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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
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Underrated Course
$25 on golf now was a steal!!!
Played on a Monday at 11:30 am with no one in front of us and no one behind us! It was outstanding!
Forgot how cool and challenging the greens are here. Most are heavily tilted from back to front and you can get in a lot of trouble if you over shoot the green. Very underrated old school course.
Place is fine, but better courses for the value
Brae Burn is okay, but just too expensive for what you get. Always a very wet course, and the greens could use some work. Looks like there used to be a driving range there, but it is no more.
Sneaky long
Brae burn overall is a great course for the area. Been here numerous times. Brought a few first timers. And they were surprised with how sneakily long the course actually plays on the back 9. The greens are lightning quick and pins were on some very deceiving slopes so almost best to finish below the hole. Only negative thing I would say this time around was some of the tee boxes were pretty chewed up (white tees)
Sneaky greens
Tee to green pretty straight forward. The greens are wicked tough. Fast and undulating. Was surprised at how good they were.
Brae burn
Not fancy or anything crazy , but great value. Staff was very friendly and bathrooms were nice and clean. 100 yrs they have been around I Enjoyed the course. Couple of slow pokes slowing people down but not anyone’s fault. I liked the “monster” hole though it was cool.
March Golf in Michigan
The gentleman running the operation was super nice, but did have his hands full as shop pro, bartender and starter, among other tasks.
The restrooms in the clubhouse are undergoing renovation. The open restroom is unisex. My sister was not thrilled.
The cart paths are worse than any Michigan road and likely inflict a lot of damage to the aged golf carts.
Low portions of the course were either had standing water, or were soaking, sinking wet. Other than that, course conditions were decent for mid March Michigan golf. Greens were soft but rolled well. The monster #13 par 5 was fun. Course layout was enjoyable for a 15 hc golfer. Overall an okay place to play but likely others that play better.
Challenging Course
So late in the season we were a handful of golfers who ventured out. Literally 10 or so and the course conditions were partially wet. The greens were slower than usual which meant better putting! I had 30 putts which is very good for my level of play. I didn’t especially like all the ropes off areas but understand the course maintenance personnel are trying to keep carts off the fairways in low lying sections. I like this course and since it was in November(14) the conditions and weather was above “par”.
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Merchandise Discount20% Off Soft Goods -
Food & Beverage Discount2 for 1 Drinks
Hi, 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 Brae Burn Golf Club.