Sawmill Creek Resort, Huron, OH

http://www.golfsawmillcreek.com/

Got this deal from Travel Zoo along with a night at the resort from livingsocial.com.  What a great deal! Golf is usually $69/person here and I think I paid about $45 for both of us.  This is a nice course, especially woman friendly.  It was a bit tight with quite a few holes side by side which made it harder for my husband but I hit pretty straight so it was good for me!  It was pretty crowded and the course wasn't real long so we often had to wait to hit our second shot.  The fairways were in good condition, but the tee boxes and greens were a bit rougher.  They were working everywhere probably because of the hard winter we had.  The sand was in good condition and there were quite a few holes where water came into play.  The par 5s weren't very long but the par 3s were very interesting.  We were able to get on the green fairly easily but par was very hard because of the pin placements.  I don't think there was one hole we weren't hitting up or downhill trying to get par.  There was a convenient rest room (quite clean) and snack shop but the snack shop wasn't open.  AND there was no cart person...I don't know why, they would have made a ton of money with all the golfers out there.  We were also pleased that they didn't pair us up with someone.  I would enjoy playing this course again, if I could get a deal.

Crooked Tree Golf Club, Boyne, Bay Harbor, MI

http://www.boyne.com/bayharbor/golf/courses/crooked-tree-golf-club

Golfed here as part of our Bay Harbor package.  Loved this course!  Will definitely golf here again.  The good:  course was in great condition with wide fairways and nice greens. The bad: the mosquitos were awful...we sprayed ourselves, the carts and our bags and we stayed away from the woods where the swarmed you!  The guys weren't so lucky...they were often in or near the woods and were attacked. The weather wasn't really good but we weren't rained on.  I'd love to play this course in nice weather. In fact, there were cottages along one of the holes that looked like really nice places to stay.  There was a lot of variation in the holes, sand, water, trees, ravines, elevations, etc. Another bad thing is we weren't able to golf holes 17 or 18 because they were doing some "remodeling" so I really need to go back!

Bay Harbor Golf Club, Boyne, Bay Harbor, MI

Truly a "bucket list" course.  I'm so happy I was finally able to golf this course, even though it was not a very nice day.  We golfed the Links and the Quarry.  The Links was a bit choppy while the Quarry was very open.  The scenery on both courses was very nice but we had much better views on the Quarry.  The course was in great condition even though we had such a rough winter and spring.  The Links was much more forgiving for women but a little harder for men because they had to be careful of club selection.  The Quarry was much harder for women because the course was actually built in a quarry with a lot of elevations, water and ravines.  Loved both courses.  We never did see a cart girl but that might have been cause the weather was bad.  The staff was really nice and the clubhouse was beautiful.  We didn't eat here but would like to in the future.  It was very expensive to golf here but given the opportunity to golf here again, I would.  I would love to see it on a nice day.

I didn't golf very well so I'd like to golf here on a nicer day and see if it makes a difference.

http://www.boyne.com/bayharbor/golf/courses/bay-harbor-golf-club

Pleasant Hills Golf Club, Mt. Pleasant, MI

http://www.pleasanthillsgolfcourse.com/

Unfortunately, the day we golfed this course it was quite cold and muddy.  So it's kind of hard for me to give a "fair" evaluation.  But here's what we got...the cart paths were stone/dirt.  There was no bathroom on the course, not even port-a-potties (because it was too wet and muddy for the trucks to get out).  The fairways were pretty mushy, the tee boxes in rough shape and the greens very slow.  BUT, as I said, it was early May after a particularly harsh winter so it's not fair to judge.  The course looked pretty with rolling hills and some nice looking holes.  It was a long course and the holes were not too close together.  The guy working the pro shop and restaurant was really nice and accommodating.  It seemed like a popular local course and the price was reasonable. I'd like to try it again before I judge.

Conestoga Golf Club, Mesquite, NV

One of the newer courses in Mesquite area, it was part of our Mesquite package with Wolf Creek.  Although not on a par with Wolf Creek (what is though), it was still a beautiful course.  We were paired with a couple from Salt Lake City, who golfed really well and were very nice and interesting.  The course had a lot of elevation, which we love.  The fairways were beautiful (as you can see) and the greens were great, though a little tough. The first 9 holes are on the choppy side with lots of ravines and desert areas.  The back nine are much more wide open but still lots of desert and sand.  There are only two holes where water comes into play, hole 10 is shown above - a par 3. There's another really interesting par 3 on the back (hole 14) where the tee boxes are elevated and you can barely see the green.  Because it's downhill, it's really hard to judge what club to use.  There was a cart girl but we didn't see her alot, the course is large and mountain-y so they should have more than one cart girl. The course was quite crowded but because of the way it was laidd out, we rarely had problems or a wait. Would do this course again in a heartbeat.
http://www.conestogagolf.com/index.php

Coral Canyon Golf, St. George, UT

http://www.coralcanyongolf.com/index.php

When we arrived in Mesquite we decided to take a drive to St. George and check out some of the golf courses.  When we arrived at Coral Canyon, the first one we went to, it didn't look too crowded.  Of course, it was 3:00 pm! The guy said we could go out for twilight rates ($40), so we did.  Unfortunately, we were behind a couple of really slow players or we would have whipped through that course.  It was beautiful but there were high wind warnings that afternoon and it was extremely windy any time we were elevated at all.  The fairways were in beautiful condition, as were the greens.  As expected, the areas outside the fairways were desert.  We didn't always look for lost balls. The folks at the course were really nice but no cart girl and no bathrooms on the course. I thought this was a good deal for the money though and would happily golf here again.

Links at Lake Bernadette

http://www.linksoflakebernadette.com/

Another really crowded course...we were paired with a couple of pretty good men golfers so it was a little hard for me.  We paid $30/person for this course which I think was an appropriate price.  The fairways were OK, but some of the greens were really a mess.  There was some water, some trees and lots of sand. There was no cart girl and no bathrooms...just one port-a-potty accessible from the front and back 9.  We went in at the turn to get a drink and use the facilities.  Most of the holes were pretty straight - there were a couple slight doglegs and of course, no elevated holes.  I think of the three we golfed on this trip, it was my least favorite but it was my husband's favorite because he golfed the best here.