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Pace
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Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 73
Length 7093 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.4

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Dominate Creeping Bent Grass
Greens Dominate Creeping Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/15 Closed: 11/01
Architect Mike DeVries (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

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4.8
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Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Gem

This course can content with some of the top public courses in the golf Mecca of Michigan. Absolute gem of a layout and premium conditioning. This course is proof you don’t have to charge a ridiculous rate to have country club conditions. Impressed from pulling into the gate till walking off the 18 green Mike DeVries is quickly climbing my list of favorite golf course architects

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Pilgrim's Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Hidden Jewel

Off the beaten track, this course is aesthetically pleasing and has a great mix of holes on a challenging but fair layout. Although the holes are tree lined, you do not feel intimidated off the tee, and there are no trumped up holes to deceive you. The conditions were fabulous, the food was good, and it felt like an oasis when you entered the property. Very well done ad highly recommended!

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Pilgrim's Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2019

Hello, Terp33. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Pilgrim's Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Phenomenal Course!

I had read the reviews and found it hard to believe that a course 30 miles outside Grand Rapids could be so highly rated. Even at 4.8 stars the ratings don't do this course justice. The course was immaculate, the people friendly and helpful, and the pace was fantastic. This course will be on my list of things to do every time I come in or near the Grand Rapids area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/18/2019

Wow, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Pilgrim's Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Jeffrey O'Malley is a great instructor!

I didn't play the course on July 12th but I had a lesson with the pro Jeffrey O'Malley at Pilgrams Run. He is a great instructor and helped me immensely with my swing and chipping. If you need a lesson I would definitely recommend Mr. O'Malley! I drove 145 miles from Flint to see him and it was definitely worth it!

I have played Pilgrams Run twice and it is a beautiful course and worth playing. It has a nice range and the staff were very nice to me.

I would recommend playing here and taking a lesson from Jeffrey O'Malley!

Friendliness Excellent
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Commented on 07/15/2019

Hi, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Pilgrim's Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course.

PR is worth the drive and a great value.

Beautiful layout and course is ALWAYS in great shape. Nice mix of holes with generous fairways and HUGE greens. You have to be able to putt and read greens well to score on this course.

Staff are well trained and you can tell everybody wants you to enjoy the round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/12/2021

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Pilgrim's Run Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

My Golf

Always a pleasure to play here, !st.class public course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/08/2019

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, mcfennema! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course and Value

Great layout and the holes rarely parallel another hole. I think we only saw two groups golfing the entire time we were out. Plenty of tee choices to make the course as challenging as you want. The course was in great shape and greens rolled true. Greens were fairly hard so the ball did not bite very well. Very nice driving range and putting green and a bucket of practice balls are included in every cart. While cut through the woods there was generally plenty of fairway width to land your ball. Love the course and the price. I would expect to pay more for this quality.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/10/2019

Hello, Thank you for the five star review! We are happy that we could exceed your expectations! At Pilgrim's Run Golf Club we pride ourselves on creating an amazing atmosphere and we are excited that you had a chance to experience that. Come back and see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Ultimate privacy in the woods-NIce staff

Got rained out but had a great time anyway! The staff here is super cool and this place has the worlds cheapest range pass available. Thanks again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/06/2019

Hi, Thank you for the five-star review! We are happy that we could exceed your expectations! We pride ourselves on creating an amazing atmosphere and we are excited that you had a chance to experience that. Come back and see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

I try to play this course a few times a year, really well maintained and fun to play. I normally go on Wedensday's when they do their 40 dollar deal for veterans, but I got an additional 10 dollars off using a coupon through the Honey app so all the better!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/06/2019

Hi, Thank you for the five-star review! We are happy that we could exceed your expectations! We pride ourselves on creating an amazing atmosphere and we are excited that you had a chance to experience that. Come back and see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the drive

For GR area golfers, make the trip up here. Course is out in front of you. Not too much trouble to get in unless you're really off line with shots. A few greens are borderline un-puttable if above the hole. Only small complaint is the practice range. All mats all year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 06/20/2019

Wow - Thank you for the four star review! We are happy to have exceeded your expectations. Our playing conditions are very important to us and we are glad you enjoyed them. We look forward to having you back again soon! Until then, take care!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Track - Pace Disappointing

I play here several times a summer and love the course. Usually pace of play is acceptable, but on this occasion, it took 4:40, from a 9:20 tee-time. We caught up with the group ahead of us on the tee at the 6th hole. We encountered a ranger - didn't ask about problems, but then he didn't say anything either. Just a reminder to course management to try to deal with this.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/20/2019

Hello, we are glad to hear about your recent experience! Please come back out and see us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Another Great Experience

Yet another great experience at Pilgrim's Run today! Due to the off and on rain and storms today, we had the course to ourselves, AND were lucky enough to only have seen about 10 mins of downpour. Otherwise the weather was pretty nice actually, with even some sunshine for the closing 5-6 holes.

Conditions were excellent as usual and as expected on this well maintained, wooded course. And despite the rain, the greens were rolling like a dream!

Pilgrim's Run continues to confirm itself year after year as the GR area's #1 course, in my opinion!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/21/2019

Hello Mark, thank you for the amazing review! We are glad to hear about your recent experience and you sticking out the rain. Please come back out and visit us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful

A well maintained challenging test of golf. Wide fairways with numerous well placed sand traps, hard but playable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/20/2019

Wow - Thank you for the five star review! We are happy to have exceeded your expectations. Our playing conditions are very important to us and we are glad you enjoyed them. We look forward to having you back again soon! Until then, take care!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/09/2019

Hello, thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

challenging

Awesome course in great shape always. Warm up with your flat stick because the greens are very challenging and fast. Colors were changing with very beautiful tree lined fairways.

Bonus ...get there early as every cart includes bucket of balls for warmup on the driving range!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/10/2018:
Hello, thank you for the five-star review. We are glad you enjoyed our course conditions and had an excellent experience at Pilgrim's Run Golf Club. Thank you for visiting us and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful Scenery

This course is in a beautiful area. The course is in great shape. Staff were very friendly. As an average golfer (7 handicap) the greens were too difficult for my liking. They rolled great. They have a lot undulation and depending upon pin placements, it can be very difficult. Other than that the course is a must see.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/12/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Pilgrim's Run Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/10/2018:
Hello milo822, thank you for the five-star review. We are glad you had an excellent golf experience at Pilgrim's Run Golf Club. Thank you for visiting us and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great Layout

Just enough length and width of the FWs to provide some challenge, but ample room to shape shots and bomb the driver also. You definitely get the feeling of being remote while only miles away from Grand Rapids. Must play in my opinion.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 09/06/2018:
Hello jireland, thank you for the five-star review. We are glad you enjoyed our course and had an excellent experience at Pilgrim's Run Golf Club. Thank you for visiting us and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Must Play

Once again I was reminded of the quality and beauty of Pilgrim's Run. I found a good price on Golf Now and jumped on the opportunity to play one of the best that West Michigan has to offer.

Don't miss it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 08/30/2018:
Hello Rj6384, thank you for the five-star review. We are glad you had an excellent experience at Pilgrim's Run Golf Club. Thank you for playing our course and we hope to see you again soon!
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