Candlestone Inn Golf & Resort

Nice course, good conditions, new pro shop that smells like fresh dry wall still. I got there for my tee time, 12:30 on a Saturday, and the guy said “it’s gonna be slow today.” The worst pace of play I’ve ever seen, twice as slow as courses three times as expensive, no ranger. After playing through two groups within the first three holes alone, I joined with a 2 sum because playing through was no longer an option. By the middle of hole 9, the 4 sum of teenage boys in front of the group in front of us had caused a 5-group backup, three different groups waiting on the tee and 2 more finishing 8 right on our heels. Really it was 6 different groups because I merged with another, but I digress. I will not be back. Nicer courses for cheaper fees around here that don’t overbook tee times to the point of ruining my golf game.

This is one of the best rounds in West Michigan. Always enjoy playing at Candlestone

The course is in great condition. The price and value was great. Have fun.

Nice Course, bring your "A" game though as a senior golfer!

This course is a surprising challenge, with well groomed fairways and greens, and eclectic course topography. What a pleasant surprise to play for us blue-collared golfers. And the course keeps getting nicer as time goes on…

This place was above our expectations and the food after was amazing. Will be golfing there again!

This is a very nice, well maintained course. It has a lot of character and beautiful terrain. My only negative for me as a novice golfer was the yardage. There were too many very long distance holes! The par 5’s were killers! Even the par 3s were long. I still rated it with 5 stars because the course is great..just a bit too much course for me. For a novice golfer it can be discouraging.

I was not able to play. I contracted covid before my tee time. Do you offer any kind of a refund?

The course was well maintained. They were doing work on the grounds making it look nicer. Adding a creek to make it more difficult. Nice course

Haven't played it in years.... Better than I remembered.... Seems to have improved. Challenging but quite fair. Will be back.

The course was well groomed and the staff was very friendly. The greens were fast. Seemed to have a lot of scuff marks, but the ball rolled well, so no worries. Just a weird thing though, we tee’d off at 9am. 3 or 4 holes during our round had the sprinklers on in the middle of the fairway. Not sure why they would be running them in the middle of a busy Friday morning.

The one complaint I would have is the practice area. The range balls are horrible. I got a small bucket from the machine prior to my round. 3 of the balls were severely cut. None of the practical balls match and they’re in generally horrible shape. They also have a short game practice area, which is cool, but it was peppered with balls laying all over. To use it effectively, I would have had to pick up 50 or 60 balls laying all over. It would have been nice to just have a shag bag or something laying there to use.

Overall, a good experience. The food afterwards was great!