Clear Lake Golf Club

Address: 14777 150th Ave., Big Rapids, MI 49307

Phone: (231) 796-8200

Overall Rating: 6.69

Front 9: Par 36

Back 9: Par 36

Overall Course: (all 18) Par 72

Clubhouse and Amenities – Rating 7.83

Clear Lake Golf Club in Big Rapids, Michigan features a welcoming clubhouse and pro shop. The grill serves sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, and other golf course fare alongside pre-packaged snacks. A full bar offers beer, sodas, juices, energy drinks, and water at average food and beverage pricing. Shoppers find limited, averagely priced apparel including caps, hats, visors, and shirts plus golf equipment such as golf balls, gloves, tees, ball markers, and divot tools, also at average pricing. Clubhouse restrooms are clean while porta-johns stand ready on the course.

Carts receive regular maintenance yet need minor attention, and a mix of gravel and dirt cart paths are well-marked. Plenty of paved parking is near a convenient self-serve bag drop. Amenities include a grass range for driving warm up and a putting green. Outstanding, friendly staff enhance every visit, and the space available makes for a perfect venue for golf outings or any special event.

Hole 1 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00

Red: 273 yds
Gold: 295x yds
White: 341 yds
Blue: 350 yds

Level, medium-size tee boxes welcome players to begin. The rolling fairway ascends uphill from the tees, doglegs slightly left, and then descends smoothly to the green. Medium-length rough borders both sides, while a pond and wetlands water hazard protects the entire right side of the fairway and green. No bunkers come into play. A maintained fringe with a few dead spots encircles the small green. Medium putting speed enhances the receptive surface, which features some movement along its back-to-front slope plus a few bare spots.

Hole 2 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00

Red: 248 yds
Gold: 285 yds
White: 315 yds
Blue: 333 yds

Level, medium-size tee boxes greet players at the start. The rolling fairway doglegs right as medium rough flanks each side. Trees line the right with a bushy hazard area positioned short of the green. A real sand bunker defends the front right corner. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles the small green. Fast speed matches the receptive, undulating surface sloped back to front with bare spots.

Hole 3 – Par 5 – Rating 6.00

Red: 366 yds
Gold: 413 yds
White: 452 yds
Blue: 501 yds

The first par 5 on the front nine starts on long, narrow, small, level tees. The rolling fairway doglegs slightly left as medium rough borders both sides and out of bounds threatens right. Two fairway bunkers lurk down the right side. Two real sand greenside bunkers defend the approach—one short of the right front corner and another on the left side of the green. A maintained fringe encircles the small green. Medium speed complements the receptive, undulating surface sloped back to front with bare spots.

Hole 4 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00

Red: 264 yds
Gold: 259 yds
White: 274 yds
Blue: 274 yds

Elevated, tiered, small, level tee blocks greet players at the start. The rolling fairway plays entirely downhill on this visually intimidating short par 4. Wetlands lurk near the green with no bunkers in sight. A maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles the small green. Medium speed complements the receptive, undulating surface sloped back to front with bare spots.

Hole 5 – Par 3 – Rating 6.50

Red: 138 yds
Gold: 146 yds
White: 155 yds
Blue: 190 yds

The first par 3 on the front nine starts from elevated, level, medium-size tees. The hole plays downhill to the green with medium-length rough along both sides and no hazards present. A maintained fringe encircles the small green. Fast putting speed enhances the receptive, undulating surface slopes back to front, highest at the back right corner and lowest at the left front corner.

Hole 6 – Par 5 – Rating 6.33

Red: 410 yds
Gold: 452 yds
White: 479 yds
Blue: 504 yds

The second par 5 on the front nine starts on level, medium-size tees. The rolling fairway doglegs slightly right as medium rough and trees line both sides. One large real sand bunker horseshoes around the back of the green from side to side. A maintained fringe encircles the small green. Medium speed suits the receptive, undulating, crowned surface sloped back to front that falls off on both the right and left sides.

Hole 7 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00

Red: 364 yds
Gold: 375 yds
White: 410 yds
Blue: 420 yds

Players step up to level, medium-size tees. The rolling fairway climbs uphill from the tees before plunging downhill severely near the green, which rests in a bowl. Medium rough borders both sides with no hazards in play. A maintained fringe encircles the small green. Medium speed enhances the receptive, undulating surface sloped back to front with bare spots.

Hole 8 – Par 4 – Rating 6.33

Red: 245 yds
Gold: 289 yds
White: 328 yds
Blue: 353 yds

Level, medium-size tees present a straightforward look toward a flatter fairway bordered by medium rough, with a tree lined right side shaping the view. Near the green, three real sand greenside bunkers defend scoring, with one on the left front corner, one on the right front corner, and another on the back right corner. A maintained fringe wraps the putting surface and shows a few burnt spots before giving way to a small green. The surface rolls at medium speed, is receptive to approach shots, and slopes back to front.

Hole 9 – Par 3 – Rating 6.00

Red: 125 yds
Gold: 162 yds
White: 167 yds
Blue: 174 yds

As the second par 3 on the front nine, level, medium size tee blocks aim toward a rolling approach that plays slightly uphill. Medium length rough frames the line before a real sand bunker guards the left front corner of the green. A maintained fringe with a few burnt spots circles the small putting surface. The green rolls at medium putting speed, accepts approach shots, features undulating contours, includes a false front, slopes back to front and right to left, and shows a few bare spots.

Average Rating Holes 1-9: 6.13

Clear Lake Golf Club Back Nine

Hole 10 – Par 4 – Rating 6.33

Red: 228 yds
Gold: 300 yds
White: 316 yds
Blue: 335 yds

Elevated, small, level tees look downhill to a rolling fairway that doglegs right, with medium rough lining the corridor before the approach climbs back uphill. A lake water hazard sits well right and should not come into play. Near the green, three real sand greenside bunkers add definition, with two on the left side and one on the right. A maintained fringe circles the compact putting surface. The green runs at fast putting speed, is receptive, features undulating contours, slopes back to front, and sits higher on both sides to funnel shots toward the middle.

Hole 11 – Par 4 – Rating 6.33

Red: 299 yds
Gold: 323 yds
White: 376 yds
Blue: 387 yds

Small, level tees point toward a rolling fairway bordered by medium rough and a tree lined corridor. Guarding the approach, a real sand bunker sits on the left front corner of the green. A maintained fringe with a few burnt spots circles the small putting surface. The green rolls at medium speed, is receptive, features undulating contours, slopes back to front, and shows a few bare spots.

Hole 12 – Par 5 – Rating 6.33

Red: 369 yds
Gold: 388 yds
White: 469 yds
Blue: 476 yds

As the first par 5 on the back nine, a small, long, narrow, level tee box plays downhill to a rolling fairway that slight doglegs right while cutting through wetlands and woods. Medium rough borders the landing areas, and no bunkers factor into play. A maintained fringe with a few dead spots circles the small putting surface. The green rolls at medium speed, is receptive, features a flatter profile with fewer breaks, shows slight right to left movement, and falls off along the left side.

Hole 13 – Par 3 – Rating 6.00

Red: 143 yds
Gold: 149 yds
White: 184 yds
Blue: 194 yds

Tiered, level, medium size tees frame a rolling approach through medium rough and a tree lined corridor, with no hazards coming into play. A maintained fringe with a few burnt spots circles the small green. The surface rolls at medium speed, is receptive, features undulating contours, slopes back to front, and shows a few bare spots.

Hole 14 – Par 4 – Rating 5.67

Red: 305 yds
Gold: 323 yds
White: 384 yds
Blue: 423 yds

Small, level tees lead to a rolling fairway that plays downhill and features a sharp dogleg right, with medium length rough and tree lined edges. Wetlands sit short and right of the fairway, and no bunkers come into play. A maintained fringe with some dead spots circles the small green. The surface rolls at medium speed, is receptive, shows undulating contours, slopes back to front, and includes a few bare spots.

Hole 15 – Par 3 – Rating 6.40

Red: 117 yds
Gold: 120 yds
White: 130 yds
Blue: 135 yds

As the second par 3 on the back nine starts on a small, long, narrow, level tee box and plays downhill to the green, with medium rough and tree lined edges framing the approach. Three real sand greenside bunkers defend the green, one on the right side and two on the left. A maintained fringe with a few dead spots circles the small green. The surface rolls at medium putting speed, slopes back to front, and is receptive with undulating contours.

Hole 16 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00

Red: 259 yds
Gold: 275 yds
White: 321 yds
Blue: 361 yds

Small, level tees lead to a rolling fairway that plays downhill to the green, with medium length rough and tree lined edges shaping the approach. Wetlands lurk left of the green, and no bunkers influence play. A maintained fringe with a few burnt spots circles the small green. The surface rolls at medium speed, is receptive, features undulating contours, and falls off along the left side.

Hole 17 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00

Red: 222 yds
Gold: 304 yds
White: 315 yds
Blue: 365 yds

Small, level tees lead to a rolling fairway that plays uphill and doglegs left, with medium rough and tree lined edges shaping the corridor. No hazards influence the hole. A maintained fringe with dead spots surrounds the small green. The surface rolls at medium speed, is receptive, presents undulating contours, slopes back to front and right to left, and has a few bare spots.

Hole 18 – Par 5 – Rating 6.00

Red: 290 yds
Gold: 397 yds
White: 453 yds
Blue: 502 yds

Finishing on the second par 5 of the back nine, elevated, large, level tee blocks open to a rolling fairway with a slight dogleg right, bordered by medium rough and sparse trees. A real sand bunker sits right of the green. A maintained fringe with a few burnt spots wraps around the small green. The surface rolls at medium putting speed, is receptive, presents undulating contours, and slopes back to front.

Average Rating Holes 10-18: 6.12

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