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North/South at Tanglewood - The Lion
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About
Opened in 1991, the North and South Courses were Tanglewood's original championship 18-hole course before the West nine was added in 1995. All 27 holes are known as "The Lion." The North is the gentlest of the three nines and the South is a mix of trees and water while the West has water on almost every hole. The North/South course has a gently rolling terrain that doesn't offer dramatic elevation changes but it also makes a flat lie hard to find. The undulating landscape also gives a bowl-shape to most of the holes that enclose errant balls and bring them back into play. The South nine incorporates a variety of wetlands, offering a pond or marsh hovering around many of the greens. The club is consistently ranked as one of the best public golf courses in the metro Detroit area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7022 yards | 74.4 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6573 yards | 71.7 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 5872 yards | 69.1 | 118 |
| Silver | 72 | 5494 yards | 67.4 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4971 yards | 69.9 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.9/135 | 385 | 429 | 524 | 397 | 370 | 192 | 427 | 174 | 517 | 3415 | 449 | 175 | 502 | 456 | 445 | 407 | 405 | 207 | 540 | 3586 | 7001 |
| Blue M: 71.2/132 | 380 | 396 | 492 | 373 | 350 | 165 | 380 | 160 | 505 | 3201 | 444 | 170 | 502 | 430 | 415 | 377 | 330 | 184 | 520 | 3372 | 6573 |
| White M: 68.7/122 W: 74.3/134 | 343 | 373 | 446 | 331 | 320 | 159 | 352 | 136 | 449 | 2909 | 392 | 155 | 434 | 365 | 372 | 342 | 294 | 153 | 456 | 2963 | 5872 |
| Silver M: 66.6/118 W: 71.8/126 | 320 | 350 | 425 | 311 | 295 | 135 | 335 | 120 | 430 | 2721 | 368 | 125 | 416 | 335 | 365 | 315 | 275 | 132 | 442 | 2773 | 5494 |
| Red W: 69.1/122 | 311 | 245 | 407 | 282 | 278 | 102 | 297 | 109 | 362 | 2393 | 296 | 118 | 416 | 333 | 324 | 314 | 228 | 131 | 408 | 2568 | 4961 |
| Handicap | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
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Course in Great Shape
Played for the first time, the course was in great shape. The pace of play was a little slow, seemed like there was a wait on most holes. Other than that, pretty good experience. The beverage cart girl was very nice and made the rounds several times, which was good.
In good shape, but short and not challenging
Well-maintained, greens a little soft but acceptable, pace of play was great. Course layout/design not very challenging, lot of shorter holes even from the back tees. Greens fees much higher than comparable courses and also higher than better courses in the area. Course seems to get a ton of play despite this, maybe because the three 9's help with pace if play, but much better values to be had locally.
Nice
Very well maintained and had a few challenging holes. Hot deal for $33 felt like a really good price.
Best Course In The Area…to me
This is a challenging, yet fun course to play. The conditions were perfect, the layout was amazing, and even though the course was packed, the pace of play was good. Not that I have played EVERY course in the area, but this one is by far my favorite so far!!!
Nice course
A little slow on the front but pace opened up on the second nine. Plays through a very nice residential area but the houses never really come into play.
Good course, but expected better maintenance
Tee boxes were often the length of the first cut of rough. For playing on a popular day, and with an outing on the course as well, would have expected the tee boxes to be in better shape. Fairways and greens looked great, pace was slow. The twosome in front of us were waiting on the foursome in front of them.
Great tracks
Friendly staff and well manicured fairways and greens. Will be back!!
Course in Great Condition
This is the first time I've played Tanglewood this season and it's in great condition. We played the North/South courses. The greens are fast but fair. The tee boxes, fairway and rough are in great shape. The pace of play was excellent on a Sunday afternoon. As a twosome, we finished 18 holes in 4:20. Highly recommend.
Excellent staff
Cold and rainy day. We were the only ones on the course and the staff stayed open for us and even kept their kitchen open.
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