Washtenaw Golf Club
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Located in between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Golf Club, founded in 1899, is one of the most historic clubs in the state of Michigan. The club was private for most of its history, but an ownership change in 2019 turned this venerable layout into one of the area’s best public experiences. The 18-hole course plays 6,512 yards from the championship tees, though there are four sets of tees The club is in the midst of a multi-year restoration and enhancement project, guided by architect Ray Hearn, that includes green enlargements, tree management, and in the installation of some new championship tees. Facilities here include a putting green, small driving range, chipping green, and a large clubhouse, grill and bar, patio and event space.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6564 yards | 72.3 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 6205 yards | 70.7 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 5661 yards | 68.4 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5415 yards | 72.5 | 130 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.9/139 | 350 | 448 | 511 | 176 | 435 | 580 | 370 | 326 | 202 | 3398 | 542 | 364 | 150 | 595 | 200 | 373 | 330 | 400 | 368 | 3322 | 6720 |
| Blue M: 72.3/137 | 350 | 420 | 511 | 164 | 411 | 565 | 370 | 308 | 186 | 3285 | 532 | 364 | 150 | 530 | 186 | 373 | 330 | 386 | 368 | 3219 | 6504 |
| White M: 70.7/134 W: 76.8/143 | 324 | 390 | 483 | 148 | 383 | 538 | 343 | 286 | 170 | 3065 | 501 | 352 | 135 | 503 | 165 | 364 | 308 | 376 | 362 | 3066 | 6131 |
| Gold M: 67.9/121 W: 73.0/131 | 304 | 350 | 456 | 137 | 353 | 478 | 276 | 265 | 144 | 2763 | 457 | 311 | 120 | 451 | 154 | 276 | 274 | 344 | 346 | 2733 | 5496 |
| Red M: 63.5/116 W: 68.2/116 | 200 | 302 | 379 | 122 | 304 | 426 | 218 | 219 | 129 | 2299 | 414 | 274 | 100 | 360 | 112 | 270 | 231 | 307 | 279 | 2347 | 4646 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 17 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Michigan (2016 #16)
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Great... but
Great staff, nice course. All was great, except we made the turn in 95 minutes only to find the course put people off the back side in front of us and we ended up waiting on every shot, significantly slowing us down. Other than that, all was great
We're glad you had an overall pleasant round despite the wait. We hope you'll give us another shot soon.
Old time golf...
100 year old course that is a pleasure to play...coming back soon.
Thank you for the wonderful 5 stars! We look forward to your next round with us soon.
Nice old Classic BUT.............................
We played on a Friday noonish, we were harassed by an old curmudgeon member from the 1st tee until an eventual altercation on the 14th green. We were surrounded by 2 groups of former members (I assume) who are now seasonal members as the course IS open to the public. We are 4 single digit handicap players. The groups in front and back regularly did not finish holes or putt out on greens. The group behind us had 3 carts for 4 players. We played the front nine in 1:50 having never seen the course before (tricky greens and VERY tight off of the tee along with thick heavy rough). On th 14th hole the old timer hit into us just missing one of our group. The altercation started when he drove up to the green shouting wheres my F/"_*6 ball! Which we had taken and thrown into a hazard. It was obvious members of his group were familiar with his behavior and allowed it although he wasnt very well supported. The altercation was loud and aggressive. On the next hole the Dir. of Golf came out to stalk us on the 15th green, it was clear he too new the trouble maker. We then gave him our opinion of the group behind us behavior. Needless to say our back 9 was ruined. I went to proshop to ask for B9 raincheck Dir of Golf had left for day. We hit our 1st shot at 12:14 and were done with two lengthy stoppages due to confrontation at 4:10. Players like that man are VERY bad for business. I am a member at another club and would never behave like that toward guests. In addition the one member of our group was lucky to not be seriously injured when the horrible old timer hit a long shot over a hill missing him by inches. Loved the track waiting for our rainchecks, one seasonal membership is not worth having a jackwagon like that on your course.
We are sorry to learn this event derailed your experience with us. We'd be happy to discuss this further with you and see what we can work out for you if you could please contact us directly at the pro shop.
Good layout. Rough shape
Have played here a lot. It has changed ownership a few times. It’s a classic old layout and when in good shape it’s a fun course with some good holes. But it was in rough shape. The tees were beat up. Greens were ok. Fairways were shaggy. No dirt on the carts. Just needs work and it can be good again but it needs work
We appreciate your continued loyalty to the course and hope to see you out here again soon!
Hello, u460248318. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.
A Gem from a Bygone Era
If you love playing courses from the golden era of golf course architecture, Washtenaw Golf Club is for you! Beautifully lush, rolling fairways. Exceptionally groomed and sculpted greens all complemented by a very friendly and knowledgeable staff. It is a tight course that rewards good ball striking and positioning, but a fair test of golf by most measures. The course has great bones and was in excellent shape when I played it, save for the sandtraps, which have been an issue all season. They need to be better maintained and adequately filled with sand that is consistent from one trap to the next. Also, the trap rakes feel like Fisher Price tools you give to a young child, they are so ridiculously light. They should have wider, weighted heads with longer handles to allow guests to do a more effective job of raking after playing out of them. As stated here by many, the course is tight, but I'd argue it's too tight and can use some tree thinning. There are at least two part threes (holes 9 and 12) where tree limbs obstruct the line to the green and the same for overhanging limbs on fairways that penalize goods drives. Were management to address these two areas and make the course a fairer test of golf, I'd give it five stars in a heartbeat. That said, I'll be back many more times to play it in 2019.
Mike, I believe you will be pleasantly surprised by the condition of the bunkers. I work grounds for the summers and have personally gone through and edged all bunkers. We also very recently added thousands of dollars of new sand to the majority of bunkers lacking sand. Even that huge fairway bunker on 15. Hope you enjoy!
Hi Mike, Thank you for leaving us a 4-star rating. We appreciate your feedback and would like to apologize for the sand traps. We will address your comments with our management team. In order to make improvements. We look forward to seeing you again in 2019!
Wonderful Old Course
This is a classic, with origins to 1899. A private club until the last couple of years, it still bears marks of exclusivity, even if the 10th hole snack shack has been dismantled. Narrow by today's standards. Lots of old trees. Hilly. Very unusual, obviously, for a public course. And an absolute crazy value with the Golf Now tee time.
Slow Saturday at Washtenaw
I’ve played this course many time (a private membership previously) and this is the slowest I’ve ever had. We gave up after 15 and headed to the 19th hole. Food there was exceptional bar food. Wait staff were super friendly. We found out that we were following an outing (on Saturday!). Well at least we beat them to the bar!
Great Experience
I was here for a work meeting and was able to get out and play 9 holes. Course was in fantastic shape, definitely in the top 5 for course conditions I have played all year. Great spot to have a meeting as well, we had a nice room overlooking the golf course. 19th hole has some fantastic lunch options to which was an added bonus. I got the chicken wrap one day and the quesadilla the second day and both were great. Will definitely be back even if it is just for lunch.
Great conditions, tough greens and tight layout
Conditions were pristine and it was a great 9 hole test. I lost 3 balls due to some sprayed tee shots but it didn’t ruin the round and the layout has everything in front of you. Greens were very hilly and I can see a round blowing up with some bad pin positions. Not on our day, I think they were fair. Love to come back and play the back as I hear those are some fun holes. Not many picturesque holes that I’ll remember but a good test. Carts were newer and was something I remembered as well as the par 3 were longer tee shots.
Really nice old course. Please keep it maintained as it is now!!
Could use a starter and a ranger or two and a beverage cart.
Great Course
Great weather and excellent course conditions.
Enjoyable round
Great course!
This is a very nice course! Make sure you hit it straight, narrow fairways and small greens. Not a very long course, accuracy is a must! Excellent conditions, fun club house, with a pool table, and big screen tv to watch the players that really know what there doing! Lol. I always have fun here. I’ve played here twice, both rounds it was not very crowded! Excellent public course!
ann arbor gem
course has gone from a private course to now being a public course and it is still in tip top shape! nice OLD course, over 100 years old!
Must be a hidden gem
Visiting from Tennessee and Loved playing here. Granted it was Monday but at 8:30 virtually had the course all to ourselves. A mature course that reminded me of an old private country club. Keep the ball in the fairway, the rough is a bit thick but fair. The greens are small, in great shape and not all dinged up like you might expect this late in the season. I'm a 12 HC and shot 80. The staff was very friendly and took good care of us. If you have time for the grill the mac & cheese is a good bet! Will definitely play again.
Course is in great shape!
I really enjoyed this course. It is now public! Course was in very nice shape. Lots of character to the course. You can tell it was a country club. Happy to play it!
Great course and difficult test
Lots of fun. Course in great shape and a test of your skills
Great day
Fully recommend this course
Hidden gem that I had know idea about. Great find, we will be back.
Thank you for your 5 stars! Please book another round with us soon at Washtenaw Golf Club!