Played in late June 2025. First time playing. Very friendly staff, and pace of play was GREAT!
I don’t know what the reputation of this course, and the one across the street (South Toledo) are. I believe the two were connected at one point - this was the North course. But now, they are separate. I played South Toledo last year, and was impressed with the fast and well kept greens.
In terms of conditions, it was a bit of a mixed bag. First the good. The bunkers!!! They are pristine - best I’ve played out of in the Toledo area. I was in both a fairway and greenside bunker, and they were true, with soft sand - not the hard pan clay bunkers most places turn into. Also, the rough was thick and lush for the most part - which I think is a positive. I played in the morning and the cups were cut fresh as well, which I appreciated.
However, I was a bit disappointed in the greens and fairways. It was surprisingly wet there. I would say it was from rain, but the sprinklers were on when I arrived. Maybe they keep it that way on purpose, or were doing it to prepare for the hot, sunny day. I’m not accusing them of not mowing them, as there were a lot of maintenance guys out doing work in the course, but the fairways were legitimately long, and the greens were a little shaggy, and thus VERY slow. It felt like a course that should have fast greens, and just didn’t.
A handful of the greens have disease, with unfortunately 16 being the worst (I think that’s the signature hole)? A few of the tee boxes were in rough shape, particularly 9 where half the tee box was unplayable.
There are some really good holes, and I enjoyed this layout more than South Toledo. 4-6 is a great stretch thru the hills. 4 requires about a 220 tee shot to avoid going into the downhill mounds. The 2nd shot on 4 is simply awesome. 5 is a cool par 3 down the hill, and 6 has a fun tee shot thru the chute. On the back 9, both the par 3’s are pretty holes, with 16 being the peninsula green par 3.
While their price point is competitive in the Toledo market ($47 for 18 in a cart), I feel it’s overpriced. I played with the discount book, so it was worth it for that price, but at full price, there are better courses in the Toledo area for the same or cheaper. I think they should be about $10 cheaper than they currently are given the current conditions.
I did enjoy the day. Fast play as a single is hard sometimes, but it wasn’t here!