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4.6
299 Reviews (299)
5 Stars
224
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
97.1%
Recommend this course
282 out of 299 reviews
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4.5
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
8
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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4.5
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
97.8%
Recommend this course
45 out of 46 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff greet you from the parking lot through checkout, complemented by a beverage cart and outdoor grille at the turn. The challenging layout features lightning-fast greens in excellent condition, delivering outstanding value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6836 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Greens Bent
Golf Season Open: 5/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Bob Meyer

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

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Reviews

4.6
299 Reviews (299)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Patio Dining 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 11
Drinks 11
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 18
Water Hazards 15
Undulating Greens 12
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 17
Advanced Golfers 16
A Weekend Splurge 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 15
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

greens crew

had a 0800 tee time, beat most of the greens crew out there, none of the greens were mowed, still had all the dew on them, very very slow greens because of it. other than that, great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

We had a great time playing Eldorado. It's a beautiful course that is challenging and well maintained. The only complaint is that it took over 5 hours to complete our round! There was no course ranger present and pace of play was not monitored.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout!

This is a great course that plays well to all levels of golfers. There are five sets of tees to chose from depending on your level of play. The course design has a great mix of hole layouts. You can be lured into complacency on on some holes only to be jolted back into reality with the challenging layout of many other holes! The scenery is great, staff is ultra friendly, food is good, you won't be disappointed!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Experience!

My wife and I played this course for our first time Labor Day weekend and were amazed at the condition and friendliness of the staff. Course is somewhat challenging for higher handicappers as there are many forced carries. A lower capper like myself did not have a problem. Course is in amazing condition with some of the largest greens I have ever seen.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough Greens ,fast greens .

Probably should have played a tee forward then what I played.
Played the Power tees. Good set up for all levels of golfers.
Beautiful views, I recommend playing this course.
Greens fast even though the course was wet.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really liked the challenging back nine. Front nine was just o.k. Staff was very friendly and dining area very nice.

Worth playing once. Really liked the challenging back nine. Front nine was just o.k. Staff was very friendly and dining area very nice.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Course

We enjoyed playing at Eldorado. Greens were fast..plenty of slope....Good Value.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great course!!!! tough greens. open fairways. dont like the rock yardige.

Challenging greens! Great condition! ! Will be playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Time. Enjoyed the course.

Course is in great shape. Played fast until we caught up to some others on the back. Greens are very fast and took about 12 holes to get used to them. Birdied the tough last hole to cap off a fun round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the funnest courses you can play

We played 4 different courses during this excursion. This was by far the most fun course we played. The greens are extra large, which makes it fun for a few reasons. Plenty of challenges, with the water and woods. Nice long course, but forgiving enough to have a great time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

AWESOME COURSE! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

My husband and I played this course and would definetly go back again ! It is right off the highway so it was a perfect stop on our way home from up north :) Although it was a little busy it was well worth it. The course is greatly maintained and staff would very friendly!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Rate!

need some distance markers though for those who havent been here before. and bathrooms opened on the back 9

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I love Eldorado! My son and his friend played there in early June playing 9 on our own then the two 15 year-olds take me on in a best ball. Fun...

?... course. And what a value! Oh! We had vouchers in which we just paid for the carts. Worth the drive up from Grand Rapids when golf is only $15 per golfer!?!?

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Large, challenging greens!

Very scenic course while sitting on balcony at clubhouse. Rolling hills with woods, trees, creeks, marshes and ponds. Bunkers looked well maintained as did the entire course. Large, fast greens with a lot of contour made putting a challenge but not unreasonable! Don't believe/trust the signage on the tee boxes, most of the time it didn't even match the yardage on the scorecard (which we presumed was probably more accurate). This was one time we wish we had GPS or Range Finder, although most of the "boulders" indicating distance to green (200-150-100) seemed fine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the best in the area!

Sweet course! Must Play Course! Large fast greens, distance above average!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun playable layout

The course was in overall great condition. My only reserve is there were a ton of grass clippings left around greens and fairways (rough) making some shots off the fairway impossible to find. Greens were in great shape, pretty slippery on a couple holes. Excellent array of tee choices. Would be nice to have a tip sheet for hazards and distances for new players.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice

Nice course...inventive layout some surprises around blind areas. Very tough to find yardage markers GPS recommended. Also plays shorter than yardage on almost every hole. Recommend you play with someone who has knowledge of the course for the blind shots (pond right on 5, fairway opens up left on 18, etc). Friendly staff the grounds crew seemed unwilling to move or shut down equipment during your shot ...would be the only negative...fast greens not many bunkers. Wide fairways and large greens make it forgiving in that sense, but not much rough between the fairway and hazards...play smart...overall good course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

A beautiful, challenging course

This course is long and challenging, and a whole lot of fun. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Scenic and a good challenge

A very nice course in the Cadillac area. Very well maintained and scenic. I played by myself and there were a few surprises. It is a course you need to play more than once or play with someone that has played before. It is well worth the trip

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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