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Front 9: Par 36
Back 9: Par 36
Overall Course: (all 18) Par 72
Yardage: Red tees – 4,785; Yellow tees – 5,558; White tees – 5,915: Blue tees – 6,464; Green – 6,838; Black – 7,174
Stimp meter: 10.5

Clubhouse and Amenities – Rating 8.17
Grande Golf Club’s Clubhouse resembles a past residence and serves typical golf course fare along with pre-packaged snacks. Drinks include beer, sodas, juices, energy drinks, and water. Food pricing delivers value while beverages are averagely priced. The Pro shop offers an average apparel selection and pricing, including caps, visors, and shirts, plus a limited selection of golf equipment such as golf balls, golf gloves, tees, ball markers, and divot tools at average pricing. Clubhouse restrooms are clean, and porta-johns are available on the course.
Amenities include a driving range and putting green on the way to the first tee. Golf carts are well-maintained with GPS and club covers on the back, while paved cart paths and an abundance of paved parking enhance convenience. An easy-to-find self-serve bag drop awaits, and staff is exceptionally friendly and accommodating while providing any course information and help.
Grande Golf Club Front Nine

Hole 1 – Par 4 – Rating 7.43
Red: 312 yds
Yellow: 343 yds
White: 346 yds
Blue: 366 yds
Green: 386 yds
Black: 401 yds
The tiered, elevated, medium-size tees start you to a rolling fairway that doglegs slightly right. Two real sand fairway bunkers lie in the distance, one on each side. Medium-length cut rough and heather flank the play. A real sand greenside bunker guards the front of the large, fast green. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green slopes back to front, front to back, and left to right, creating a concave surface.

Hole 2 – Par 3 – Rating 6.80
Red: 117 yds
Yellow: 121 yds
White: 147 yds
Blue: 157 yds
Green: 187 yds
Black: 191 yds
This first par 3 on the front nine provides large, level tees. Thicker medium rough surrounds the playing area. A real sand bunker guards the left front side of the large green. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed, a tiered design, false front, slopes back to front and left to right, plus a ridge that runs through the middle.

Hole 3 – Par 4 – Rating 6.57
Red: 295 yds
Yellow: 302 yds
White: 328 yds
Blue: 353 yds
Green: 385 yds
Black: 391 yds
This hole features large, elevated, tiered, level tee boxes and a rolling fairway that plays uphill from the tees before descending to the green. Medium rough and tree-lined edges frame the layout. A real sand bunker sits well short of the right front corner of the large green. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast putting pace, a false front, slopes back to front, plus a ridge running horizontally through the middle—everything in front flows forward while the back right corner all slides right.

Hole 4 – Par 5 – Rating 7.00
Red: 381 yds
Yellow: 402 yds
White: 421 yds
Blue: 461 yds
Green: 489 yds
Black: 502 yds
This first par 5 on the front nine offers elevated, tiered, large level tee blocks. Golfers tee off downhill over weeds and brush onto a rolling fairway that doglegs slightly right. Medium rough and tree-lined edges guide play while wetlands begin right at the bottom of the hill. No bunkers appear. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots surrounds the large green. The receptive, undulating surface delivers fast putting speed, a false front, three tiers, a high tier in front, a dip to the lower middle tier, and a rise back to a mid-height tier in the rear.

Hole 5 – Par 3 – Rating 7.20
Red: 96 yds
Yellow: 113 yds
White: 121 yds
Blue: 136 yds
Green: 148 yds
Black: 162 yds
This second par 3 on the front nine features elevated, tiered, large level tees with the back tier enormously wide for multiple angles. A rolling approach plays downhill to the green. Medium-length rough and tree lines border left and behind. A real sand bunker guards the left front corner. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots surrounds the large green. The receptive, undulating surface offers fast speed and a low spot in the back right corner.

Hole 6 – Par 4 – Rating 7.43
Red: 258 yds
Yellow: 304 yds
White: 315 yds
Blue: 358 yds
Green: 373 yds
Black: 403 yds
This hole presents small, tiered, elevated, level tee blocks. Golfers tee off over a pond water hazard with a second pond water hazard right of the fairway and green. A rolling fairway plays downhill from the tees and doglegs slightly right. Medium rough and tree-lined borders enclose the layout. A real sand fairway bunker lies in the middle as you near the green. No greenside bunkers defend the large putting surface. Maintained fringe surrounds it. The receptive, undulating green offers fast putting speed, a tiered design, slopes back to front, a high tier on the right mid side, and a ridge running all the way across—everything in front flows to the front while the back is very undulating.

Hole 7 – Par 4 – Rating 6.86
Red: 267 yds
Yellow: 321 yds
White: 331 yds
Blue: 386 yds
Green: 413 yds
Black: 433 yds
This hole offers level, medium-size tees. Golfers tee off over a wetlands water hazard onto a rolling fairway. Medium rough and tree-lined borders shape the layout. A real sand bunker guards right of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed, slopes back to front, and a ridge runs through the middle top to bottom—everything on the right flows to the right front corner while the smaller left side runs to the left front corner.

Hole 8 – Par 5 – Rating 8.00
Red: 412 yds
Yellow: 476 yds
White: 486 yds
Blue: 526 yds
Green: 537 yds
Black: 570 yds
This second par 5 on the front nine features elevated, tiered, large, level tee boxes and a rolling fairway that plays uphill to the green. The fairway splits with rough as it rises. Medium rough and tree-lined borders enclose play with out of bounds left. A real sand bunker lies well short of the right front corner of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed, slopes back to front and front to back, with a ridge running front to back through the middle—shots left of the ridge run to the back left corner while everything right slopes to the front right corner.

Hole 9 – Par 4 – Rating 7.00
Red: 246 yds
Yellow: 316 yds
White: 320 yds
Blue: 366 yds
Green: 375 yds
Black: 412 yds
This hole offers tiered, level, medium-size tees. Golfers tee off over a wetlands water hazard that turns and runs all down the right side onto a rolling fairway. The layout plays downhill from the tees and doglegs sharply right. Two real sand fairway bunkers lie down the left side while medium rough and tree-lined borders shape play. A real sand bunker with grass growing in it protects the left front corner of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast putting speed, slopes back to front and right to left, plus a diagonal ridge that runs through it—everything behind the ridge runs left while the front slopes to the front.
Average Rating Holes 1-9: 7.14
Grande Golf Club Back Nine

Hole 10 – Par 4 – Rating 7.25
Red: 293 yds
Yellow: 338 yds
White: 342 yds
Blue: 363 yds
Green: 368 yds
Black: 386 yds
This hole features elevated, tiered, level, medium-size tee blocks and a rolling fairway that doglegs slightly left. A real sand fairway bunker lurks down the right side while medium rough and tree-lined right border play. A pond water hazard runs all down the left side. A real sand bunker guards the left front corner of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed, slopes back to front and left to right, plus a few bare spots. The long and narrow surface runs to the front in the forward area while the rest flows left to right with a low area in the back right corner.

Hole 11 – Par 5 – Rating 6.86
Red: 392 yds
Yellow: 410 yds
White: 468 yds
Blue: 529 yds
Green: 555 yds
Black: 563 yds
This first par 5 on the back nine provides level, medium-size tees. Golfers tee off over a wetlands water hazard that runs down the right side onto a rolling fairway. The layout doglegs severely left. Medium rough and longer heather border left as you approach the green. The large, elevated green sits on a hill with one real sand bunker at the bottom left and another on the front right side. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface with some bare spots. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed, slopes back to front, plus a ridge that runs towards the left separating a lower left front corner.

Hole 12 – Par 3 – Rating 7.00
Red: 115 yds
Yellow: 130 yds
White: 155 yds
Blue: 167 yds
Green: 182 yds
Black: 187 yds
This first par 3 on the back nine features large, elevated, level tees that circle the edge of waste and wetlands for multiple angles. The layout plays downhill to the green. Medium rough and heather border play. A real sand bunker guards the right side of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed and slopes back to front while laying diagonally—everything runs from the high right back corner to the low left front corner.

Hole 13 – Par 4 – Rating 7.43
Red: 309 yds
Yellow: 331 yds
White: 364 yds
Blue: 392 yds
Green: 418 yds
Black: 447 yds
This hole features tiered, elevated, small level tee boxes and a rolling fairway that plays uphill from the tees before descending to the green. The fairway splits with a higher left side and lower right. Three fairway bunkers occupy the middle rough—two shorter and one closer to the green. Medium rough and tree-lined borders enclose play while wetlands sit right of the large green. No greenside bunkers defend it. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast putting pace, a tiered design, slopes back to front, plus a high tier on the left side with a severe slope to the lower right side level.

Hole 14 – Par 5 – Rating 7.50
Red: 411 yds
Yellow: 493 yds
White: 503 yds
Blue: 559 yds
Green: 573 yds
Black: 584 yds
This second par 5 on the back nine offers elevated, tiered, large, level tee blocks and a rolling fairway that doglegs slightly left. A fairway bunker lies left after wetlands cross the fairway. Medium-length rough, heather, and tree-lined borders guide play. A real sand bunker sits off the left front corner of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, very undulating green delivers fast speed with the right side sloped back to front, plus a small arm offshoot that runs left.

Hole 15 – Par 4 – Rating 7.71
Red: 240 yds
Yellow: 292 yds
White: 337 yds
Blue: 343 yds
Green: 359 yds
Black: 392 yds
This hole features tiered, level, medium-size tees and a rolling fairway that doglegs sharply right. A real sand fairway bunker sits on the right side at the turn. Medium rough and heather border play. A real sand bunker covers the front of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed, three tiers, high tiers on both the right and left sides with a low middle, plus a shallow depth that narrows in the center, slopes front to back, and drops off sharply in the back.

Hole 16 – Par 4 – Rating 7.33
Red: 281 yds
Yellow: 343 yds
White: 397 yds
Blue: 431 yds
Green: 470 yds
Black: 497 yds
This hole offers elevated, tiered, level, medium-size tee boxes and a rolling fairway that doglegs left. Medium rough and heather border play. A real sand bunker sits on the right front corner of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast putting speed, a tiered design, false front, and slopes with a tier that runs from the back to the left—everything else runs to the front right.

Hole 17 – Par 3 – Rating 7.00
Red: 106 yds
Yellow: 158 yds
White: 163 yds
Blue: 177 yds
Green: 206 yds
Black: 214 yds
This second and final par 3 on the back nine features elevated, tiered, large level tee blocks. Golfers tee off over a waste area and wetlands onto a layout that plays downhill to the green. Medium rough and heather border play while tree-lined edges stand behind the large green. Three greenside real sand bunkers defend it—one well off the front left corner and the other two cover the left and right back corners. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, very undulating green delivers fast speed.

Hole 18 – Par 4 – Rating 7.50
Red: 254 yds
Yellow: 365 yds
White: 371 yds
Blue: 394 yds
Green: 414 yds
Black: 439 yds
This hole features tiered, small level tees and a rolling fairway that plays downhill from the tees. The split fairway includes medium-length rough with two real sand fairway bunkers within the divide. Heather borders play while wetlands lie far right. A real sand bunker guards the left back corner of the large green. Maintained fringe surrounds the putting surface. The receptive, undulating green delivers fast speed, slopes back to front, and rises high on the back left corner, running everything to the right front.
Average Rating Holes 10-18: 7.29
Overall Course Rating: 7.22
SUMMARY:
Grande Golf Club in Jackson, Michigan, delivers a lot of character through a remarkable blend of beauty, challenge, and scenic design. Rolling fairways, challenging large green complexes, and strategic bunkering create a visually stunning experience. All elements carve through forest and wetlands while utilizing the natural terrain. The course is in great condition and welcomes golfers of all ages and skill levels. Michigan Golf Matrix considers The Grande Golf Club a must play in the Jackson area. See our video of The Grande Golf Club.
Tees – 6.66
Fairways – 7.42
Fairway Bunkers – 8.00
Rough – 7.67
Water Hazards – 6.54
Greenside Bunkers – 7.86
Fringe – 6.55
Greens – 7.34
Pricing: Refer to www.grandegolfclub.com or call (517) 768-9494 for tee times and pricing
Value Rating: +2.53











