An independent, unbiased review of Old Oaks Course at Oak Ridge Golf Club in Macomb County, Michigan. Using the Michigan Golf Matrix Scoring System. All public Michigan Golf Courses are considered for review. This post may contain referral/affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info.
Front 9: Par 36
Back 9: Par 35
Overall Course: (all 18) Par 71
Yardage: Red tees – 4,897; Gold tees – 5,450; White tees – 6,179: Blue tees – 6,580
Stimp meter: 8.6
Clubhouse and Amenities – Rating 5.17
The inviting clubhouse and pro shop at Oak Ridge Golf Club in New Haven, Michigan, serve as the heart of the Oak Ridge Golf Club facility. Guests enjoy a full restaurant and menu alongside a full bar. Offering average food and drink pricing. The pro shop stocks a limited apparel selection at average pricing — including caps, visors, and shirts — plus an average amount of golf equipment such as golf balls, golf gloves, tees, ball markers, divot tools, and golf bags.
Amenities include a driving range and nice practice greens. The clubhouse restrooms are clean, and porta-johns dot the course. Players appreciate maintained golf carts with cart covers, a beverage cart on course most days, and good staff throughout. There are yardage maps with detailed measurements available. Gravel cart paths are well-marked but need maintenance, the adequate gravel parking lot includes a self-serve bag drop, and plenty of clubhouse space accommodates golf outings with ease.
Old Oaks Course Front Nine
Hole 1 – Par 4 – Rating 6.57
Red: 246 yds
Gold: 251 yds
White: 334 yds
Blue: 344 yds
Small, level tees overlook a flatter fairway that doglegs slightly left through short rough. Two greenside bunkers protect the approach—one on the right front corner, one on the left side—while maintained fringe with burnt spots encircles a medium-size green. Putts roll at medium speed and move with a left-to-right slope.
Hole 2 – Par 4 – Rating 5.67
Red: 294 yds
Gold: 302 yds
White: 317 yds
Blue: 345 yds
Large, level, “L” shaped tee boxes launch drives over a rolling fairway that doglegs right, with a small creek running down the right side early and medium rough framing tree-lined edges. No bunkers threaten play, yet the approach rises to a slightly elevated, medium-size green where maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles the surface. Putts travel at medium speed across a left-to-right slope with noticeable movement.
Hole 3 – Par 4 – Rating 5.67
Red: 344 yds
Gold: 354 yds
White: 368 yds
Blue: 392 yds
Large, level tees open to a flat fairway that doglegs slightly left through medium rough. A real sand greenside bunker sits left of the green, while maintained fringe with burnt spots encircles a medium-size green that is receptive, undulating, and sloped back to front.
Hole 4 – Par 3 – Rating 5.67
Red: 107 yds
Gold: 117 yds
White: 158 yds
Blue: 171 yds
The first par 3 on the front nine plays from small, level tees over short rough to a green where a pond water hazard guards the right front corner. A real sand bunker sits left of the green with multiple rakes available, while maintained fringe with burnt areas encircles a small, receptive green that is sloped back to front with movement and runs at medium speed.
Hole 5 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00
Red: 299 yds
Gold: 351 yds
White: 390 yds
Blue: 414 yds
Level, medium-size tees overlook a rolling fairway bordered by medium rough and sparse tree lines. A real sand bunker lies left of the green, while pristine maintained fringe encircles a medium-size green that is receptive and undulating. Putts roll at medium speed across contours sloped back to front and left to right.
Hole 6 – Par 5 – Rating 6.00
Red: 388 yds
Gold: 466 yds
White: 534 yds
Blue: 551 yds
The first par 5 on the front nine begins from level, medium-size tees down a rolling fairway framed by medium rough and tree-lined left. Two real sand greenside bunkers guard both front corners, while maintained fringe with a few burnt areas encircles a medium-size green that is receptive and flatter with few breaks. Putts run at medium speed and move slightly with the back-to-front and left-to-right slopes, plus a low spot sits at the right front corner.
Hole 7 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00
Red: 270 yds
Gold: 334 yds
White: 341 yds
Blue: 382 yds
Large level tees overlook a flat fairway that is stressed through medium rough with tree-lined left and no hazards in play. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles a large green that is receptive and runs at medium speed with movement along the front-to-back slope.
Hole 8 – Par 3 – Rating 5.60
Red: 128 yds
Gold: 131 yds
White: 137 yds
Blue: 153 yds
The second par 3 on the front nine plays from large level tees through medium-length rough in a tightly tree-lined corridor with no hazards. Maintained fringe encircles a medium-size green that is receptive and undulating, sloped back to front as well as left to right, and rolls at medium speed with a bare spot on the right side of the putting surface.
Hole 9 – Par 5 – Rating 5.43
Red: 402 yds
Gold: 417 yds
White: 468 yds
Blue: 494 yds
Level, medium-size tees send drives down a rolling fairway that doglegs left through medium rough in a tree-lined chute. A pond water hazard lurks left of the green, while two real sand greenside bunkers cover both front corners with multiple rakes available. Maintained fringe encircles a large green that is receptive, sloped back to front, and runs at medium speed.
Average Rating Holes 1-9: 5.84
Old Oaks Course Back Nine
Hole 10 – Par 5 – Rating 6.00
Red: 423 yds
Gold: 448 yds
White: 556 yds
Blue: 570 yds
Starting on the first par 5 on the back nine with level, medium-size tees overlook a rolling fairway that turns with a sharp dogleg right through medium rough and tree-lined boundaries with no hazards. Maintained fringe with burnt spots encircles a large green that is receptive and runs at medium putting speed. Putts move with a left-to-right slope with a bare spot on the back left.
Hole 11 – Par 3 – Rating 6.00
Red: 145 yds
Gold: 152 yds
White: 180 yds
Blue: 194 yds
The first of three par 3’s on the back nine plays through medium rough in a tree-lined corridor with no hazards. Maintained fringe with burnt spots encircles a large green that is receptive, rolls at medium speed, and shows movement with the back-to-front slope amid bare spots.
Hole 12 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00
Red: 289 yds
Gold: 359 yds
White: 402 yds
Blue: 420 yds
Level medium-size tees open to a rolling fairway that snaps a sharp dogleg right, where two real sand fairway bunkers lie at the far side of the turn and a pond sits right of the dogleg at the turn through medium rough. Two real sand greenside bunkers protect the left front corner and right side, while a maintained fringe with burnt areas encircles a medium-size green that is receptive, runs at medium speed, and slopes back to front with movement.
Hole 13 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00
Red: 271 yds
Gold: 277 yds
White: 289 yds
Blue: 316 yds
Level, medium-size tees overlook a flatter fairway bordered by medium rough and sparsely tree-lined edges with no hazards. Maintained fringe with burnt areas encircles a medium-size green that is receptive and sloped back to front. Putts roll at medium speed and there are a few burnt spots.
Hole 14 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00
Red: 303 yds
Gold: 382 yds
White: 448 yds
Blue: 471 yds
Level, medium-size tees demand a carry over a pond water hazard that sits on the right side onto a rolling fairway that plays uphill and doglegs slightly left through medium rough and sparse trees. A second pond water hazard runs down the left side with no bunkers in play. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles a large green that is receptive and flatter with few breaks, while putts run at medium speed across a slight front-to-back slope.
Hole 15 – Par 3 – Rating 6.00
Red: 104 yds
Gold: 129 yds
White: 139 yds
Blue: 173 yds
The second of three-par 3’s plays from level, medium-size tees over shorter rough where wetlands lie to the left. A large real sand bunker covers the front right corner, while maintained fringe with burnt spots encircles a large green that is receptive and undulating. Putts roll at medium speed across a back-to-front slope amid bare spots.
Hole 16 – Par 5 – Rating 6.00
Red: 424 yds
Gold: 481 yds
White: 541 yds
Blue: 586 yds
The second and final par 5 on the back nine starts from level, medium-size tee boxes onto a rolling fairway that doglegs slightly right. Four real sand fairway bunkers scatter down the right side through medium rough and sparsely tree-lined edges. No greenside bunkers guard the target, while a maintained fringe with burnt areas encircles a medium-size green that is receptive and presents a flatter surface with fewer breaks. Putts run at medium speed.
Hole 17 – Par 3 – Rating 6.00
Red: 135 yds
Gold: 142 yds
White: 154 yds
Blue: 167 yds
The third and final par 3 on the back nine plays from level, medium-size tees slightly uphill through medium-length rough with no hazards. Maintained fringe with a few burnt spots encircles a medium-size green that is receptive and features a flatter surface with few breaks. Putts roll at medium putting speed and there are a few bare spots.
Hole 18 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00
Red: 325 yds
Gold: 357 yds
White: 423 yds
Blue: 437 yds
Elevated, small level tee blocks overlook a rolling fairway that doglegs slightly left, with two real sand fairway bunkers down the right side through medium rough and tree-lined edges. Wetlands lie left out of driver range and a pond water hazard sits short left of the green. Three real sand greenside bunkers—one on the front right corner and the other two protecting both sides—guard the approach, while a maintained fringe with burnt spots encircles a large green that is receptive and sloped back to front. Putts run at medium putting speed.
Average Rating Holes 10-18: 6.00
Overall Course Rating: 5.92
SUMMARY:
Old Oaks Golf Course at Oak Ridge Golf Club in New Haven, Michigan, stands as a challenging public golf course. Along with it’s sister course of Marsh Oaks Course, both 18-hole courses. This classic course profile with key landmarks stretches 6,580 yards of golf from the longest tees. It features strategic bunkering, water hazards, and a variety of terrain. That rewards players of all abilities who make the right decisions. The design delivers an exciting round of golf but maintains pace of play. Though the course has suffered a bit with loss of moisture in recent seasons. See our video of the Old Oaks Course at Oak Ridge Golf Club.
Tees – 5.78
Fairways – 5.88
Fairway Bunkers – 8.00
Rough – 5.89
Water Hazards – 5.33
Greenside Bunkers – 6.17
Fringe – 6.00
Greens – 5.89
Pricing: Refer to www.oakridgegolf.com or call (586) 749-5151 for tee times and pricing
Value Rating: +.67
