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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6501 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.6

Course Details

Year Built 1926
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 12/15
Architect William Diddel (1956) Wilfrid Reid (1926) Ray Hearn (2007)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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4.1
125 Reviews (125)
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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best I've seen the course in years

The new owner has definitely made improvements. Club has new golf carts and bag drop area. I've never seen the course in better condition since it became public many years ago. Course conditions were excellent. Greens were fast, fairways mowed, and rough in great condition. They have trimmed many of the big trees and fertilized the entire golf course and it shows. Highly recommend playing this course because there is no better value for playing a top notch layout than Black River.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time

First time playing here ! Going back today course in exealante condition fairways are tight lots of traps . Did not loose any balls hit a few trees but a nice place

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Black River, Port Huron

Challenging and well maintained!! Worth playing if visiting the area:)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Day!

Course and staff were mint! 3.5 hour round. A good challenge. Definitely going back.

Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/21/2018:
Hi Tim, Thank you for leaving Black River Country Club a 4-star rating. We're glad you took on a challenge and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tight fairways with old trees

Greens were in excellent condition. Pace of play was good. Around great course to play.Accuracy and distance off the tee required. We will return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/21/2018:
Hello, Thank you for providing your feedback. We're glad you had a good pace of play and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 20
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

A definite yes.

I'm not really one to write a review, unless a place is really bad. However, I felt obliged to write this five-star review for the golf course. I play here about once every two years, and I must say I've never had a problem with the golf course. I am a stickler for good greens, and was impressed with the way these rolled. I'm a member at Torrey Pines in San Diego so I really hold a golf course to high standards. If you play here I don't think you'll be disappointed. Some of the holes are a bit longer, even from the white tees, and it is a good challenge for golfers of all skills.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Response from on 08/21/2018:
Hello, Thank you for leaving Black River Country Club a 5-star rating. We're happy to have met your overall expectations in the pace of play, course layout, course conditions, and the value for the money. Book your next tee time with us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Great Value

Fantastic layout, decent length, very challenging. Mature course with great old trees. Greens were in excellent condition, tee boxes good not great. They could use some work on their fairways to create more definition from the rough in some areas. Was s spectacular course way back when but money issues has taken it down a notch, That being said, still a great value for the $.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/21/2018:
Hello, We're glad you enjoyed the pace of play, course layout, and the value for the money. Thank you for your business and book your next tee time with us soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Over-booked?

Overbooked or poor tee time management? We had a 10 AM tee time and didn't get off until 10:45 AM. First tee backed up, no starter and multiple twosomes were allowed out. Total round took 5.5 hours. Have heard this is a ongoing problem here. Course itself is in excellent condition, mature trees and challenging length. Be prepared for a long day.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/21/2018:
Hello, We would like to apologize for the pace of play. We will address your comments with our management team. Please allow us to make it up to you in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Quite the Round @ Black River

Black River is a classic old layout with tight fairways lined with mature trees. Greens are pretty accessible and allow for scoring. Pace of play was slow but it was a Sunday afternoon so you can't really complain.

My first round @ Black River became very memorable when I aced the par 3 13th hole for my first hole in one! And it ended with a severe t-storm that swept in with hail as I finished 18.

Overall, it was a very good day! I'll certainly be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course to play

We really enjoyed the course. Great deal from Golf Now. Course was in very good shape, couple rough spots but nothing big. Greens were good, fairways in good shape. Some fairways are narrow but we enjoyed the course and would go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Have always wanted to play here and was not dissapointed!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Couse

This is a old course , I recall seeing club plaques dating back to 1928. It's a nice course but has some drawbacks which will catch you if you never played before.
Cart paths and direction to next tees are not well marked and criss cross close to other tee box playing areas so keep an eye out.
Seeing that it's an old course it has many huge and beautiful tress which makes some fairways and green approaches very tight. If you are off the Fairway it's tough to get out safely because of the trees but you can find your ball as tree bases are fairly open.
I'd play again and recommend it if you are in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

More bang for your buck

Arrived to the course and was forested by an attendant with my cart , slightly used and showing age but preformed well.

Nice driving range with grass and matts. Putting area was good size

Course is moderately narrow with large trees lining most fairways , bunkers need some attention, but we played near end of season .

Small greens that are lightning fast

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

always enjoyable

Have been playing this course for a few years, and I never leave unhappy. The staff and the facilities are always first class. The course is laid out wonderfully, offering a great outing for any skill level. The greens are pretty fast, but don't let that deter you. Longest I have ever had to wait to tee off, is 30 seconds. The groupings are always spaced out enough that you are not waiting, or feel like someone is breathing down your neck

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Track

Nice track with difficult greens. Tee boxes could use some attention but the greens were in good shape. The 18th was left a bad taste in my mouth. Didn't like the layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Course in great shape would play again. Nice layout with good elevation

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Old School Classic

Mature trees line the generous fairways. The greens are excellent with subtle breaks. Water is not the factor you might expect, although the Black River borders the course. The staff was friendly and helpful. A great value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice mature course but needs TLC

There wasn't much difference between the rough and the fairway so that needs work. The greens were okay but slow as they were just aerated. Club house was very outdated and hasn't been touched in years and years. It was a nice day but overall a nice course that needs work. We are finding Fore Lakes the best course so far. We live in London and go over for the golf.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Enjoyable round of golf

Difficult to find without a GPS. Friendly staff. Showed up late for my tee time. I called to inform the pro shop and they made room for us when we arrived. Good day

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellent established tree lined course in good conditon

This older, tree lined course offers a challenge to all levels. Ample fairways on most holes but second shots and shots around greens present challenges. Vey well maintained, would certainly recommend to play if you have the opportunity.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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