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Golden Hawk Golf Club
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Golden Hawk Golf Club is an 18-hole course in Casco Township, which is just south of Richmond. You won't find too many elevation changes throughout the course but you will encounter plenty of water. There are also 36 bunkers coming into play on 12 holes. The course isn't particularly long at 6,117 yards from the back tees, but the par 4s offers some good length and the ample room off the fairways gives the course a spacious feel. The fairways are generous and quite forgiving, but golfers will face tough approaches to the greens, which are often nestled into the woods or bordered by ponds. The slightly elevated, undulating putting surfaces require accuracy. Golden Hawk Golf Club is a fair test but it's player friendly enough for high handicappers to approach with confidence.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6402 yards | 68.9 | 118 |
| White | 71 | 5651 yards | 65.6 | 108 |
| Gold | 71 | 5238 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 71 | 4884 yards | 68.5 | 109 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.9/130 | 435 | 514 | 368 | 181 | 468 | 430 | 126 | 347 | 402 | 3271 | 433 | 361 | 147 | 338 | 385 | 274 | 191 | 398 | 582 | 3109 | 6380 |
| White M: 67.6/112 W: 72.8/127 | 412 | 477 | 329 | 146 | 430 | 382 | 99 | 334 | 273 | 2882 | 348 | 330 | 128 | 325 | 330 | 246 | 152 | 389 | 489 | 2737 | 5619 |
| Gold M: 65.6/109 W: 70.4/120 | 360 | 460 | 320 | 125 | 420 | 370 | 98 | 300 | 250 | 2703 | 250 | 304 | 120 | 315 | 327 | 230 | 150 | 330 | 480 | 2506 | 5209 |
| Red M: 62.7/102 W: 67.3/112 | 355 | 335 | 293 | 122 | 413 | 263 | 97 | 280 | 242 | 2400 | 242 | 256 | 105 | 261 | 254 | 223 | 115 | 325 | 370 | 2151 | 4551 |
| Handicap | 1 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
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This course is one of my favorite
The course was in very good condition for Fall. Leaves this time of the year can make locating your ball a real challenge however the fairways had been pretty much clear. I will be back again this year if the weather permits.
rainy day
Always in good shape and well maintained Wil comeback.
Cart Path
Cart path was very muddy with lots fo water and holes.We had a lot of rain,but I think they could have
done something to make them a little better.Also
for the price you can't beat the course
Great course
Course was a little wet cause of the storm day before but greens and fairways were well kept. Staff was nice only down fall was very hot day and no beer cart girl to be found until the 18th hole.
Trying to find the next hole
We enjoyed are round. the only problem was finding the next hole because there was no one in front of us and no sign telling which way to go.
They also need to repair or replace all the signs that show the hole number or a layout of the hole which would show you which way to hit your tee shot.
get ready for a five some in front of you.
Starter Tom put a five some out in front of us. Said only 4 were playing but 3 carts 5 players and 5 bags.
5-some would not let us play thru so we skipped a hole since the 5 some was 2 holes behind.
HAVE NEVER HAD A GOOD EXPERIENCE AT THIS COURSE. Slow play & rude player assistants. course conditions were very good - greens were excellent.
GET READY FOR SLOW PLAY
Not worth the price
Very disappointed with this course. It looked like this course, at some time in the past, was something special but then someone just said screw it and stopped taking care of things. There are no markers, flags, etc, on the driving range. Nothing to aim at or judge distance. The grass tees on the range were chewed up pretty bad plus the grass had not been cut in a while. They had mats out but there were no rubber tees for the mats. Ball machine was broken, had to wait for someone to hand us a bucket of muddy range balls covered in grass. The course was in rough shape. The fairways were nice, but the tee markers looked as if they hadn't been moved in 2 weeks The greens were horribly slow and covered in ball marks, which after seeing some of the people playing there, I could understand why. The edges of the bunkers and the ponds weren't cleanly trimmed, and the sand was hard as concrete. The pace was terribly slow. The course was somewhat busy but I didn't see a ranger once during the round. I drove from Northville expecting to play one of the nicer courses in the area (they charge you for it), not worth the drive or the greens fee. Maybe my expectations were wrong but wouldn't play here again even if it was free.
Day ruined by pace of play
I'd hate to give this course a low rating because of the slow people I was playing behind, but part of me thinks that those people are regulars. Multiple slow groups all over the course. But the greens were amazing maybe due to the rain a few days leading up to my outing.
Great course for the price
Great course for the price in great shape. Unless you play from the blues keep your driver in the bag on most holes. Watch for the ponds u can't see off the tees.
beautiful course
great course....in great shape. greens were beautiful, but the pins were placed in a tough spot
good value
The course was in good condition. Better then I found it in the past. I played the back tees which I would recommend for better golfers.
Golden Hawk not so golden anymore
We have visited this course occasionally since it was new. The course itself if still in good shape.
However, signs of financial distress are showing.
The pro shop had no merchandise, the golf carts are old and could use some TLC, (i.e. ours had no windshield). There were swarms of bugs on the course and so a windshield would have been nice.
There is no ranger on the course, so play was very slow and a group of 5 (yes 5!) young men behind us were somewhat annoying with their power braking skids on the cart paths to see who could skid sideways closest to the other carts, and playing up on us when we were constantly waiting for a slow group in front of us. Overall,
I would not recommend this course because of the pace of play. This course used to be for golfers who enjoy the game, now it seems to be a place where golf is a secondary part of the experience.
Rain
Only played three holes and it started to rain. Went in for a rain check and was told no rain checks on any Golfnow bookings. I paid for my brother and I for a Saturday full of golf and all I got to do was play three holes and got rained on. It looks like it would of been nice.
Average
I played the course for $20 so that brings my overall rating up to a good. I would play the course again for a $20-$25 rate, but probably would not pay more than that. I got stuck behind a a couple of foursomes and that really slowed my round. I had wait times between 5 and 10 minutes on just about every hole. I thought the course conditions were average. Some of the tee boxes had overgrown trees in front of them limiting shot selection. I personally think there are other ways to make a course challenging than to stick a tree in front of the tee box. The clubhouse and restaurant were nicer than most.
Food needs to be warmer/cold buns and cold dogs
Xellent course amazing sand traps and awesome greens
They do not pair
The course is one of my favorites and is in great shape. The thing that I do not like is they have a course policy that they do not pair up golfers and that can be a problem for a single.
Nice course
First time playing the course and was impressed, the practice area was great with a separate chipping and putting green. The course is a bit short but proved to be a great round with a lot of water hazards that come into play often, the sand traps need a bit of attention as they have a lot of stones in them. The greens and tees are in very good condition with the greens being a little on the softer side. As for the facility it was nice, pro shop staff very friendly, the restaurant had a large selection on the menu and the food was good. I will be returning to this course as it was a great value and very fun to play, if you have not played this course yet place it on your list as you will enjoy it.
Nice course
Good course for a fairly good deal. Nice layout with some challenging holes. Fairways and greens were good with average speed but little break on the putts. Definitely will play again!
League play interfered with us finishing our round !
Sure would be nice if GolfNow would communicate with the course so we could finish our round. They said in the pro shop that it happens all the time. Disappointed
