Friday, August 29, 2014

Angels Crossing Golf Club, Vicksburg, MI

Bought this deal on groupgolfer.com but it expired.  We couldn't get out there because of the weather.  However we were in the area so we were finally able to get there.  We only had to pay an additional $10 each to golf.  Right at the beginning, the pros:  very nice people, beautiful clubhouse and the cons:  no view of the golf course from the clubhouse.  The course itself is a little drive from the clubhouse, the starter was extremely nice and very proud of the course.  It's almost entirely links style with a few trees.  The starter said cart path only, however there were very few paths and most of them were rocky paths.  The fairways were in nice condition as were the greens. Most of the greens were tricky with pin position in almost impossible positions.  There was water on only one hole but lots of wetlands, bunkers and grassy areas. There was no cart person and no bathrooms, just a couple of port-a-potties.  There were quite a few of well dressed women golfers on the course and I can't believe they used port-a-potties. I didn't so I can't speak to their condition.  My husband really enjoyed the course and would gladly golf there again.  I did like the course but am not really crazy about links style and definitely not crazy about port-a-potties! There is a small "house" between holes 1, 9, and 10 but when we were there, she was up at the clubhouse so we drove up there, went to the bathroom, grabbed drinks and ran to hole 10.  The weekday price is $40 which seems very reasonable for this course.  It was pretty crowded but everything moved well.

 http://www.golfangelscrossing.com/

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Reddeman Farms Golf Club, Chelsea, MI

We bought this golf on this course from groupgolfer.com.  We were told by friends that the course wasn't much...but we were pleasantly surprised.  It is mostly flat with a lot of side by side holes and a little "farm-like".  However, the course was in good condition with some very interesting holes.  The first nine is meadow like while the back nine is more wooded. Hole 4 ends is a par 4 that ends with a green with water behind it. Hole 9 is a par 5 that ends at a large pond you have to hit over to the green.  Although some of the holes are side by side, fairways are wide which means you rarely are in anyone else's fairway.  The greens were tough, mostly hilly with the holes on peaks. There were no bathrooms on the course, just port-a-potties. No cart girl.  The pro shop didn't have a lot in it, I don't know if that's because it was close to the end of the season. The restaurant had a nice outdoor area, however there was a bee's nest right by where we were sitting as well as a bird nest over us.  Food was OK, but service was good.  The guy in the proshop gave us our groupgolfer back and said we could use it again, just pay for $20 for carts.  The driving range was pathetic, irons only and not in really good shape.   Would we do this course again? For $20 definitely...

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Stonehedge North, Augusta, MI

We had played Stonehedge South before and like it so we thought we'd try the north this time.  It has more elevated holes than the south and is more grassy. It has some very interesting holes and was in good condition, especially for the time of year. There were bathrooms, however they were not identified. There was no cart girl and no one at the turn - very odd for the this time of year. It is almost 5000 yards for women so that's OK. It is a stay and play place with 3 other courses available. We had stayed there a few years ago and the villas were fine, just a little dated.