Wallinwood Springs GC
A view from a fairway at Wallinwood Springs Golf Club.
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3.5
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Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
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3.1
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns high praise for its variety, distance, and well-designed holes that challenge golfers of all skill levels. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for a consistently enjoyable round at great value.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6751 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.4

Wallinwood Springs Golf Club is bordered by the scenic Grand River on its eastern side. The challenging layout boasts an island green, an island tee, and a peninsula fairway. The golf course has two distinctly different nines, beginning with an open Scottish-links layout before moving onto the back nine, which is enclosed by mature trees. Wind definitely plays a role on the front nine and on the backside of the course there is a 26-acre, man-made lake, where if you're not careful you'll be met with a watery grave on five holes. Extensive mounding is paired with 30 strategically placed sand traps to provide even more challenges. The most difficult hole on the golf course is the par-4 16th, which stretches to more than 400 yards. Golfers will need a long, straight drive from the island tee in order to avoid the water on both sides of the fairway.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/01

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirts must be worn at all times. No cut-off shorts or tank tops.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant
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3.5
269 Reviews (269)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 16
Bunkers 13
Narrow Fairways 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 11
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 14
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Amenities Fair
Response from on 07/31/2017:
Hello Rob, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Wallinwood Springs in the Grand Rapids area. We are sorry to see that you had poor overall customer experience with us. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not as good as it use to be

Golfed this course in 2016 was really impressed. Golfed this course yesterday and less than impressed. Grass was super dry. Super bumpy. Greens not the best. Mine as well go to Lincoln country club for $15 unlimited

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 06/14/2017:
Hi Melissa, thank you for taking the time to review your experience and the three star rating. We regret to hear the course conditions were not as enjoyable as they should have been. We are constantly monitoring the course to make the necessary improvements where needed in order to increase the quality of golf we offer to our community. Your thoughts have been noted and will be passed along to the appropriate team. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the staff friendliness and course layout. Thank you for stopping by Wallinwood Springs Golf Club in Jenison and we hope to have you back soon for an even better round!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Round

Good round. Nice day out. Some of the greens were soaked and some were dry as a bone. It was my first time play, but I've been told that the back 9 can flood.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Front 9 played well for an early April round.

Didn't get to play the back due to flooding, but enjoyed my round. Especially at the weekend rate I paid.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Used cart

could be great

Play this course several times a year, great layout, and it could be great if anyone cared. Fairways poor condition along with greens. Today 3/29/17 is probably my last time to attempt to play this course, called at 4:00 to check if I could get a round in after work 5:30-5:45, was told no problem. So I hurried over after work got there at 5:32 and the pro shop was all locked up. Staff has been going down hill for several years now. Don't see myself ever playing here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/05/2017:
Hi Roger, thank you for the review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the course layout. We do however regret to hear that our course conditions were not up to par. This is not the standard we are trying to set for our golfers and will certainly pass this note along to help make improvements. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again.
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Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Solid Front 9 stupid back 9

Layout on front solid. Back is horribly wrong.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Response from on 01/10/2017:
We regret to hear that our course layout was not ideal for your round. We assure you this is not the standard we strive to achieve and will address it at the course. We look forward to having you back soon and making up for this experience. Thank you for your feedback!
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Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tough back nine

I have always liked the layout of this course. Great par 3s and tough par 5s. The fairways were in decent shape. The greens and tees are very poor condition. The pro shop is almost empty. I hope they make it, but it looks like they are struggling.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/21/2016:
Hi u000003016063, Thank you for your review! We are so happy to know you enjoyed your round. We have noted the areas in which we can improve and will work hard to do so. We hope to see you back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Michigan Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Perfect Family Golfing Day

Perfect timing as our group was 3 couples and the course mentioned they didn't have anyone playing after us so we got to play all 6 together. We let a twosome and a single play thru on the 5th and 6th holes and they understood and were pleasant as well. We had a fair amount of beginners and a first timer with us and the front 9 was the perfect set up for them. Didn't lose too many balls, not too many forced carries or trouble on the front 9. 4th green had some hydraulic spill which caused some strips on the green and a few burnt out spots in other areas but the greens were very playable and rolled true. Trouble areas were well to the fringe and outskirts of the green. Everything was nice and green and rough was actually rather penal as it was on the longer side. The fairways weren't cut super short which as a middle handicapper I love as the ball sits up a bit for you and I don't have to worry about the tight lie thin shot which I skull over the green from 50-75 yards. This course is a good test and the back is murders row for the expert and the front is a nice test and you get to use many clubs in the bag. I'll be back at some point.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/12/2016

HI Dan3175619,

Thank you for choosing Wallinwood! We are happy to hear that you had a great day with your family. We look forward to having you back!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs work.

This course could be one of the best in west Michigan if it was taken care of, but it is not. The greens need a lot of work and there were even ant hills on some of them. Missing patches of grass in the middle of the greens is unacceptable, especially for a course that requires you to pay as much as this one did. The cart paths are destroyed due to tree roots growing under them. The grass seemed like it hadn't been cut in a couple of days and there are divot marks that haven't been repaired on every hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/10/2016

Thank you for your review. We are very disappointed to hear that you did not have a good experience. Please email us at WallinWoodSprings@gmail.com to further discuss your round. We hope to hear from you soon and to have another chance at exceeding your expectations.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty long and challenging

Will definitely play again course is plenty long from the blues and the greens are pretty fast. Back nine is completely different from the front makes it quite hard

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/28/2016

Hi Claynewman,

Thanks for the review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your round. We look forward to seeing you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

slow play

Course was decent, but pace was very slow. A lot of players that didn't und rrstand golf etiquette

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/24/2015

banfimar,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and for playing the course. We apologize that the pace of play was slow and we hope it will be better next time you are out!

Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok

Make sure you call. The course is ok but there is no etiquette on the course. I was a single and the foursome wouldn't let me play through as they searched for 10+ minutes to find their first shots on a par 3. Then on the next hole decided to tell me the reasons why I can't play through on the next tee. Had another gentleman get out of his cart and stand in the middle of my fairway after his shank for about 8 minutes as I looked on and couldn't tee off. This course is ok at best and then when you add in the lack of common sense and etiquette it's not worth your time. Ran out of like with 4 holes to play and started my round at 5 as a single.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice layout

Great price, nice layout. The place is falling apart, door on pro shop is rusted, the whole building is in need of repair including pot holes in driveway and parking lot. Cart paths have more grass growing in them than black top. All the trash cans were full and over flowing, the ball washers were empty and missing towels.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/15/2015

u00004228463,

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and for playing Wallinwood Springs! We are glad you enjoyed the layout and will work on the things you mentioned in your review. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course

Wallinwood is a nice course for the occasional golfer which I can only speak to. Parts of the back 9 holes were a bit buggy due to a lot of mucky water. I enjoyed the front 9 much better. Pretty setting with variety of challenges. I would definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/15/2015

darlenec,

Thank you for playing Wallinwood Springs and for your review! The weather is cooling off - hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great owner!

Great expirence and great golf course! These guys know how to take care of and treat their customers! Am looking forward to playing it very soon and have a very friendly staff!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/15/2015

u000006163328,

Thank you for the great review and for playing Wallinwood Springs! We can't wait to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not what it once was.

I have played this course a few times in the past couple years. This was my first time out there this year and I'm not sure I'll ever be going back. The staff in the club house cumulatively were about 25 years old between 2 of them. They had feet up on counters playing games on their phones. This wasn't a big deal to me as it seemed extremely slow on the course. The course itself was mediocre at best. Tee boxes were in OK shape, toughs were meager and untended, the greens were surprisingly in good condition, but were unbelievably slow. The sand traps were small ponds, mud filled or laden with rocks that could damage any wedge. We scheduled a tee time and before we made the first green, we had a couple in jean shorts yelling from 200 yards out wanting to pass. We let a second single pass us before we tee'd off on the second hole. A third couple with only one person golfing (or at least one bag and letting his girlfriend hit) went zooming by while we were on the green at hole 2. Then a group of 3 young boys skipped the third hole and went cruising by and paired up with the first rude couple who passed us. At this point, the five played leisurely golf and out nine holes turned into a 2-hour and 45-minute ordeal. Last summer when I went the course was in much better shape and management actually seemed existent. I wouldn't suggest going unless you're looking to ride around skipping holes and playing in the mud.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beautiful course, Fun to play

This course has everything I want in a golf experience. There is every type of hole: short holes you can drive, long holes you can bomb, tricky mid length holes to think about, elevation changes, sneaky hazards, and so on.

Everything is in great shape, and the staff is always friendly. My only gripe is that this course has a tendency to jam up less skilled golfers quickly, and sometimes playing through isn't even an option. Also, occasionally a bunch of goose droppings on the greens, but that is usually manageable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wallingwood springs

Nice course. I liked the layout. Being fairly early in the spring, this course still has areas of excessive rain. Some holes are quite difficult, some are fairly easy. I liked the mounds throughout the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent course

This was our first time playing this course, we had an excellent time the staff was friendly, course was excellent, would come back to this course any day of the week!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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