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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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Washtenaw a sleeping beauty!!
Our group of 8 from Cleveland played Washtenaw recently, and quickly became a contender in my top 10 public courses!! Let's start with a modest green fee of 40.00 weekday, superb greens, very fast & smooth, never had to touch ball in fairways, bunkers also good condition. Small driving range, pace of play was 4 hrs. Staff was on point. Our entire group raved about Washtenaw & planning a return visit soon. Well done, don't change a thing !!!
Fastest greens in the area
Make sure you make time to get there early and practice on the greens, they are extremely fast.
Used to be a country club, now it's open to the public. Carts are old, clubhouse is old, no significant investments made. There were foursomes of 60+ year olds every other hole that slowed down the pace for everyone else. Don't expect to be under 4 hours here.
Cart GPS was a plus, but there's no touchscreen to plan shots. Pace of play is not monitored on the GPS. Had issues on some tee boxes getting the GPS to show the correct hole.
Very green course. Lots of old, big trees. A few holes with interesting elevation changes. A bit frustrating to have to hit fairway woods/irons off the tees on par 4's, but not as bad as other courses in that respect.
One of SE MI’s best courses
Always in good condition and has challenging greens. Great course. Fun to play.
Great value for the money that is in excellent shape.
As an older course, it is not particularly long but is in great shape with challenging, fairly quick greens. One of the lower priced courses in the area but is in as good or better condition than Michigan, Eagle Crest, Lake Forest or Stonebridge.
Fantastic Course
First time playing this course. Well maintained, excellent pace of play 3.5 hours for 18. Staff is extremely friendly. Would highly recommend playing this course.
Great Course - A must play
Very well kept course. Pace of play was fantastic- three and a half hours for 18 holes. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful.
Will be playing there again
great course
The course is great and staff is friendly. I especially like the fast green. However, the pace of the play is too slow. It is more than 5 hours, I had to wait on every shot. I had to leave after 12 holes which is almost 3.5 hours.
First visit
Great layout. I particularly enjoyed the elevation changes. Conditions overall were surprisingly good for the time of year. I'll be back next time I'm in the area.
Not a $55 track
For $55 it was a major disappointment. The pace of play was awful 5+ hours waiting on every box and every fairway. The greens were rotten some cave man was dragging thier feet scuffing them up in front of us all round making it impossible to hole a putt. I don't normally write reviews but this experience was so bad I had to share it. Won't be going back.
Nice old school course
If you like old school country club courses..you will like this one.Not long by today's designs by any stretch.What this one has is narrow tree lined fairways with small fast running greens.If you can hit a fairly straight ball..this is your course.For a course that dates back into the late 1800s it is a throw back to golf of another era.Sand traps are ok and do need some help.According to a local member we chatted with..that trap work is on the list...just a matter of $$$ when it moves forward.Staff at check in we welcoming and they seem to appreciate returning patrons.Love this course and the fast true rolling greens are a magnet to bring me back
Excellent course to challenge your game
4 hour pace of play, greens were fast, but rolled true. Fun course to play.
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