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Grayling, MI

Grayling Rotary - Pine Knoll

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3.55(based on 16 reviews)
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Experience: 17 years 394 played 17 reviews
4.50 star(s)

Even John Cusack Would Give $2! drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Aug 20, 2023 Played the course:once

Pros:

This is one of those courses you come across and just have a good day playing every hole. While the majority of the holes are geared for the more recreational player, there are a couple of longer bomb holes and basket/tee combos to give even the longer arms a chance to get a bit of a challenge.

This course was fun with some tighter, more technical holes, a good bit of open holes to air yourself out, and some fairways that were definitely heavily wooded at one point, but with all the years of upkeep have become incredibly well manicured with plenty of space to correct the mistakes of errant shots. I really enjoyed hole 7s forced elevation on the tee pad, bombing across the field to the island green as well as the hanging basket on (I think) hole 14.

The course offers two concrete tee pads and two baskets per hole, marked in red or blue on the sign as well as the baskets themselves. I always love when a course has the ability to fit multiple shots per fairway like this, essentially giving you 4 different ways to play each hole.

The tee areas have plenty of benches and trash cans throughout the course, with minimal trash around. The tee signs are accurate in both distances and mapping, giving all the necessary info for each hole.

Every basket has white and blue arrows hanging to help guide you to the next tee pad, no matter which layout you're playing. Navigating this course was an absolute breeze, in part also to the excellent maintenance this course receives and the subtle landscaping that helps drive you through the track.

The maintenance on this course is some of the highest caliber I've had the privilege to play (and for just $2!). All the tee areas, fairways, greens, and walking areas are all mowed, pruned, and kept clear of any debris or trash - immaculate. Definitely make sure to drop your $2 on this one!

Cons:

I had a difficult time finding something negative to say about this course, so I'll split hairs and say they could use an updated course map to replace the sun soakedap currently hanging.

Other Thoughts:

This course is one of two on the Grayling Recreation Complex. I was unable to play the other course due to an archery tournament taking place along some of the holes.

I didn't check the main building to see if they have a place to sell discs, but I can assure you there are restrooms on site to help keep you on the property between rounds.

This is a spot, if you're on a destination trip, make this one of your stops. I'm absolutely stoked I drove the hour and a half trip to get this one, even if I couldn't bag the other one (just makes a stop on my next trip incorporating the courses in Gaylord and Wolverine).
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