Coyote Preserve Golf Club in Fenton, Michigan, USA | GolfPass
Coyote Preserve GC: #16
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4.4
404 Reviews 404 Reviews
5 Stars
227
4 Stars
130
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.1
91.1%
Recommend this course
369 out of 404 reviews
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4.0
6 Reviews 6 Reviews
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
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1
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
5.0
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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4.4
36 Reviews 36 Reviews
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
3
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2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
91.7%
Recommend this course
33 out of 36 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6912 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.4

Coyote Preserve Golf Club in Fenton is one of the only courses in the area designed by Arnold Palmer. The course has a hilly terrain that provides plenty of elevation changes a well as stunning views. Tumbling across deep ravines and native wetlands, the layout requires many carries over dramatic depressions and water hazards but many are seemingly intimidating but actually quite reasonable. Massive, finely sculpted bunkers strategically frame the greensides of many holes. While some of them are manageable, others are deep and sod-faced. The tricky hazards in conjunction with the dramatic elevations demand both accuracy and creative shot-making. The golf course has a memorable finish with a par-5, risk-reward hole. There is ample room off the tee on this downhill, dogleg left hole and it presents a few different options for the second shot. With some thought, scoring par is definitely a possibility.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Seasonal
Architect Arnold Palmer (2001) Ed Seay

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirts are required. Shorts need to be 'Bermuda' length. INAPPROPRIATE ATTIRE: Tank tops, T-shirts, Tennis shoes, Denim jeans, and cut-off shorts are NOT permitted.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2018 #24)
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4.4
404 Reviews (404)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Dinner 7
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 36
Bunkers 32
Forced Carries 30
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 27
Advanced Golfers 23
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 14
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 26
Convenient to the City 10
In the 'Burbs 10

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3.0
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Fall Conditions

Lots of leaves everywhere. Way more than any other course I've played recently. Greens had not been cut for a long time. Maybe a 5 or 6 on stimp. Cups were terrible too. But hey it's fall golf in Michigan. But worse out of all that we have played in October and November.

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Conditions Average
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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2.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Reviews 9
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Plays A few times a week
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5.0
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What a place

I’ve been around this course for a long time and I believe it is an amazing course not only because of its beauty and scenery, but because of its quality and its challenging design

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great Hidden Gem

I get the opportunity to play a lot of different courses because of travel. This is one of those courses I will go back to when I am on that side of the state! It’s a fun course that challenges you! The conditions from tee box to green were top notch considering the price we paid and their weekend price!

Only downfall is those that are members who felt like they owned the course and slowed the pace down. I was play 2 man scramble with 3 others from work and we got hung up on every shot waiting for the group in front and without them letting us play through which there were way to many chances to allow us to.

However overall great course, will be back, great staff and highly recommend!

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Track

Enjoyed 18 holes on a hot day with my buddies. We all enjoyed the course...I would highly recommend. From parking lot to the club house to the course...great staff all the way around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time golfing Coyote Preserve. Nothing bad to say about the course or its staff. Great overall experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 100
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Interesting elevation changes

Course ran tee times on 10 minute intervals and most of the tee times were not booked so we figured we would give it a shot. The round ended up taking 4 hours and 45 minutes. The front 9 was 2.5 hours due to slow foursomes. There was no cart GPS to alert people that they were behind pace, and no rangers enforcing pace of play. We were allowed to play through at the turn, but ended up running into more slow foursomes on the back. This was a weekday morning, it should not be this slow (especially at this price point). Every tee box we were waiting.

Staff was very friendly. The layout was target golf. The Par 3's were challenging with elevation changes. Lots of doglegs. Need accuracy off the tee and solid iron play. Greens had tons of bunkers around them. Several blind shots. Lots of sloped fairways that you have to play into. This is not an easy course. Lots of bugs on the course - the course is surrounded by woods and marsh.

Course was in fantastic condition. But they cheap out on so many things. No ball washers on the course. No water on the course. Water at the turn is a pitcher at the bar instead of a fountain to fill up bottles. No GPS in the carts. Drink cart didn't find us until the 18th fairway. There's a great bar and grill at the turn but no menu in the cart or number posted to call in advance.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rangers were a pain

I golfed with two senior men and another man that is 64 years old. Behind us were groups of 3 on the first nine then groups of 2. We started at 12:50 and finished at 5:30. The groups behind us on the second 9 complained that we were slow and the rangers approached us every other hole to pick up the pace. This ruined what could have been an excellent day on the course. So sorry we took a extra 10 minutes to golf 18!

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Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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