5 Stars
343
4 Stars
147
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
98.1%
Recommend this course
504 out of 520 reviews
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4.6
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.3%
Recommend this course
36 out of 37 reviews
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4.7
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
49
4 Stars
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3 Stars
4
2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
98.6%
Recommend this course
68 out of 69 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6914 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Harry Bowers

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Putting Green No
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

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4.6
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great conditions great golf course superintendent awesome staff

Great conditions great golf course superintendent awesome staff! Great effort by staff and course maintenance to make it a great experience need to be able to tip the restaurant staff great job by everyone

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

Excellent course

Great hot deal price. Plenty of tee boxes to choose from. Love playing there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Love this course

If you don't hit the ball rather straight and long, play the forward tees or you will be losing many golf balls. I love the challenge of the back tees at 7000 yards with some very long par threes and forced carries.Great views on several holes, particularly the back nine. Front nine more forgiving, but the back nine will test your game. Most of the staff is very friendly, particularly for a government owned course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Early season surprise

Beautiful day and early in season golf but the course was in great condition! Tee and fairway was excellent and the greens rolled fast and true...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Paired

Great course though it’s alway very wet. I don’t golf here much because they insist you pair up with other golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/23/2018

Well expect it. When it's busy they will pair you up

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great golf weather

Course was in great condition,especially after the winter we had. Hats off to maintenance crew.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course = nice, Staff = not so much

Booked tee time as 2 golfers for 18 holes with a cart. When arriving at course, was told a single would be joining us. Our tee time arrived and the single still had not checked in so we were told to tee off. As we were on the 1st green, a ranger came up and dropped off a golfer that was to be our third. The ranger also told us the third golfer would be walking. From greens to tees are not short distances and the walker was not a fast golfer. By hole 7-8-9, the group behind us was waiting on us. When we made the turn, my partner and I drove up to 10, teed off, and were sitting and waiting for our third (walker) to make it to the tee box. At that point a different ranger approached my partner and I and rudely began complaining to us about our pace of play and that we had the whole front 9 backed up and threatened to make us skip holes to get ahead. His attitude towards paying customers was totally disrespectful. This was the first time anybody had talked to us about our pace of play, so his tone and demeanor was totally uncalled for. Also, he should have been talking to the third that was walking (that the course let join our twosome as a walker). This interaction with the ranger totally ruined what should have been a pleasant 2nd half of our round. Several times on the back 9, I had the third golfer jump on and hang onto the back of our cart from green to tee just to stay ahead of the groups behind us. The 1st ranger (that dropped the walker off to us) even stopped us at one point when he saw us doing this and I had to explain why. After the round, I asked to speak to a manager, but none was on duty. I explained what had happened to the attendant in the pro shop, but my complaints fell on deaf ears and no resolution was offered. It shouldn't have been my responsibility to manage the pace of play of the third golfer the course had join us as a walker and couldn't keep up. I was very disappointed in how the course handled the situation.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/26/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Pierce Lake Golf Course. We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your round with us due to the poor pace of play. Your feedback is also appreciated regarding our staff, and we can assure you that we are striving to make improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, in the Lansing area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
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 Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Previously Played

Course Marshall

Honestly this is a really good course, however the course Marshall clearly is in a role not suited for his disposition. A friend of mine and I booked a T time for this morning through Golf Now, and as sometimes happens, we were paired up with a single walker. Not a big deal, and the gentleman who played with us was a good golfer and a delight to play with. However, he was walking and playing from the blacks which did slow us down significantly. The group behind us caught up with us on the par 3 number 7 hole and waited briefly for us on 7, 8 and 9. At the turn, my friend and I drove up to number 10 and proceeded to T off while we waited for our walker to make the trek over. It was at this point when Kevin (the Marshall) drove up and started laying into us about slow play. Don't get me wrong, I hate slow play as much as the next person (it took us 2 hours and 10 minutes to play the front). It was the demeanor and the horrible attitude displayed that was the most upsetting. I have no problem with you coming up to us and asking us to pick it up, but to come yelling and screaming telling us that he was going to make us skip a hole (among other things) is extremely unprofessional and unnecessary.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

66* & Sunny - Perfect

Pierce Lake is a challenging course and in spectacular early-fall condition. Fairways are lush, foliage is thin (so you can find wayward shots).

If you haven't driven to Chelsea in 2017, make sure you don't miss out in 2018. If there are any sunny 55* days between now and season's end, get over there for a great round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well maintained

Overcast day and a little misty on the last 2 holes AND I really prefer clear days. However,, it was still an enjoyable day at Pierce Lake Golf course.

Greens were perfect and the fairways were plush and fresh cut. In addition, leaves were blown clear of the fairways and greens. Allthough I was in the sand on 1 hole, even they looked good!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course

Love it! Always a different challenge on every hole

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor Starters

Play this course a lot. Love the course. Weekends before 5 you're looking at a 6 hour round. Consistently oor starter/rangers. Send out too many. Group people together against their wishes. Peak times I would say go somewhere else.

Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/13/2017:
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Pierce Lake Golf Course, and for the 3-tars. We are sorry to hear that the pace of play can be slower on the weekends and appreciate the feedback so we can make the best improvements. Thank you for recommending our course in the Chelsea, MI area and look forward to seeing you back with us soon.
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great course for fall

We love coming to this course as it is well maintained and usually pace of play is satisfactory. This time, the course was great but the players in front of us played 2 balls and weren't quick hitters. Despite this, we really appreciate playing in mid-October in Michigan!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times 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 Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Airerated Greens

Great course but was not at all happy with the roll of the ball on the greens. Wish I had known before booking. But it is what it is. Ya gotta do maintenance.

The grounds crew works very hard and when the course greens have healed it will be a great course as it has been the last 4 or 5 years.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pierce Lake

First time playing this course. Fortunately we were paired with another Golfnow user who gave the layout of the holes as we played. Great mixture of long/short, easy/hard holes. Will definitely be returning to play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pierce Lake

This is one of my favorite courses, I have not played here in two years and I was amazed at the condition of the course, greens were perfect, fairways were perfect, tees were in good shape. It was an outstanding day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golfing with son

The weather was great and the course was in great shape except for the greens. The greens were really soft and many people hit into the green but did not do a very good job of fixing their divots. The greens could be a little faster. I was surprised at the slow pace of play in the back nine. Usually the marshal speeds you along but did not see one Saturday. Other than that I had a great time with my son and played a great course for a really great price

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