Eldorado
About
Eldorado, located just south of Cadillac, has built a reputation as one of the best golf values in the Great Lakes area. Conveniently situated at the US-131 and M-115 interchange, the course has a scenic northern Michigan setting that is easily accessible. The championship layout sprawls across rolling hills laced with flowering wetland areas. The golf course features elevated tees and generous green complexes with subtle but tricky undulations. Most of the greens are sloped back to front. The opening nine is more forgiving the back. There aren't as many forced carries and you won't be as severely penalized for missing the fairway. Eldorado's final hole is one of the toughest. This par 2 requires a long and accurate tee shot and the approach across a sizeable water hazard leaves little room for error.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel | 72 | 6836 yards | 72.8 | 137 |
| Power | 72 | 6387 yards | 70.2 | 128 |
| Chrome | 72 | 5880 yards | 68.2 | 117 |
| Ride | 72 | 5232 yards | 70.6 | 127 |
| Comfort | 72 | 4923 yards | 68.4 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel M: 72.8/137 | 414 | 346 | 195 | 379 | 384 | 466 | 143 | 490 | 378 | 3195 | 532 | 414 | 220 | 443 | 391 | 430 | 560 | 164 | 487 | 3641 | 6836 |
| Power M: 69.5/126 | 382 | 313 | 180 | 373 | 373 | 439 | 133 | 462 | 351 | 3006 | 523 | 384 | 190 | 438 | 333 | 410 | 524 | 154 | 425 | 3381 | 6387 |
| Chrome M: 68.0/118 | 354 | 255 | 170 | 350 | 325 | 435 | 124 | 455 | 344 | 2812 | 481 | 360 | 155 | 323 | 326 | 371 | 493 | 144 | 415 | 3068 | 5880 |
| Ride W: 70.0/125 | 297 | 246 | 130 | 303 | 285 | 388 | 114 | 395 | 313 | 2471 | 463 | 324 | 135 | 319 | 278 | 336 | 448 | 131 | 327 | 2761 | 5232 |
| Comfort W: 68.3/121 | 292 | 238 | 111 | 299 | 280 | 384 | 104 | 391 | 283 | 2382 | 413 | 272 | 120 | 286 | 270 | 313 | 438 | 109 | 320 | 2541 | 4923 |
| Handicap | 1 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
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One of the best
I’ve play this course a dozen times and it still ranks at the top of my list. The greens are fast and true. I’ll be back next June for sure.
This course is spectacular
My first time playing here (7/31/2019) the weather was perfect and that only accentuated the spectacular views, northern Michigan golf in its glory and the course was pristine. I cant wait to play here again..... and again
Great round
First time to play this course and enjoyed it very much. Played 18 and added another nine for a great price ($15) . The course is in fantastic shape , loved the layout and choice of tee. You need to be a great putter as the greens a huge, fast with lots of break.
Eldorado golf corse
Eldorado Golf course is a must play golf course. It has a great layout and is always in excellent shape. It has five sets of tees so you can play from the one that suits your game. You can make it play as challenging as you want.The staff always treat you great.
BluGene
The greeter started the wonderful day with his friendly welcome, knowledge and assistance.
The pro shop is welcoming, professional and friendly.
The grill at the turn is so accommodating and the food was great.
The course is in excellent condition and offers tee for any level.
I would highly recommend the whole club experience to anyone.
Thanks again; job well done !
Overpriced and way too slow
If you like six hour round this is the place to go. Will never go back
Take a book
If you enjoy 7 hour rounds then you'll like this. We played the first time and tried to speak with a Ranger about the EXTREMELY slow play who suddenly had to be elsewhere. Spoke to the Pro afterwards who was very belligerent! Gave it another shot later and another 7 hour round. WAY too overbooked to have a good time without waiting on EVERY shot. WILL NOT BE BACK!
Great place to play
This is a great Golf Course! There are five different sets of tees for every skill level. The course is challenging, yet Fair. The staff is very friendly, the course is in great shape! It's a destination Golf Course.
Good value
Previously a resident of the area so played the course quite often and since I have relocated still manage to take a few buddies up there and having a good time and round. As long as the staff of course maintain their standards will be returning again soon beautiful up there for fall golf.
BLIND SHOT GOLF
Dont' play here. 15 good holes. Three holes have bad blind shots where the reeds come into the fairway or you cannot see where fairway runs out. You cannot drive up to see this because of the bad narrow bridges, that could fall apart at any second and no place to turn around if you came back to your tee. Plaques that say how far it is to a hazard are grossly incorrect. Some didn't even have a hazard that the plaque said it did! Gimic golf! Single digit handicappers don't like to lose balls with straight hit shots! DON'T PLAY THIS COURSE!
Excellent course
Course was in great shape. Greens are nice and challenging. Staff members were great and ready to help.
Pace of Play
The pace of play at Eldorado was terrible. It took my partner and I over five hours to play 18 holes. No rangers in sight. Play behind us was a group of six men who played loud music, swore constantly, appeared to be intoxicated and acted unsafely by loading four people on golf carts and did golf cart drag racing.
Best course in Cadillac by far
In a town with some pretty good golf courses, Eldorado stands out as the best. The conditions are always spectacular and the greens are a great challenge. The layout doesn't bore you, and there is enough difficulty to keep good golfers entertained, while still providing an opportunity for the less-talented. There are a few forced carries, but those make the course a blast to play. I would highly recommend this golf course. The staff is friendly and it's located in a great spot. Add this to your next Northern Michigan golf trip!
Great course
The course lay out is great conditions were super with the lack of rain we have had the entire course was green and plush
Highly Recommended
Course is appropriately challenging for all levels, with 5 tee boxes offered. It was a hot day, mid-to-upper 80s and the greens were cruising! Even with the dry, hot weather over the recent weeks, the course was beautiful and green and well maintained. You can tell they take their mowing and watering seriously. Staff was also very friendly and helpful.
Great place to play
Played this course 4 times now and looking forward to my next trip. The staff are friendly and the rates are reasonable. The course has always been in good shape. The greens are nice with somsome challenging holes.
Better Courses at this Price
This is a well kept course for the most part, but it lacks the touches of a typical course in the $69 range.
Pros: some fun holes, nice greens and fairways, challenging back 9
Cons: unkept bunkers with weeds and rocks in them, rickety bridges, layout is jammed together with many criss crossing holes, no care for what’s going on with pace of play or even monitoring of it or player conduct, inconsistent green speeds (some would actually plug, while others were firm)
If you can get this course for something in the $39 range, then I would suggest playing it, but at the full rate there are better courses to hit within an hour.
high end area course
the course is in great shape , got a great deal with golf now, played 18 in 3 hours, staff was great, I had a good round and enjoyed myself
Great Value
Eldrorado is a fun course that is a challenge. Staff is always pleasant and helpful, food is outstanding. The course is always in in excellent condition. At $30 it is well worth the drive from Big Rapids