North/South at Tanglewood - The Lion
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About
Opened in 1991, the North and South Courses were Tanglewood's original championship 18-hole course before the West nine was added in 1995. All 27 holes are known as "The Lion." The North is the gentlest of the three nines and the South is a mix of trees and water while the West has water on almost every hole. The North/South course has a gently rolling terrain that doesn't offer dramatic elevation changes but it also makes a flat lie hard to find. The undulating landscape also gives a bowl-shape to most of the holes that enclose errant balls and bring them back into play. The South nine incorporates a variety of wetlands, offering a pond or marsh hovering around many of the greens. The club is consistently ranked as one of the best public golf courses in the metro Detroit area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7022 yards | 74.4 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6573 yards | 71.7 | 129 |
| White | 72 | 5872 yards | 69.1 | 118 |
| Silver | 72 | 5494 yards | 67.4 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4971 yards | 69.9 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.9/135 | 385 | 429 | 524 | 397 | 370 | 192 | 427 | 174 | 517 | 3415 | 449 | 175 | 502 | 456 | 445 | 407 | 405 | 207 | 540 | 3586 | 7001 |
| Blue M: 71.2/132 | 380 | 396 | 492 | 373 | 350 | 165 | 380 | 160 | 505 | 3201 | 444 | 170 | 502 | 430 | 415 | 377 | 330 | 184 | 520 | 3372 | 6573 |
| White M: 68.7/122 W: 74.3/134 | 343 | 373 | 446 | 331 | 320 | 159 | 352 | 136 | 449 | 2909 | 392 | 155 | 434 | 365 | 372 | 342 | 294 | 153 | 456 | 2963 | 5872 |
| Silver M: 66.6/118 W: 71.8/126 | 320 | 350 | 425 | 311 | 295 | 135 | 335 | 120 | 430 | 2721 | 368 | 125 | 416 | 335 | 365 | 315 | 275 | 132 | 442 | 2773 | 5494 |
| Red W: 69.1/122 | 311 | 245 | 407 | 282 | 278 | 102 | 297 | 109 | 362 | 2393 | 296 | 118 | 416 | 333 | 324 | 314 | 228 | 131 | 408 | 2568 | 4961 |
| Handicap | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
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Easy residential community course
Nice residential community, there are (3) 9-hole courses here, we played north/south, it looks like west was the most unique/challenging.
Not too much challenge, although there were a few fairways that required accuracy off the tee, and some holes that were target practice off the tee (no driver).
Grass on tee boxes badly needed to be mowed. Greens were inconsistent - this was late season and one of the 9-hole courses had greens full of sand, while the other 9-hole course had fast greens. There was still plenty of seed throughout without much dirt/dry spots. Sand was good.
No GPS in carts, no water on course, no coolers in cart. Made the turn at the clubhouse and the bartender had no hot dogs cooking or ready. Cart return was blocked off for a wedding.
It's fine, there's other options in the area that I prefer (10 public courses and 2 country clubs within 15 min), but this would be an OK rotational course.
One of the best course I have played in Detroit Metro, esp for the valuefor
Great course, greats are true and FAST, fun layout, pace was great esp for a holiday weekend, people working here were all very positive, nice. Highly recommended
still a great fun fair course !
Had not played this course in over 15 yrs . They really take good care of it. For a public course the playing time was cery good even though twe were behind avlarge group of players. All good marks will definetly return.
Great course for price.
Great course! North 9 is open and give you options on many holes. Par 3 usually have water on one side forcing you to be selective on shot choice which makes it a lot of fun. South 9 is tighter and houses along some fairways. Hole 4 you either have to layup at the dogleg or trust your shot over the trees and have distance control because you will end up wet if you go long. Overall great course only downside I felt was no actual food other than the usual hotdogs or pre wrapped sandwiches. Overall must play in Michigan!
Good value well maintained!
Course layout is very playable...the average player can score on this course. Course was in great shape, everything well maintained. Paid $50 for 18 and cart. Good value for the quality. Enjoy!!!
Bad conditions
I know it’s early in the season but the grass looked like crap and there was no raking of bunkers not worth the money till after spring
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