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4.6
240 Reviews (240)
5 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
97.0%
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224 out of 240 reviews
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4.7
13 Reviews (13)
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
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4.5
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4.6
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Value
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Layout
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Pace
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Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.6
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Course Highlights
Timber Trace impresses with tree-lined fairways, well-manicured greens that roll true and fast, and course conditions that have dramatically improved under new ownership. Friendly staff, reasonable pricing, and a clean clubhouse with GPS-equipped carts make every round feel well worth the trip.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6919 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.9

Timber Trace Golf Club sprawls across the rolling countryside that surrounds Lake Wallaby in lower Michigan. The location seems rather remote, giving the course an isolated feel, but the round is well worth the trip. The layout is routed through tall pines and the fairways effortlessly flow across the gently rolling hills. The wooded terrain is one of the course's major draws. Golfers from as far as the metro Detroit area come to enjoy this scenic round. The layout has an interesting mix of holes that offer plenty of variety. There are some tricky spots but you won't come across any carries over wetlands or ponds. Golfers will face long and challenging back-to-back par 5s starting with the 15th. This duo has the potential to ruin your score.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Golf Season Open: 3/20 Closed: 10/15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.6
240 Reviews (240)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 10
Thick Rough 9
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
Advanced Golfers 10
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 11
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great experience

I don't usually review courses. I really liked this one from the time I walked in the door to walking off the 18th green. Will definetly be back .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hard and Fast

The layout was impeccable. Winding through large home community and woods. You travel quite a bit on residential roads. And of course there is the infamous five minute cart ride to number 13. The greens were in great shape, rolled and true, but hard. Hit one shot into a par three and the ball bounced higher than the flagstick. Played early on a Tuesday morning. Staff was a bit frenzied with a large group coming in later that morning. I was speaking with some other golfers near the first tee and an employee yelled at us for trying to go out as a 3-some (which we were not). The course had some fairway scars in the landing zones and burned out sections along some of the fairways. I would play it again if I lived in the Brighton area, but not sure I would do the 1 1/2 hr drive to play there again.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent for the price

Outstanding price. Course was in above ave condition considering the time of year in MI. It sas windy sk course played like a links course. It rain all day the day before but the course drained relatively well. A bit out of the way but that made for the course to be uncrowded which I liked.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Terrible Traps

Condition not the best, poor trap maintenance. Pin placements awful

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great golf Course

This is one of the best courses I have ever played. If not the best this year and I played a lot of courses.Worth every dollar and then some.Will be back next year and a lot more often

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout. Great balanced experience

Very scenic and well-kept. A great balance between challenge and playability. Wide fairways are offset by challenging bunker placements and contoured greens. Overall great course. Back 9 showcases a 5-minute cart ride around a lake with 2 thoroughly enjoyable par 5's back-to-back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Nice Course...but

Played late in the year but there were no tee box markers, takes for the sand traps and the traps were not raked at all. Overall, this is a very nice course.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem

I really enjoyed this course. The fairways are wide and fair but with challenges. The are a couple of risk/reward par 4 that are drivable. The greens while not fast where in good condition. Very picturesque course. The bunkers had quite a few stones which was the only bad thing I could say about this course, I will definitely return.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Friendly

The course was beautiful. There were some houses but typically well off the course. The fairways were open and Brent grass. There were a lot of divot marks. The course did not supply sand which was my only complaint. I would certainly go back even though it was an hour drive for me.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Grounds Crew Needs Help

Most the tee boxes didn't have the tee makers in place. If they were to be found all the different tee boxes (colors) were piled together. Course was in rough shape. I don't think a golfer or grounds crew fixed a single divot in the fairways all season.

Cart was in rough shape. We didn't notice our bumper was dragging until we were away from the pro shop.

Not a single time I have golfed here has the staff seemed friendly at all. Most seem like they hate their job there.

There are too many courses in the area to choose to here.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

One of my favorite courses!

Course is always in good shape, Staff always nice. Very pretty course. We drive an hour to come here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

One of My Favorite Courses

This track has tons of character & is very fun to play. The fairways are nice & wide, but too far left or right & you'll pay the price. I have to play this track at least once a year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Get there Early!

It is worth the drive to Timber Trace. The course is enjoyable and aside from some mediocre greens it was a great value. However, after telling me I was paired up, the pro shop attendant made no effort to inform me of who I was paired up with, which cart they had taken, or how many players I was paired up with. Furthermore, he decided to send the group off early without notifying me and made me walk to the first tee in order to get on a cart with a stranger. No real starter at the first tee either. This could be improved. Not a great way to start a round. I arrived 20min before my scheduled tee time, I would recommend arriving earlier to avoid such conflicts..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

very good course

Excellent greens, challenging layout. Guarded fairways and greens make shot selection important. Well maintained greens and fairways too! I'm a fan of Timber Trace

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great conditions.

My partner and I got off early, so never had a delay. Conditions were excellent, and the staff was friendly and helpful. Will certainly put this course on our list to play several times this year. Highly recommend it to others. Fun course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

One of my favorites

Selfishly, I am glad more people don't know about how great this place is. One of my favorites.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Nice course, good challenge

The course was in really good shape for early October. The greens were still decently fast. My only complaint was the carts didn't have windshields on them. When it's 50 and windy, the windshield would have helped haha.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never disappointed

Great track! Greens have been really good this year. Staff is really good no nonsense type of people. Can't stand it when you play somewhere and the staff acts uppity or like your at Augusta. Not here good group of guys.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

great price but bad pace

We got a special price,but the pace was slow , slow , and slower.To bad I realy like this course, the greens are geting real beat up and the sand traps are hard and unraked.But it's that time of year, make the money.The day was sunny and warm.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

up north feel

always enjoy playing here
course is in good condiditon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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