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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)
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Double booked again
Once again the pro shop double booked times and had to play the front twice. This is the SECOND TIME IN TWO TRIES, last time we took a rain check.
Best value in Mid-Michigan
I've been playing this course for years. I played it every day as a high school golfer and still come here for recreation. Staff is always very friendly and attentive, the course is always immaculate, and the design is great. I really like the redesign they're doing now on 3, 15, and 18. Those were the holes that needed attention before and it's should be great.
Sometimes play can be very slow, but the marshals are attentive and do their best to speed up play. They can't control people that don't belong anywhere near a golf course.
Overall, this course goes head to head with courses 2-3x the price.
Backed up into a league
We booked a twosome at Akers East and play went well on the front nine, but on the back we backed into league play and the second nine dragged a great deal. I guess I thought there weren't leagues going off when we got a 3:16 tee time. I was wrong.
Akers East is a good course, not nearly as daunting as the West course. A nice challenge, not too tight. Two of the holes, one on the front and one back are torn up. 18 amounts to a putt putt hole without the windmill as it's now a Par 3 distance that we skipped since it was so backlogged. It helped to keep our scores down!
Open
It is early in the season, golf course is making changes to a couple. Forest Acres East is a great golf course.
I know its late in the season but.
Forest Acre East course is one I will not play again. I know its late in the season but it was not well kept up. Greens where not in good shape and I know that has alot to do with who plays the course not repairing divots etc.
Good course for the price.
A good course for the price. The weather was great, 65 degrees, which for November is great. The course was packed and the staff seemed overwhelmed. The course also was allowing five-somes to play on this day and the speed of play was slow. No ranger.
For the price it was well worth it though.
The course was in very good shape, multiple tee boxes for different levels of play.The sand in the bunkers was nice to hit out of nice and soft.
The course was in very good shape, multiple tee boxes for different levels of play.The sand in the bunkers was nice to hit out of nice and soft.
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