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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6709 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.5

Inkster Valley Golf Club is located just 10 minutes from the Detroit metro area, which is why it is so unexpected to see a layout featuring over 100 acres of wetlands and rolling hills. The course runs alongside and crosses the Rouge River with water coming into play on 14 holes. The course has an interesting mix of holes including short par 4s and challenging par 3s, many of which require tricky carries over a marsh. The 11th has a particularly tough carry that has earned it the reputation of being one of the area's most challenging holes. There are some difficult elements to contend with but overall the golf course offers some room for error off the tee and on most approaches. With three sets of tees ranging from 4,500 to 6,700, it is a formidable test from the tips but quite playable from the other two tees.

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bluegrass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 12/01
Architect Harry Bowers

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge
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3.4
168 Reviews (168)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good course

Good course in a subpar city. Worth the money though

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/07/2017:
Hi, Ken. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. 4-stars is great and we will let the team know their hard work is paying off. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Inkster Valley Golf Course.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Needs work

Over priced. Bunkers are like concrete. Won't be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Mud bunkers...course needs work

Bunkers were muddy/moldy (no sand)...thank goodness I only went in once. Tee boxes were also pretty patchy. Probably will not play here again this season...may try it again next year.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Not my best experience at this course

They ran the sprinklers in the middle of our round on 3 greens. We had to play around them and managment didn't seem to care. No concessions were offered.
Also, the weeds in front of the tees overgrown to the point where driver ball flight would clip the weeds (hole 9 especially). The fairways had lots of patchy grass. I dont plan on playing there again this year due to these issues.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Little rough

Course needs alot of work. Pretty rough conditions. Will say that the greens were in good condition although a little firm. Bunkers horrible.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

11th hole rank in MI

Force carries not as difficult as it seems, but it's in your head the whole round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Inkster Valley Deteriorating!

Although the layout is nice, the course maintenance is deteriorating. There were weeds in most fairway and green-side bunkers. Tee areas were patchy and had a lot of weeds. Greens looked nice from a distance but were not being maintained. There were numerous un-repaired ball marks on all the greens and they were also very slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

This is a great golf course for the above average golfer .....but it needs better maintenance. The sand traps had grass and weeds growing in them and the greens were lumpy but that was due to golfers not repairing their divots.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Family outing

Booked 2 foursomes. Easy booking and great value. We'll be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Seen Better Days....

Unique layout but has not been kept up. I was the first one out in the morning and 13 of 18 flags were laying by the side of the green. I can only assume the greenskeeper decided not to replace them after cutting. That was quite annoying. If you can good rate it is worth playing, not at full price though.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

bring a draw

It's not particularly long, but the elevation changes, some narrow fairways, sharp doglegs and many blind shots make this a pretty challenging course. Almost all of the elevation changes are hitting uphill and almost all of the doglegs are to the left. Ignore my pace of play because the course wasn't very busy but even on weekend afternoons it's no more than 4 hours, 4:15 tops.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Long Day..

I thought this was a nice course, lots of dogleg left's, I used my irons alot on this course. I shot a 100 over 18 holes, pace of play was a lil slow for my liking, but when you tee off at 12;30 what would you expect, Sand traps are like dirt, fairways were groomed nicely, ive heard rumor's of people getting robbed at the course, i didn't experience anything like that...I would'nt worry about getting robbed here. Overall decent course hole 18 is beautiful here...Enjoy. Putting was a challenge here, I'll be back here for sure, but wouldnt pay 32 for 18, thanks golfnow.com for giving me a reason to give inkster Valley a chance....I'll be back to break 1hundo..

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor condition

The course could be really nice. It needs lots of maintenance has ants holes on greens and course needs to spray for bugs. I know every course has its flaws but this one really shows it.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A gem going awaaaayyyyyy..........

Have played this courrse since it opened. Have defended and championed this course just as long. A true, unique gem. But sadly the maintenance is really lacking. This is from the tips......a par 3 totally blind(#10). Holes #1, #6 tee shots blocked by scrub tree growth. Would take about 1 day to fix this problem. All bunkers have been abandonded for years now, little sand, hard as rocks. To bad because it is truely a unique, challenging course.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Long day

5 1/2 hours to play 18 holes - too long. Enjoyed course but doubt I'll be back because of the unbelievable slow play

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

great shape

The course was in very good shape, well taken care of and a joy too play!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Inkster Valley

Clubhouse isn't much, but the course makes up for it. Challenging but fair course with a nice layout. The course layout (going from hole to hole) is a bit confusing especially from 9-10.

Backside is a bit more challenging, but I would recommend this course to a friend. I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Inksterrrrr

Decent course. Speed of play was the killer, but that seems to be almost anywhere you go nowadays. Shouldn't take you 5 hours to play 18 holes. First tee backed up so didn't start on time either.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Impressive for an early April round with the winter we had

Very impressed with the condition of the course with how bad of a winter we had in MI. You had typical muddy/wet spots that you would expect and while the greens were SLOW, the ball actually rolled fairly well which is what I was worried about the most due to the weather we have had. The staff was excellent. The manager(maybe owner?) handled a very tough situation well. The group that booked ahead of us was supposed to have 10 people so we were going to be paired with two of them but they ended up bringing 12 without telling the course. While I could tell the manager was upset and stressed, he handled it very professionaly and was very apologetic to us. This is why I keep playing this course, challenging in the summer months, great experience, and always reasonably priced. Worth every penny they charge you. Play this course if you haven't before, you won't be disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course has many good features

this course could be a real value except for the BRUTALLY SLOW PACE of play. I played this course in 2012 and spent 5 hours trying to play 18 holes, I thought i would give it another chance thinking I just had bad luck BUT no this is just a very poorly managed course for pace of play it took me 5 1/2 hours to play 18 holes this year. there was no one to check on groups playing slow, no ranger was seen the whole day and i was there the whole day!
wevwere witing 15 to 20 minutes on some tees.
Absolutely no ecuse for this lack of respect for there customers.
Obveously I will never play this course again or recomend it to any other golfer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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