Grand Haven Golf Club, CLOSED 2018

I played the former Grand Haven GC many times from 1983-1990 and was not impressed by its toughness just by having narrow Pinetree lined fairways. With the limited sunlite in some areas, you had many thin/hard pan lies that the average golfer struggles with. They did remove a lot of pine trees in the 1990's which improved play for the golfers. When my business friend Jim B called me five (5) years ago and said, "Jack Nicklaus is redesigning GHGC....and they're removing ALOT of trees", I said it's about time. For Father's Day/My Birthday, I decided to take my three (3) boys and see the changes...WoW!! From the time you leave the parking lot, walk to the clubhouse, in the clubhouse, bathroom & tee boxes you are reminded of Veterans (and their families) who "Gave it All" so we could enjoy the Freedom they believed in. Some of those pine trees are still here, but far removed from the fairway edges, giving you a more relaxed view of the course. The five (5) tees allow you to -play from 7,213yds/148/75.4 down to 4,772yds/120/68.4 Par 36/36 on this rolling, sandy and beautiful layout with top-notch conditions that would pass any Master Sargents inspection. The approach shots to these firm, undulating and protected greens is where the trouble lies, so sharpen up those wedge grooves and putting on 9-11 fast rolling greens. I normally write about the holes, but my mind and heart are still reflecting on the many memorials and being with my boys who know our Freedom came at a Human Price. We played from the Freedom Tees 6,131yds/133/70.3 with Kevin 87/36putts, Me at 90/35putts, Jeremy 91/37putts and Barry 94/31putts and look forward to returning next year.

Too much "sameness" to the holes. I just played it Saturday and can't say I really remember any of the holes. Course is too tight foraverage golfers. You must be arrow straight to score on this course. Most golfers will get real tired of punching out of the woods or around trees all day.

For the price ,I expected much better. I was told by the golf pro that it was the same or better than Pilgrams run,well that was a joke. We paid much less for Pilgrams run and they are a four star coarse. Grand Havens coarse is no better than a three.

Part of a golf outing - Shotgun start. Have enjoyed this same outing for 6 years, largely because of the golf course.