Washtenaw Country Club

$36 (cart included), played on Thursday, October 2022 at 8:20 AM

Getting a chance to play a 123 year old challenging course with a rich history of being a Country Club, had me wasting no time to get that $40 Spring/Fall rate. (Worth every $) Even though Fall has unleashed it's colors/leaves, the fairways, rough and greens were leaf free and rolling like it was mid-summer. Even though it rained last night and early this morning, fairways were not restricting my carry with greens holding/rolling at a easy 10. This tree lined and rolling layout offered many challenges (4 tees) from the Blues @ 6,572yd / 72.3 / 137 down to the Reds @ 4,665yd / 63.5 / 116 on this Par 36/36 layout. I decided to play the Whites @ 3,114 / 3,091yds / 70.7 / 134 and could see playing the Gold tees (5,552yds) on four (4) holes (2,5,6,17) next time for a yardage of 6,012yds as those Senior tees were a little too short for me. This course has no shortage on well poistioned and conditioned sand traps in the fairway and green-side alike. Front 9 is wasted no time getting to the Hcp 1 hole on #2 a 425yd uphill Par 4 with the toughest hill top green that looked like two (2) potato chips laying side-by-side. A center pin placement would allow a 6' round landing area before rejecting everything else to the corners. The #4 is a narrow tree lined fairway with also two (2) sand traps on your 511yd Par 5 journey to this elevated and LH trap protected green. The #4 a 172yd Par 3 is a very steep 360 degree elevated green with two (2) front traps, so it's green or bust. The #6 is a long 580yd Par 5 Hcp 3 that has trees crowding the fairway at 200-420yds (O.B. left) out from the White tees so stay in the fairway at all cost. The #7 at 348yds has 215yd tee needed to the LH side of the fairway corner so you can view the green with the creek crossing at the front. The #8 Par 4 is short at 322yds but the 30' elevated blind green is hidden behind the LH corner tall tree with a very steep front so fairway right of the tree leaves a safe 120-140yd shot. The #9 is a downhill 200yd Par 3 with traps guarding the front of the green. The Back 9 starts out with #10 being a uphill 540yd Par 5 with a double tipped fairway complete with a hidden swamp to the right front of the elevated green, so miss left. The #13 at 542yds is a Hcp 2 that is tree tight with fairway/greenside front traps and water on the LH side, with short grass the only safe place. The #15 Par 4 at 373yds is a slight dogleg right with a trap 200yds out on the LH corner so a 200yd tee is safe and a 220-240yd cut tee shot perfect. The #18 is a 368yd Par 4 dogleg left that has a 200yd draw down the middle, right of the inside tree, will run downhill short of the pond leaving a 100-110yd shot to the tipped right green. This was one great Public course that you have to put on your list if traveling in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. Ended up shooting 39/40 w/32putts as my driver was finding these narrow fairways all day........which helped ALOT. I will be bringing my travel golf buds back here next Spring......for sure.