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Excellent Greens. I mean EXCELLENT. Very good price. Good, not great, holes/design. It's a fair course that's pretty difficult, especially the back nine. The best course near Silver Lake.

One of the best municipal courses anywhere. Greens are fast and true. Course is always in great shape. (Watch out of it's the week before the amateur, they'll have it more firm than you know what to do with) Don't be fooled by other options if you're visiting the area, Kaufman is as good as any course in Grand Rapids.

I almost give this course a 5 star rating not because it compares to courses like Pilgrims Run or Thousand Oaks but because it is so much better than what you expect. From their logo to price to location to the drive in; you're expectation is not going to be very high. It's not until you putt on the first green and can't believe your putt rolled out 5 feet that you realize this place is way better than you expected. They know who they are. They know what to do well. They know who their customers are. Their greens are fast and smooth. And it seems they really just want to provide a nice golf course to play on. There's nothing spectacular about the property or design. The bunkers are extremely lackluster. But again, they seem to know that all that really matters is the quality of the sand in the bunker. Because it's fine. I will be playing here more in the future. I only wish they would have planted more maples 20 years ago instead of these spruces scattered throughout what used to be a corn field. I think the course would now look considerably different. If you're within 25 minutes, make it a point to play here.