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4.0
245 Reviews (245)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
25
1 Stars
28
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
81.6%
Recommend this course
170 out of 245 reviews
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4.0
9 Reviews (9)
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
88.9%
Recommend this course
8 out of 9 reviews
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4.2
12 Reviews (12)
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
91.7%
Recommend this course
11 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

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4.0
245 Reviews (245)
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Skill Intermediate
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2.0
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Grass to long

If you go an inch off the fairway the grass is to long. Can't hit out of it, if your lucky enough to find the ball. Very positional leave your driver in the bag except maybe 4 holes or you be in a Hazard.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play was slow.

Didn't appreciate being stuck behind a group of 6 kids in 2 carts. 5 of them were playing and taking way to long hitting their ball. They should have booked two tee times

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

A challenging course

It was a challenging course with lots of obstacles to overcome. Really enjoyed the front 9. We will be back to play the rest.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

New owners may help

With the recent acquisition by other local golf course owners, I’m hopeful that they will return this once immaculate course to its former glory. Fingers crossed

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Made Huge Improvements

Course made some major improvements since last year, was an awesome experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Wasted potential

We golfed here 2 years ago and the course was decent except for the cartpaths. Now the course is in really bad shape. The cartpaths are worse, the greens are patchy and bumpy, the rough is too long and there are too many blindshots because the thicket you have to carry is so overgrown you can't see over it.

On the plus side the course is affordable, the carts are nice and the bar was well maintained.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Worst course I have been able to find in the United States of America

This place is worse than Heather highlands by a landslide… used to be the head instructor out here and they had me paying $40 to play a course that had holes cut in the fairways.. not even playing to the greens. Staff was incredibly rude and the course is borderline unplayable conditions wise. Couldn’t pay me a yearly salary to tee it up here ever again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awful Greens

Stay away from The Captains Club if you want to work on your putting. The greens were in awful shape, it looks like they have not watered the greens all year. The greens were extremely bumpy and mostly dirt. It was not an enjoyable round to say the least. I will not go back until they sell the course to someone who can do the maintenance.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Same ol Captains

This course had really been going downhill over the years. Beautiful layout was so much potential. So badly neglected it truly needs to just be shut down for a short period of time to get it back in shape. Thought we'd give it a shot again with new owners this year. It's actually sad! All the greens are in horrible condition and when I say horrible I mean they are basically dirt with some grass here and there. The greens and most of the tee's are badly infested and not usable. I understand that this sort of thing cannot be fixed right away but the fact is no one is even warning golfers before they enter the course. Still asking for high-end course prices for a course that is pretty much not playable anymore. One hole the green was so demolished that they just plucked a hole in the ground in front of the green and stuck a flag in it. Really? Close the course temporarily or at minimum let golfers know that there are issues.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Greens terrible

I like the course I like the course layout but the greens were in terrible condition I think 17 out of 18 were diseased and you couldn't putt on them one was a makeshift green...

Also the tee boxes were in terrible shape with crabgrass all over them the fairways not too bad if I would have known about the greens beforehand I wanted to paid they should charge you 50%

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great course with bad conditions

The layout of this course is awesome and makes it very fun to play. Lots of water, hazards, island type greens. Every hole is secluded in the forest or by the houses so you won’t be hitting onto a different fairway. BUT, greens and tee boxes are in awful condition: burned out and uneven. Fairways are alright. Staff was cool. Course has potential to be amazing with some tlc.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Poor Greens and Tees

I used to love this course growing up, but the course has been terribly let go at this point. The greens were terrible and grass was nonexistent on large portions. Tee boxes were very similar. I was sad to see what it has come to, and I hope the new owners really take time to get it back to where it was. It could be an amazing course again!

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not great course conditions

I’ve played here multiple times but this year I’ve been here twice and the course conditions have not been good. The greens are all dead. I think there was maybe 2 putting surfaces where you weren’t putting through a dead grass/muddy area. Usually this place is a fair value, but the last few times I’ve been out here I feel like I am majorly overpaying for my round. The staff is friendly, but the grounds just seem to be unkempt. I enjoy playing here, but I will definitely not be back this year.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course condition

I was surprised to see how bad conditions were the greens. I used to play at last twice a week before I retired and the last time I played (2 yrs ago), the course was in great shape. I hope they’ll be able to recover.

Ps: GolfNow should disclose the shape of the greens, just saying.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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