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4.0
293 Reviews (293)
5 Stars
87
4 Stars
135
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
82.6%
Recommend this course
248 out of 293 reviews
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3.6
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
66.7%
Recommend this course
8 out of 12 reviews
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4.1
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
84.8%
Recommend this course
28 out of 33 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 71
Length 6686 yards
Slope 123
Rating 73.4
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Course Details

Year Built 1922
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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4.0
293 Reviews (293)
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Solid course

The course was being aerated so it was a little rough in places. Staff was very friendly, descent course overall. It was extremely busy, golfers were slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Waste of a day

If you want to waste time from your day and barely play golf this is the place. 2 hours after six holes with two groups in front waiting to tee off on hole number 7 is the most ridiculously slow pace of play I have ever been a part of. I don’t recommend this course because there is no ranger to try and speed the pace up and they stack tee times every 8 minutes so they don’t care if pace is slow they just want your money.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Value

This is a great course for the price...Challenges you but is fair

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Value

Great course for the price...has some unique hole layouts...it’s fun to play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/23/2019

Thanks for leaving us a great review!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great for the Price

Great course, well kept. Only issue is every time I play it is very slow. But hey that’s weekend golf. Would definitely recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course pace of play was aweful...

It took 6 1/2 hours to play 18 holes... This was the longest time I have ever take to play a round of golf. Would not recommend.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/23/2019

Hello. We apologize for the POP. We are doing what we can to help disperse the traffic at the bottle necked areas of the course. Aside from that, we hope you had a great round. We appreciate your honest review and hope you come back and visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

Arrived for golf early and there was a sign: no golf carts

I am a senior and am handicapped

I signed up for 9 holes walking

It was very difficult

Should have been noted on GolfNow hot deal

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Great Value

Sylvan Glen is a great Value, large in part because they are always open. Today was good because the fairways were virtually cleared of the goose dropping’s..

The people work8ng the club house are really nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf-aholic's Savior

I am so thankful to have Sylvan Glen, one of the few golf courses that remain open during the winter and allows golf enthusiast such as myself a place to play. It's also a great walking course which allows you to get some exercise. While the clubhouse is very modest the workers are very friendly and accommodating.

Given the winter season and the amount of play the course gets, the conditions are very playable. The only complaint I have is the amount of Canadian Geese waste on the playing surfaces of the course. It seems to be more prominent on the fairways that are closest to water throughout the course. If the grounds keepers could tend to those holes closest to the water by removing the waste off the fairways ad greens that would help.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thank you for your review. We are so glad you enjoy our course and appreciate your feedback. Hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day

Nice layout good conditions, great bang for your buck

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Starters need training

The course is great. The restaurant was even better. My only complaint is that the starter (Leo) really needs some training. There was only 2 of us and the tee times were delayed because of rain. Our tee time was delayed about 30 minutes which is fine except that of the 4 groups in front of us two were twosomes. To my surprise the starter never thought to ask twosomes to combine. I did ask if we could pair up to which the starter replied "sure that would be a good idea". I agree except it should have been his.

It was also disappointing that even though they had a full tee sheet on a Friday evening they had no beer cart on duty.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Staff was fantastic

What could have been a very bad experience- being first one to tee off but held back by a 2 hour frost delay-was made much easier to get through because the staff was awesome.

Knowing the delay would be lengthy, the staff took my cell # and recommended breakfast spots to go and wait it out. They promised to call with a 15 minute heads-up. They did.

The starter was tremendous in keeping order and everyone in the know. He also forewarned us prior to teeing off of current course conditions. Excellent.

The course itself was good. The greens were much faster than I expected they would be, in April in Michigan and immediately after a frost delay.

I’m not a fan of Hole 2, and you better know the layout of the #1 handicap (#9) or else the creek may grab your approach. It’s very difficult to see from even 150 yards out.

Very good overall experience. Will repeat.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Well worth it !!

Conditions were very good for public course and even better considering its a Muni. Some difficult holes, some gimmies, some go for it holes. Great course, great price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 164
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice city owned course

This is probably one of the best city owned courses I have ever played. Very good course condition with fast greens. I think the personnel could be a little more friendly both at the course and at the attached restaurant. I will play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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