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3.6
262 Reviews (262)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
73.6%
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Woodland
Par 72
Length 6540 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.7
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Lake Doster Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1966
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 10/31
Architect Charles Scott (1966)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Shirts must be worn at all times. No cut-off shorts or tank tops.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.6
262 Reviews (262)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 16
Bunkers 15
Undulating Greens 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 11
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 14
Convenient to the City 7

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Conditions Good
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Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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Hot weather
Used cart

still playing on temp greens on holes 6 & 7. saw the repairs to old greens, looked good they cut them for the first time since repairs. Excellent work by the staff on the mending of the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 8
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4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

nice course layout

Course has nice layout. Greens were a touch slow and bunkers were in rough shape. Staff was friendly. This is a nice course. For the price really nice. If they sped up the greens and a little bunker work this would be a very tough course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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2.0
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Used to be a great course

Was a great course, but is going through a period of neglect.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

The course is challenging but fair.

The course was fun to play. An accurate tee shot can lead to scoring opportunities. Some of the greens were in rough shape. Two holes had temp greens in play. They did not mention that when we checked in.
Only real negative was pace of play. There was a “sixsome” playing ahead of us, 2 adults and 4 kids. They caused a back-up that stretched over at least 4 holes. Also right behind them were 2 couples that were obviously not golfers. Males wearing Jean shorts and no shirts.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
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Perfect weather
Used cart

Hills for days!

First time here, but what a nice layout! This course uses elevation changes on every single hole to make some very nice challenges. That said, there were very few blind tee shots, and you mostly got what you saw. Course was in good to great shape for its age and, while cart paths were deteriorated from age, the greens and fairways were well kept and quite playable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 57
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Conditions Fair
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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3.0
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Rough condition

Clover all over in the rough. Bunker sand hard and more like top soil.
I found out halfway through the front nine that they have 4 temporary greens. No mentioned this when I checked in. If they would have told me, I would have not played.
I drove 15 hours from Georgia to visit relatives and play nice courses in Michigan. I would not put this one under the category for a nice course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/05/2023

Thank you for playing Lake Doster Golf Club. Unfortunately we had heavy vandalism to our course over the winter. We are working to restore the damage to the greens as fast as we can! We hope to see you again soon!

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Reviews 7
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/05/2023

Thank you for playing Lake Doster Golf Club. We see you rate the conditions poor. Our grounds grew continues to work hard through the tough conditions we have had over the last few weeks. We hope to see you again and improve on your past experience!

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Reviews 5
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/05/2023

Thank you for playing Lake Doster Golf Club. We hope to see you again and make your experience better then your last!

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Reviews 82
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Too bad conditions stink overall, nice layout Cant believe seniors qualifiers played here

My buddy paid for this round on tea off.com $32 each. We had driven by here several times and always wanted to play it. I remember hearing good things about it 30 years ago and finally we played it and we did not expect much because we heard the conditions went downhill which was very true. It’s too bad also because the layout is very nice the hills and the scenery are nice and settles in between the homes very nicely. The only thing that is really still pretty good are the greens which are fast and sloped and not a flat green on the course.

It’s really horrible how bad the car paths are with the 30 to 40 year old concrete just falling apart it looks horrible and it’s hard on the golf carts. The tea boxes are atrocious and the sand traps are bad and I can see that the conditions are similar to what happened at Wallingwood in Jenison being it is the same ownership. Well I would say go ahead and play it but make sure you don’t pay much more than 30 bucks the layout is nice but the fairways are average and the tea boxes are awful but scenic why is it is it is fine

Yes and you also probably know that two of the greens are under reconstruction because of some stupid kids riding their all-terrain vehicles across them last year which of course they put up to temporary greens Richard a joke so you can basically rule out two holes there.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/05/2023

Thank you for the honest review of our Club. Our grounds crew continues to work hard every day to provide the best golfing experience possible. We recognize areas of the course that need improvement and hope to address them all. We are doing our best to manage the temporary greens while we work to recover from the damage. Thank you for playing at Lake Doster Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/05/2023

Thank you for playing Lake Doster Golf Club. We hope to see you again!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

The Doster

Course is well kept except for holes 6 and 7 are using a fake green at the end of the fairway to help the original greens be resurfaced (original greens look fine) . Offer $5 off or notify golfers at check-in

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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