Detailed description of Garland Golf Course -Swampfire
Garland Golf Course is a Resort, 72-hole golf course facility located in Lewiston, Michigan. Garland Golf Course resort has four eighteen hole courses, they are: The Reflections Course, The Monarch Course, The Swampfire Course, and The Fountains Course
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The Swampfire Course first opened for play in 1987. The Swampfire Course was designed by Ron Otto.
The Swampfire Course has water coming into play on fifteen holes.
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The Monarch Course first opened for play in 1988. The Monarch Course was designed by Ron Otto
The Monarch Course has water hazards coming into play on fourteen holes.
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The Reflections Course first opened for play in 1990. The Reflections Course was designed by Ron Otto.
The Reflections Course has water hazards coming into play on eight holes, and its tree-lined fairways are quite hilly. The greens are undulating and some are elevated.
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The Fountains Course first opened for play in 1995. The Fountains Course was designed by Ron Otto.
This course is hillier than the other three courses. There are six par 3's, six par 4's and six par 5's. Every pond has a fountain, which is how the course earned its name. A few of the hole play across County Road 489, and to cross over you must proceed across the largest and most rickety single-span log bridge in the world.
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$56 (cart included), played on Saturday, July 2023 at 2:00pm
Swampfire GC is the last of the four (4) courses we play here and it sure lived up to its name. Having some type of water coming into play on the first eleven (11) holes make you hesitant on just "Grip & Rip" each shot and more on targeting. I was glad that we were playing this as a "4 Man Scramble" because finding the short grass was a real team effort. The designer Ron Otto made good use of winding around the many swamps and ponds on this layout that took the place of sand traps on the other three (3) courses. Having five (5) tees from Black @ 6,881yd / 74.3 / 143 down to Reds @ 4,676yd / 68.4 / 123 on this narrow swamp/trees Par 36/36 layout. The Front 9 #2 hole a Par 5 is a sweeping right 553yds Hpc 3 with nothing but water on the righthand edge, so stay left. The #4 is their Hcp 1 Par 4 at 439-315yds with a narrow winding fairway bordered by water, tee to green. The #8 is a double dogleg Par 5 at 503yds with water in front a small round but elevated green, no trap needed here. The #9 is a 199-140yd all water carry (same as #3 hole) to a much larger green on this Hcp 11 Par 3. The Back 9 starts out with a 532-444yd Par 5 that has a 70yd carry pond about 180yds out from the green, making that 2nd shot a real decision maker. The #12 Par 4 at 443-348yds is their Hcp 2 as its nothing but narrow, sweeping left fairway to a very small elevated green with front traps. The #15 is a sweeping right 383yd Par 4 that needs 220yd drive to view the green on this Hcp 4 hole. The #18 Par 4 at 442-352yds is no easy finishing hole from the Black/Blue tees and the green is raised and very narrow that rejects badly any missed approach shots. We hit every green in regulation but landing in the wrong spots had us making only five (5) birdies. We played from the Whites @ 6,146yd / 70.3 / 133 but if I was playing my ball it would be from the Golds @ 5,617yd / 68.4 / 122 Great course and conditions today and was glad we played all four (4) courses during our stay here.