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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.
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Top 25 College Courses in the U.S.(2020 #18)
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Conditions4.3
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Value4.5
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Layout4.4
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Friendliness4.8
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Pace4.5
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Amenities4.3
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Great course
This is a really beautiful course. Well maintained, you wouldn’t know you are so close to campus when playing it. Nice wide fairways.
Bad starter
We played the front nine in 2 hours but took almost 3 hours to play the back nine. The slow play was caused by the starter putting groups on any open holes so you always had to wait. When we made the turn there were groups put in front of people making the turn.
Rained On
Enjoyed the course. It is a fair mix of challenging and fun holes. The course was well maintained. I enjoy the great range and very large putting area readily available before the round and after.
College students run the check-in and snack shop. Some are very good and they all seem to try very hard. The outdoor snack facility is conveniently located to the ninth and tenth holes.
Great Fun...Can BOMB it!
I was visiting Michigan and had played the West course two days ago, so wanted to play the easier East course.... And I'm glad that I did. Much much more forgiving and definitely more fun. Not quite in as good a shape as the West course where the MSU college players play (Dottie Pepper being one!), but still just fine. I played Summer golf and didn't get a bad lie for the two days I played the East course. Super nice Ranger and pro shop staff and right next to a wonderful huge driving range. I came from New York with my son to visit my sister who's a professor at MSU and we may just have to make this an annual trip knowing there's such a great facility here to play!!
Good Course
Quick pace. Course in pretty good shape. Goose poop on some greens and should be removed by staff. Kind of gross. Mix up with Golfnow app price and what they tried to make me pay when I got there. Handled well by staff though.
Nice course to play
I had a 1:15 tee time on a beautiful Saturday, so I can’t really complain about it being slow. The course layout is nice and it was in pretty good condition. I’ll definitely be going back to play again.
Visiting from Texas
This was an absolute treat to play. Greens were in great condition. I love Michigan golf courses.
Good course, but some faults
Multiple tee boxes makes it fun for every length player. Usually in good shape, but with the rain there was flooding in spots. Price for range is high, and they keep a mix of range balls that doesn’t help consistent feel. Some are very old, and come off the face very poorly. Also think their short game range should be open to the public. It isn’t very well maintained, they don’t offer shag bags of more premium balls like others I’ve been to, yet they want $250 per season
Great value
Despite the rainiest spring in forever, Akers east was in great condition, greens were fast and true, the fairways were surprisingly firm in 80-90% of the space (just couldn’t be completely dry given recent monsoon) and the starter routed us around a women’s league expertly so that we played 18 without any wait
Bad condition
Bad condition The course was in terrible condition flooded water smells ,mosquitoes not really happy with Forest Akers right now
Hi, Tucker. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing The East at Forest Akers Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Overbooked
Course is always overbooked and moves incredibly slow
Thank you for reviewing Forest Akers East. Let us first start by apologizing for the pace of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Akers never disappoints
Solid course for all levels of players. Course was in great shape and speed of play was good especially considering how busy it was. Finished in just under 4 hrs.
Destination Kohler - To Dye Four Golf Package
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback in regard to the range to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting The East at Forest Akers Golf Course. We hope to see you again in the future.