Blackthorn Golf Club

Met the kids there for golf halfway between our locations of GR MI and Chicago IL. The afternoon rate was worth the drive. All of us enjoyed the course and would have no issues playing it daily. Watch out for poison ivy if venturing off the rough.

Played Blackthorn today and I must say for November the course is in awesome shape. One of the best courses around! Staff is amazing which is not surprising at all with the GM they have leading the team. It was awesome that they also have signs posted at the check in counter warning that they were blowing out the system. Warnings arw always nice although it was never noticed! Didn’t once affect our round! Well done Blackthorn Staff! Wonderful November Day!!!!

Course design and routing: 9/10 Conditioning: 9/10 Pace of play - 4:10 on a Saturday morning: 10/10 Staff friendliness: 10/10 Natural beauty of the property: 10/10 Annoyance of ads EVERYWHERE: 1/10 I am 5% impressed with the business acumen of the course to generate ad revenue from nearly everywhere - the cart screens, some of the carts themselves, inside the hole on the cup liners, on the scorecard, and even on large billboards behind holes 9 and 18… but it’s 95% annoying and tactless. Raise prices slightly and keep nature and golf front and center. You’re ruining an otherwise 5-star experience!