Detailed description of Woodlands Of Van Buren, CLOSED 2018
The Woodlands Of Van Buren Golf Course is a Public, 18 hole golf course located in Wayne, Michigan, just west of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
Woodlands first opened for play in 1995.The course was designed by Jerry Matthews.
This course has some tree-lined fairways and some open fairways. Ten water hazards come into play on sixteen holes. The greens are severely undulating.
Blue tees: par-71, 6,055 yards, 68.4 / 119(M). 79.4 / 134(W)
White tees: par-71, 5,541 yards, 66.3 / 112(M), 72.3 / 126(W)
Red tees: par-71, 4,771 yards, 62.8 / 105(M), 67.5 / 113(W)
The signature hole is #14, a picturesque 466-yard, par 5, requiring a shot over water and featuring a boardwalk behind the green that takes you to the next hole.
The course closed on December 28th, 2018.
(cart included), played on Sunday, September 2016 at
Short course but challenging. Minutes from DTW. Greens are nice and fast.
$16 (cart included), played on Thursday, September 2016 at 9:45 AM
Tricked out course due to the short length of the standard tees. Requires shot placement to avoid water and out of bounds areas. Some fairways are too close to each other and require you to be extra alert of errant shots. Rangers should be employed to improve pace of play.
$16 (cart included), played on Thursday, January 2009 at noon
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(cart included), played on Monday, November 2022 at 11:30 AM
Drove by Woodlands of Van Buren GC after playing nearby Fellows Creek CG this morning and found its been acquired by neighboring "Waste Management" corporation. In short, it's now part of a landfill or just one big sand trap. Sad ending as I played it back in the late 1990's while I was working at GM Romulus Powertrain plant and was a very challenging layout. It looks as though the decision to close happened in December 2016 or early 2017.