Pierce Lake Golf Course

It was a fun round other than some slow play.enjoyed myself

Pierce Lake is one of the best public golf course deals around. Course conditions are usually very good, fairways a little wet from all the rain last week, greens in good to very good shape.

Played this course on an early saturday morning golf now deal. It was the first time for me and my golf partner. We arrived about 45 minutes early and the starter said we would be paired up with another twosome. After a few minutes putting he asked if we wanted to play as a twosome and go a bit early since they had a few "gaps" in the tee times.Off we went...the pace of play on the card is 4:30 I believe...we ended up finishing at right about 4 hours...GREAT!! The greens were reasonably fast and challenging to putt on...some of the traps could use a little love and new sand since there was a bit of stones/pebbles in alot of them. Not the worst I have seen but not the best either...probably about average in condition.There is a bit of rolling topography to the course which adds to the enjoyment of this course... We enjoyed the experience and hope to play there again soon!! Keep up the good work and the welcoming attitudes

The course is always in good shape and a lot of fun to play.

more of an open layout on front nine. closed in on back nine. early season no water in ball washes. thought the staff could have informed me of this so that i could have wet a towels. while green were in good shape, ball marks were quite evident and had not been repaired most likely due to the wet weather. otherwise a nice playable course that puts a premium on hitting the fairways, especially on the back nine.

Pace of Play:

Pierce Lake is fun course to play. But not when it takes 5 hours. Understandably....people were looking for golf balls in the leaves (which were not chopped, mowed or blown into the woods) but 2 separate rangers inquired about the pace of play throughout the round and neither of them did anything about it. Front nine 2: hours 25 minutes, back nine 2 hours and 23 minutes.

Golf Course:

The golf course is very playable....except the dumbest finishing hole ever. Par 3 230 yards....with a forced carry of probably at least 210 depending on the pin. Although there is some room short and left, the natural wetlands make it pretty impossible to see so it feels all of 230 with zero bailout. And the hole faces west, which typically plays into a breeze. And this is from the 1-up tees with a total distance of just under 6800 yards. I can only imagine how stupid this hole would be with an added 20 yards of carry from the tips. It would be one thing if the hole was straight in front of you and distance was the difficulty, but the natural wetlands short and right, the sloped hill left and behind leave pretty much zero bail out, and an extremely difficult up and down if you find land off your tee shot.

In my opinion, this hole could be sweetest finishing hole by expanding the hole by only 45 -60 yards and make it a go-for-broke short par 4. Opening up a bit more fairway would leave plenty of options off the tee and a great opportunity to finish with a birdie, par, and still bring bogeys and worse into play. I've played here at least 10 times and never sniffed a decent look at birdie. Feel great if you make a par, but most often leave the course dumbfounded and annoyed with bogey or worse. I'm sure I'm not the only person who dislikes this hole.

Very nice course. Well maintained with very nice employees. Good for the beginner to semi pro. Can play as short as 4674 to 7005 yds.

First time playing the course and I was not impressed. Very slow play after the turn with no ranger in site to keep play moving. Conditions of the greens very poor with the rest of the course fair at best. In my option not worth what I paid for. I've played better courses for less money. Won't be back!

Good course and good value! Well worth the drive.

Challenging course for the money.

The course was in great shape. There are a few blind shots but if you have the time (which we did) to ride and scout out the hole, the holes are challenging but not unfair. Staff was very friendly and accomodating.

For being the first week after a somewhat warm winter by Michigan standards, this course was in excellent shape. They had just rolled the greens and they were an 10.5 to an 11. Love it and will be back once a week to play.

We started our round on the front 9 and it was marvellous. We were all set to come back real soon. Then we went to the back 9. No. 10 was a little tighter but still good until the approach shot over the marsh. the reeds were so high you could hardly see the flag let alone the green. and that is how the Tee shots on the next five holes set up. You could not see a fairway off the Tee and you have no idea how far you must hit to carry the swamp. this kept up until the 16th hole.

First half is easy but last half is a little challenging for us. Price is very reasonable . I had a fun time.

Play was very slow with no rangers in sight. Four groups on the tee when we made the turn. Would not recommend to anyone. Round took five hours. Course was in excellent condition.

Had to waite at every hole for people in front of us.

The biggest drawback was the five in a half hour round. Nary a ranger to be seen to keep pace of play moving or communicate with guests.
Very nice course. I enjoyed it.
Would return but not on a weekend.