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The East at Forest Akers Golf Course
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Forest Akers' East and West Courses are the home courses for the Michigan State University's men's and women's golf teams. The West Course is the longer and tougher of the two, but the East Course has plenty of challenges in store as well. Forest Akers East was redesigned in 1997, which converted it from a par 71 to a par-72 layout. New trees were planted and several bunkers were also added. The generous fairways are wide open and the golf course offers a few opportunities for birdies. If you're looking for a formidable round, the West Course is more what you're looking for, but Forest Akers East is a great option for a quick and fun round. Both golf courses are not only two of Michigan's top public plays, but they are also one of the best golf values in the state.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6452 yards | 70.5 | 127 |
| Black (W) | 72 | 6452 yards | 77.2 | 134 |
| Green | 72 | 6189 yards | 69.4 | 124 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 6189 yards | 75.2 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 5511 yards | 66.3 | 112 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5511 yards | 71.7 | 122 |
| Silver | 70 | 4634 yards | 62.6 | 103 |
| Silver (W) | 70 | 4634 yards | 66.4 | 109 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.5/127 W: 77.2/134 | 354 | 378 | 512 | 152 | 402 | 551 | 357 | 174 | 365 | 3245 | 297 | 205 | 528 | 200 | 398 | 487 | 521 | 360 | 191 | 3187 | 6432 |
| Green M: 69.4/124 W: 75.2/126 | 334 | 363 | 494 | 141 | 389 | 540 | 337 | 164 | 356 | 3118 | 277 | 183 | 512 | 190 | 382 | 473 | 507 | 349 | 162 | 3035 | 6153 |
| White M: 66.3/112 W: 71.7/122 | 319 | 329 | 486 | 129 | 332 | 424 | 317 | 154 | 347 | 2837 | 258 | 174 | 459 | 184 | 329 | 433 | 424 | 338 | 152 | 2751 | 5588 |
| Fossum M: 64.0/105 W: 68.6/116 | 319 | 264 | 374 | 129 | 332 | 424 | 283 | 112 | 347 | 2584 | 258 | 115 | 416 | 133 | 329 | 433 | 424 | 252 | 108 | 2468 | 5052 |
| Gold M: 62.6/103 W: 66.4/109 | 254 | 264 | 374 | 119 | 322 | 414 | 283 | 112 | 302 | 2444 | 192 | 115 | 416 | 133 | 292 | 363 | 416 | 252 | 108 | 2287 | 4731 |
| Handicap | 17 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 College Courses in the U.S. (2020 #18)
Reviews
Great course with true rolling greens. Very well maintained and green. Bunkers were nice with clean sand. Will be back to play again for sure.
Underwhelming
Greens in good condition, fairways left more to be desired
Great layout!
Arthur Hills design with open fairways, good pace of play.
Great value
One of the better courses to play in this price range. Staff very friendly.
Course was great. Allowed to book as a single just to get paired with three other golfers and round took 5.5 hours.
Disappointed
Was expecting much more, something akin to the MSU West course which was immaculate the last time I played it a couple of years ago. Greens were good but tee markers need to be moved more often and cleaned from broken/ discarded tees. It was often difficult to tell where fairways and rough began and ended. It was a Sunday so wait times probably should have been expected but slow play due to drinking and smoking ruled the day as well. Last, a number of holes were very close together and on three occasions balls came within striking distance from different tee boxes or fairways. No player assistant/ ranger in sight.
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