44045 Five Mile Road, Plymouth, Michigan 48170, US
(734) 414-0600
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About Inn at St. John’s

This unique property became a golf resort in 2006 when the former St. John's Provincial Seminary reopened as the Inn at St. John's, a boutique, four-diamond property adjacent to the 27-hole Brae Burn Golf Club. The 118-room inn features Romanesque architecture, two ballrooms with 25-foot ceilings, a two-story atrium and 22 meeting rooms. The more casual Burger Loft complements the fine dining 5ive Steakhouse and Bar. The course, dating to 1923 before a third nine was added in the 1990s, shares its site with Carl's Golfland at St. John's, one of the country's premier golf stores. There's also a covered, heated range at Carl's to bang balls year-round to prepare for your battle with "The Monster" - the nickname for the 666-yard 13th hole, the longest par 5 in the state.

Facts

Price Range$$$
Property Class★★★★
Year Opened2006
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Casual
Room TypesRoom
PoolIndoor
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Inn at St. John’s

Reviews

3.7
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overbooked

I played as a single. There was 4 carts on every hole, impossible to play through. Grass uncut, lose a ball 6ft off the fairway which also caused delays in play. Everyone was looking for their balls even after watching it land. Staff was supposed to bring me a burger out on the course, that nvr happened.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 06/13/2017:
Hi Donavon, we apologize you didn't fully enjoy your round. Our goal at Brae Burn Golf Club is for every golfer to enjoy their experience and we hope you give us another shot in the future.
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No fairways cut with an even mid rough throughout the whole course, greens were bumpy, and the course was still soaked from rain a few days before. Fun layout and may be worth playing later in the year.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 05/18/2017:
Hey Jeffrey, thank you for the feedback of your experience. We regret to hear that the course conditions were not as enjoyable as they usually are. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the layout of the course and look forward to having you back for an even better round. We will pass along the course conditions issues mentioned to the appropriate team. Thank you for visiting Brae Burn Golf Club and have a great day!
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/12/2017:
Hello Scott, we're happy you always love playing Brae Burn Golf Club and that you enjoy our course layout. Thank you for playing, we look forward to welcoming you back again soon!
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Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

aerated greens

Course was just average. Greens were aerated. Guy behind the counter was CLUELESS. Think it might of been his first day on the job. DEFINETLY WONT BE BACK

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Braeburn

Awesome course for the value! In great shape! Excellent food & drink a pleasure every time!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average at best conditions

This course has a lot of areas that are in serious need of repairs. Parts of the course are in good condition.....so it just really depends on where you end up!! We used Golf Now and saved a few dollars, but it was still about $5 per person for nine holes too high!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great value for the $$

This course is the best value for your money. It isn't the most challenging course but the greens are well maintained and challenging. The gun range next door can be annoying. The carts here are typically in bad shape too.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Monster got me.

The course sets up for a straight drive except for the Monster hole. Golfers have to draw the ball or use less club when driving. I tried a draw and the the Monster won!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Pace of play was very good, and a great day for golf

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

I would play this course again

This course was a blast, I will absolutely play here again. Pace for an earlier Saturday morning was slower, but not terrible.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Old Course That Is Fun To Play

First time my group played Brae Burn. It was a great time for all. Pace was a bit slow due foursome in front that knew nothing about "ready golf". Where was a Marshall? Cart paths need repaving. White tee markers were AWOL. We don hit far enough to play back tees. Silver tees were next best option which made course a bit short. Overall a great time and we will play Brae Burn again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Conquered the Monster Hole!

The course and greens are in really good shape and laid out very well. The pace of play was quick. Very good value for the $$'s. I would definitely go back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Brae Burn Golf Club

This was an enjoyable round of golf. Greens are very good if not a tad slow, but if they were much faster some of greens wood be impossible. The front nine is much easier than the back. The Back is about 400 yards longer and its up and down hills with a lot of elevation change I played the white tees the signs, except on the 666 yard monster I played the tips, that is a really tough hole, three different dog legs. The course needs some up dating, but plays well as is.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

I wanted to give this course a try. I heard mixed reviews and was intrigued by the monster. Sadly I won't play here again unless changes occur. Need to invest some money. Update signs, yardage markers and grass conditions. Several holes need redesign including the monster which you can't use driver from the back tees.Crazy greens that are not fair. Slow play 5 hour round. Too bad because I was hoping for another place to play

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The greens will keep you honest.

The course itself isn't terribly difficult. Pretty wide open with minimal OB. You can pretty much always find your ball, so if you can scramble out of a wayward t-shot you can still get a GIR from almost everywhere. However... The greens all have serious sloping from front to back. The speed was manageable but if they were much faster they would be unfair. I had two second puts over 15 ft coming back. Again... Touch is key. I'd recommend for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ranger

Father's Day was crowned as every course but seems like the ranger wanted us to rush. 1st off he recommended that we play a 5 some instead of 3 2 as we planned and no reason to rich us as we kept pace very well. Other that that I had a great time. Friendly bar and grill staff. They were great.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Brae Burn is a great course with a variety of tests. I think it has a nice layout, some challenging but nicely maintained greens!

Good luck on the monster!

Keep the ball in play on this course and you will score well.

Always enjoyable!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Dont bother with your driver

I played in the morning, and the course was in decent shape. It had rained heavily the night before and parts of the course were extremely saturated. Lost a few balls to those conditions.

The course was extremely short. Playing form the tips is olny 6400 yards or so, and the yardages definitly looked to be exagerated on the Par 4 holes. A driver is only needed on the monster par 5.

Greens were in excellent shape

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

challenging course

Only thing I would complain about would be what I'm sure everyone complains about at any course during this time of the year, but I didn't see any signs of any leaf removal. And this course has a lot of woods. Other then that...the greens are finally fully recovered from the air-ration and played really well. For under $25 this is a fantastic course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/22/2018:
Hello, we're happy you enjoyed a fantastic value. Thank you for playing Brae Burn Golf Club!
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Like to play this course

Lately maintenance of course turn to be poor
It is a good course with few chela gong holes
If greens and fairways are good it can draw more people and leagues

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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