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Brian Clark
Plymouth
2022-11-14
$26 (cart included), played on Friday, November 2022 at 9:00 AM
Trying to get in a few more rounds in Michigan before the real Winter raises it's head. I got a tee time to play the original 1927 Wilfrid Reid eighteen (18) hole Fox Classic "Hills & Woods", because it seem like a good place to start. Having 63 holes to choose from, we might as well start at the beginning of this golfing meca layout. Even though there are 27 holes in this area, each hole viewed from the tee box is not confusing, but very straight forward. There's plenty of trees to give fairway separation and the leaves were almost non-existence. Very rolling terrain that added to the yardage struggles and fast greens (8-10) were very hard to read correctly. Sand traps were plentiful and in beautiful shape with a very fine grain of sand to blast out of.......this I know very well of. The Front 9 today was the Hills which we played from the tips/Black at 3,028yd and the same on the Back 9 Woods layout at 2,941yds. This combination makes it 5,969yds / 68.4 / 121 with a Par of 35/35 and though short on yardage it's narrow fairways, elevation changes, swirling winds add to the element of surprise on each shot. The #2 hole Par 5 on the "Hills" is the longest at 450yds and only has a RH pond 250yds out and two (2) front green-side traps for its Hcp3 rating. The #3 Par 3 at 220 yds has a Hcp 2, is a little different being slightly up hill and into the wind with short being a smart miss here. The #4 is a Hcp 1 with a dogleg right, pond on inside corner with a 398yd length and narrow all the way to a thin elevated green. The #9 is a uphill 400yd dogleg right with a deep RH trap that play extra long on that 2nd shot. The Back 9 "Woods" is self descriptive of what you'll find here......narrow wooded layout with some blind and elevation decisions on those tee shots. The #2 is a straightway Par 4 at 354yds with a narrow non-forgiving landing areas to a elevated green. They have two (2) short Par 3's #3 @ 151yd and #5 @ 144yd so enjoy and make good swings. The #4 is a downhill, dogleg left Par 4 at 346yds, but don't hit through the RH corner at 180-200yds out. The #6 Par 5 is Hpc 1 at 643yds with a 190yd water carry to get to the next tee box and its a narrow landing area so a 220+ drive is what you need here. My playing partner Mark had a chip-in Birdie 4 from 30yds out which was amazing to witness. The #9 is a 305yd Par 4 dogleg left, downhill, tall trees on the left, row of trees on the RH side with a straight 180-200yd tee to look at the green.....a smart shot. We really enjoyed the course here today and the conditions were off the hook for a November 57 degree day. Mark P ended up shooting 84 w/30putts with 1 O.B. and I had 85 w/31putts with 4 O.B's as the narrow fairways got my number today as I failed "Course Management" .........Again. Looking forward to playing Arthur Hills 18 hole "Golden Fox" the next I'm out here.
Would travel: 30-60 Miles, Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Bargain priced based on quality and competitive area pricing, Fair priced based on quality and competitive area pricing, Ranks with the best in this price level
Condition of Course, Price, Pace of Play, Difficulty, Ambiance, Staff, Layout, No Houses on Course, Clubhouse
$26 (cart included), played on Friday, November 2022 at 9:00 AM
Trying to get in a few more rounds in Michigan before the real Winter raises it's head. I got a tee time to play the original 1927 Wilfrid Reid eighteen (18) hole Fox Classic "Hills & Woods", because it seem like a good place to start. Having 63 holes to choose from, we might as well start at the beginning of this golfing meca layout. Even though there are 27 holes in this area, each hole viewed from the tee box is not confusing, but very straight forward. There's plenty of trees to give fairway separation and the leaves were almost non-existence. Very rolling terrain that added to the yardage struggles and fast greens (8-10) were very hard to read correctly. Sand traps were plentiful and in beautiful shape with a very fine grain of sand to blast out of.......this I know very well of. The Front 9 today was the Hills which we played from the tips/Black at 3,028yd and the same on the Back 9 Woods layout at 2,941yds. This combination makes it 5,969yds / 68.4 / 121 with a Par of 35/35 and though short on yardage it's narrow fairways, elevation changes, swirling winds add to the element of surprise on each shot. The #2 hole Par 5 on the "Hills" is the longest at 450yds and only has a RH pond 250yds out and two (2) front green-side traps for its Hcp3 rating. The #3 Par 3 at 220 yds has a Hcp 2, is a little different being slightly up hill and into the wind with short being a smart miss here. The #4 is a Hcp 1 with a dogleg right, pond on inside corner with a 398yd length and narrow all the way to a thin elevated green. The #9 is a uphill 400yd dogleg right with a deep RH trap that play extra long on that 2nd shot. The Back 9 "Woods" is self descriptive of what you'll find here......narrow wooded layout with some blind and elevation decisions on those tee shots. The #2 is a straightway Par 4 at 354yds with a narrow non-forgiving landing areas to a elevated green. They have two (2) short Par 3's #3 @ 151yd and #5 @ 144yd so enjoy and make good swings. The #4 is a downhill, dogleg left Par 4 at 346yds, but don't hit through the RH corner at 180-200yds out. The #6 Par 5 is Hpc 1 at 643yds with a 190yd water carry to get to the next tee box and its a narrow landing area so a 220+ drive is what you need here. My playing partner Mark had a chip-in Birdie 4 from 30yds out which was amazing to witness. The #9 is a 305yd Par 4 dogleg left, downhill, tall trees on the left, row of trees on the RH side with a straight 180-200yd tee to look at the green.....a smart shot. We really enjoyed the course here today and the conditions were off the hook for a November 57 degree day. Mark P ended up shooting 84 w/30putts with 1 O.B. and I had 85 w/31putts with 4 O.B's as the narrow fairways got my number today as I failed "Course Management" .........Again. Looking forward to playing Arthur Hills 18 hole "Golden Fox" the next I'm out here.