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4.0
248 Reviews (248)
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
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
77.8%
Recommend this course
172 out of 248 reviews
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4.3
3 Reviews (3)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
3.7
66.7%
Recommend this course
2 out of 3 reviews
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4.1
12 Reviews (12)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.1
83.3%
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10 out of 12 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6765 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.3

Located just 15 minutes from Flint, The Captains Club Golf & Event Center is one of the area's most popular public courses and it was even voted Grand Blanc's best golf course. Known as much for the challenging layout as it is for the affordable rates. The spacious layout offers plenty of room with wide-open fairways, none of which run parallel to one another. Dense stands of mature trees enclose most of the holes, making them feel even more peacefully secluded. Towering trees loom above the narrow fairways and they also surround the large, undulating greens. Water also has a prominent presence on the golf course. A series of waterways weave through the holes, almost completely surrounding some of the greens. The Captains Club Golf & Event Center is a course that will test your iron skills, but there aren't many opportunities for driving.

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Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15
Architect Raymond Floyd (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No cut-off clothing.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

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Reviews

4.0
248 Reviews (248)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 11
Bunkers 8
Forced Carries 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 8

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The pace of play is amazingly slow. The golf range is closed numerous times mainly due to bad drainage. It is just over priced for the frustration at that course.

Conditions Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Good weather
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Beautiful Club House and Course

Very nice coure and friendly staff. Condition of the course was very good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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4.0
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Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

professor

the green is too slow for the lack of mowing short.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Intermediate Golfer

Nicely kept course with challenging greens that reads long.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice track

Would play again. Greens are "grainy"...hit the put firm. Layout nice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent course

Course is in great condition. Greens are fast and true. Pace of play is always great, except for the groups that get backed up on the 11th teebox (short, tricky par 4). Once that hole clears up, you'll never see anybody again. Coming from a resident in Macomb County, this course blows away all of my local medium-level courses. The Genesee area has some great courses at very reasonable prices and this is definitely up there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Captains Club

For 1st time golfers to this course, you better play with someone that is quite familiar with the course. This course is really not for high handicappers because of it's complexity. There are lots of blind shots and drives. Experience on this course would help with course management. A Skycaddie would have helped because distances are deceiving and it would give you a good layout of the hole and hazards you are playing. This is definitely a ridding course. Information Flip Cards on the carts would be of great help.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

downward spiral

This course has some good holes on it but the overall conditions seem to be going downhill , I've played this course occasionally since it opened and it seems to have never gotten better. The cart paths are crumbling, you've got twosomes and singles all over the course, the play is getting slower and the day I was there they're were kids with lemonade stands on two holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pin placement

Fairways were perfect, greens fast and the pins were tucked in the corners. Pin placement on this course can make it easy or very difficult. Greens are odd shaped and traps make going for the pins tough. A few lay up holes and doglegs, mostly a challenging fun club. Need to find a way to fix ball marks. I fixed hundreds. Otherwise fun course, dont play the blacks unless you can play......

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course is a good test of skills

A fair but challenging course. A good mix of open holes where you can score with long, tight holes that can hurt your score. Greens are challenging with multiple tiers, but also were a bit chewed up.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

watch your putting!

I played this back in 1999, and swore I wouldn't come back - the course was in horrible condition. I was told by my brother to retry it and we did and I am so glad I followed his advice. It is gorgeous. Very tricky, lots of lay ups, the greens were spectacular but very difficult - lots and lots of undulations and absolutely huge. OMG - stay out of the rough! I would definitely play it again, now that I know the nuances and where to lay up and where to go for it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition, great price

I have played this course numerous times throughout te years and believe that 2014 maybe one of the best yet. The fairways are in perfect condition with but only a few low lying wet areas, the greens are disease free running true and fast (a tad faster would be nice), and for the first time in years the bunkers are playing well (better sand, better dispersion of sand in bunkers and bunkers actually being raked and turned).

Very challenging layout from the tips, with several thinking golf holes that requireless than a mashed driver. You certainly use every club in your bag.

Staff was very friendly. Pace of play was sufficient. 3:50 with two foursomes in front. No complaints to register at all.

You cant get a better bang for your buck. $22 for 18/cart .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 76
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

nice place

We liked.playing here.we would play here again.greens were fast and the fairways good.

Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course with a few exceptions.

Course was in great shape and has a "Up North" feel to it. Has some huge UNDULATING greens, so it helps to have played it before to aim for the correct side of the flag. Has a lot of hidden trouble so you need to be careful and check the layout of the hole or consult your GPS often (not my favorite way to play golf). Only have 2 exceptions: The par 5's are a little gimmicky, quick doglegs and long carrys where it takes the driver out if your hands or you have to "work" the ball (we're amateurs)., and the cart paths need a lot of work, there are smaller potholes on I-75..not good for the back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A great course with many features.

A great day for a small cost. Club house is vary up scale with a great chef.

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

Awesome!

We had a great time.
The course was in great condition, price was great and we really enjoyed ourselves!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice layout...don't miss

Placement is a must. Not a lot of opportunity to miss, tree and water lined fairways...really nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens in great shape

Greens in good shape for early season golf and especially with all the rain.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course. Not the best patrons.

The course itself and the staff was spectacular. The only problem is that the golfers don't replace or fix divots. If we're to golf nice courses we need to do our part to keep the course nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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