Rackham Golf Course

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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Back/Blue | 71 | 6555 yards | 71.6 | 129 |
Middle/White | 71 | 6268 yards | 69.9 | 124 |
Silver | 71 | 5774 yards | 67.9 | 118 |
Silver (W) | 72 | 5774 yards | 74.5 | 132 |
Forward/Red (W) | 72 | 5316 yards | 71.4 | 126 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 70.8/128 W: 77.1/134 | 530 | 326 | 376 | 364 | 166 | 322 | 507 | 185 | 420 | 3196 | 451 | 424 | 348 | 213 | 519 | 387 | 220 | 349 | 448 | 3359 | 6555 |
White M: 69.3/125 W: 75.2/131 | 515 | 315 | 365 | 348 | 153 | 311 | 502 | 150 | 387 | 3046 | 442 | 418 | 333 | 204 | 511 | 369 | 215 | 299 | 431 | 3222 | 6268 |
Silver M: 67.0/113 W: 72.2/124 | 492 | 315 | 291 | 300 | 135 | 311 | 439 | 132 | 365 | 2780 | 415 | 353 | 333 | 181 | 473 | 346 | 180 | 299 | 414 | 2994 | 5774 |
Red M: 65.3/109 W: 70.1/120 | 446 | 262 | 291 | 263 | 108 | 273 | 439 | 102 | 321 | 2505 | 368 | 353 | 319 | 163 | 449 | 319 | 144 | 282 | 414 | 2811 | 5316 |
Handicap | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 1 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2019 #13)
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Major Improvements
New carts to start with. Greens were in good shape. Traps were cared for. Staff friendly and helpful. Nice day- it was busy so play was a bit slow. I will go back.
Long brutal afternoon
I booked the 130 tee time on golf now.. arrived 15 minutes early and the ranger said she would get me out in a few minutes.. im still waiting around the putting green at 2pm and asked again when I was teeing off.. The ranger totally forgot about me and finally paired me up with a group but at 225.. I was at the course from 130- 6pm and got to play 12 holes and left after paying for 18.. Course wasn't bad and the guys I got paired up with were fun to play with.. The pace of play was horrendous though.. found myself waiting 10 minutes between shots on a regular basis.. i would only recommend playing if you show up with a foursome and plan on spending 6+ hours on the course
Great course!
Great Donald Ross Course. Greens are large and undulated , beautiful.
Can’t beat the location next to Detroit Zoo and the staff is great!
Miserably slow
3+ hours for 9 holes. 4 different groups waiting on multiple tee boxes.
HIDDEN GEM
We played this course because it was close to our AirBNB and we could play before an evening event. I lucked out with a great Hot Deal. The facility itself is tired but charming. An old brick building, lots of brick walkways, big door and screen door to get into an"open concept" Pro Shop, grill, snack bar. Bathrooms were pretty disgusting. My husband agreed. Starter/outdoor staff, very friendly. The course looks simple, plays pretty tough and in fairly good shape for a public course in early June. Greens were fast and undulating. We would definitely play this course again.
Great day for golf
This is an iconic Donald Ross course. Still early in the season and there's a lot of work that needs to be done. But all in all, still playable and challenging.
Poor condition
A local little course, but avoid it for the next month. There are wet courses, then there is so severely wet that no carts are allowed (even carrots only) and walking has your shoes fully soaked in the flirts hole. Avoid this course until July.
Love a Ross design
Spring conditions, fairways need some work, greens were fast but still spring condition. OK for $35 senior rate.
Fractured Gem
I first played Rackham I the early 90's and it was a great track. Moved Away in 2005 and came back in 2015. My first round back I was disappointed. Didn't return till this week. Get the Caterpillars out and Start all over. Fairways are dead or headed that way. Hard pan every where. Only good thing is the greens are in great shape.
Starter was nice but never approached the # 1 tee. Was busy talking to fellow employee instead of monitoring the box.
The restrooms are like something out of a prison movie. Enough said. wont ever be back. Almost a sin what was done to this Donald Ross Gem.
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Nice place to golf except the ladies room was disgustingly dirty, trash over flowing and no TO.
Love Rackham
A timeless classic. Donald Ross Greens are large and lots of twists and turns
Great location and course in great shape
Bring your driver as it is a long course, especially
The back 9
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It was a pleasant day of golf and for the spring, the course was in great shape!!!
Don't be fooled by reviews like this. There nothing Excellent about Rackham.