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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El dorado
My wife and we’re on vacation in Michigan and we’re looking for some places to play , then we stumbled on to this excellent course. From start to finish this place was great. From the pro to the cart girl we were treated like we were members of a private club. Course conditions were excellent from the tee boxes thru the greens. If this corse were in my neck of the woods, Philly, you could easily charge over a hundred bucks.
Great Experience
From the minute we arrived to the time we left the staff was outstanding. Everyone me met was friendly and helpful. Loved the course. Would recommend to anyone looking for the total golf experience.
Solid Hidden Gem
Course was in great shape, greens were smooth and fast,
PACE: Was the first one out and never say anyone behind me. Enjoyed my morning exploring this course.
CONDITIONS: Tee, fairways, greens, and bunkers all in excellent conditions. Yardage markers seemed a bit sparse... this course is "begging" for a 150 barber pole.
STAFF: Incredible. Very helpful and sociable.
VALUE: At this price point I've played courses with GPS in the carts. If you're not going to do a 150 barber pole, maybe GPS?
LAYOUT: Lots of fun. Very few blind tee shots. Forced carries do occur, but they are manageable. Good use of elevation. Everything is good... except for the 18th hole. As I said when I was leaving: "that hole needs a safe word." Go give it a try.
Fantastic !!
Played this course on my way to Arcadia Bluffs and I thoroughly enjoyed every bit about this is place. Fairways and greens were in immaculate conditions.
Pace of play was terrific- never ran into group ahead and finished under 4 hours.
Really big greens and fast, but that is also the challenging aspect of this course.
For $50 range you’re getting a championship caliber course. Will play here again for sure
All Positives
Nice variety. Course is in great shape. Large greens that roll true. Friendly staff.
Hidden gem
We played this course on our way to Traverse City and are so glad we did. The course condition was excellent. We were going off at 1000 and arrived early to warm up. We teed of early as there was no one in front of us and finished the round in just over 3 hours. Great tee box and yardage choices but they definitely didn't make any if the Par 3's easy as you had to carry some kind of hazard on all if them. Still had a great time and would definitely come back.
Challenging
Course is in great shape, it was a little windy, the Course played tough I'll play it again
Beautiful golf!
My wife and I have played here a few times over the years. Each time the course is in great shape. We live a few hours away, but try to make the trip every year or two. Definitely one of our favorites.
Great Course
Nice layout, course was in great shape. Greens were perfect. Well maintained course. You need to play it.
Good value. Make sure to visit the restaurant too!
Large group excellence
24 golfers and full service dinner after golf In my group stay and play.
Quick checkin. At pro shop Yes. Quick and flawless
We pre selected our dinner at checkin am so the chefs and servers could serve us all of us at 530 pm during their restaurant rush. Just remarkable ! Staff. On course service and brawts at the turn. Don Smith leads the golf service team and restaurant view with chef Jeff is remarkable.
The course is a masterpiece. It’s a pleasure to leave this review
Great course next to expressway
Love playing Eldorado. Have played 4 times this year and love the greens and fairways. Rough is lush but not punishing and with 5 sets of tees it can be played by anyone. Will definitely play again this year and thinking hard about becoming a member next year.
Everything was 5 STAR, except we directly followed a small outing and we waited on most holes. It was beautiful out and got a great deal so it was OK.
Great Course
Course was in very good shape. Large greens which were a pleasure to putt on. Well laid out course. Looking forward to playing it again.
Golf at Eldorado
Everything was great, the greens, the fairways, the weather not my game so much. We had a wonderful time, love the course. We'll be back next time we're in the area.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Eldorado!