An independent, unbiased review of Pine Hollow Golf Club in Jackson 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 35
Back 9: Par 36
Overall Course: (all 18) Par 71
Yardage: Red tees – 4,407; Gold tees – 5,059; White tees – 5,752: Blue tees – 6,226
Stimp meter: 10.3

Clubhouse and Amenities – Rating 6.89
Pine Hollow Golf Club in Jackson, Michigan features a snack bar with limited food selection that serves hot dogs and pre-packaged snacks. A full bar offers beer, sodas, juices, energy drinks, and water. Food and beverages maintain average pricing. No apparel selection exists. Limited golf equipment appears at average pricing with golf balls, golf gloves, tees, ball markers, and golf towels. Clubhouse restrooms stay clean, and porta-johns stand available on the course.
Amenities include a large putting green close to the clubhouse. No driving range operates here. Golf carts are maintained with club covers. Cart paths consist of dirt and gravel that need some attention and can be a bit difficult to navigate, so refer to the course map on the scorecard. The parking lot provides gravel surfaces with plenty of space. No bag drop exists. The staff displays friendly and accommodating service within the limits of the clubhouse and pro shop.
Pine Hollow Golf Club Front Nine

Hole 1 – Par 4 – Rating 6.40
Red: 262 yds
Gold: 275 yds
White: 327 yds
Blue: 346 yds
Large, tiered, level tees provide a solid launch point. A rolling fairway extends ahead and plays downhill to the green. The layout demands a slight fade left. Medium-length rough edges the corridor. Tight tree lines frame both sides. No hazards interrupt the path. Maintained fringe encircles the medium-size green. Fast putting speed joins receptive, undulating surfaces. The green slopes back to front.

Hole 2 – Par 3 – Rating 6.50
Red: 91 yds
Gold: 100 yds
White: 126 yds
Blue: 154 yds
The first of three par 3’s on the front nine offers level, medium-size tees. Medium rough frames the approach. No hazards interrupt play. Maintained fringe encircles the large green. Fast speed combines with receptive, undulating contours. The surface slopes back to front and left to right.

Hole 3 – Par 4 – Rating 6.00
Red: 332 yds
Gold: 349 yds
White: 375 yds
Blue: 385 yds
Small, level tees begin the challenge. A rolling fairway plays downhill from the tees then uphill to the green. Medium rough edges the corridor. Tight tree lines frame both sides. No hazards appear along the route. Maintained fringe encircles the elevated, medium-size green. Fast speed combines with a receptive, undulating surface to test putting reads.

Hole 4 – Par 3 – Rating 6.50
Red: 100 yds
Gold: 105 yds
White: 125 yds
Blue: 141 yds
The second of three-par 3’s on the front nine present small, level tees. The approach plays slightly downhill to the green. Medium rough borders the playing area and trees line both sides with no hazards appearing. A maintained fringe encircles the medium size green that putts at a fast speed. A receptive and undulating surface sloped back to front and left to right.

Hole 5 – Par 4 – Rating 6.40
Red: 279 yds
Gold: 289 yds
White: 357 yds
Blue: 378 yds
Tiered, elevated, level medium-size tees begin the hole. A rolling fairway continues through medium rough while tight tree lines border both sides and no hazards come into play. Maintained fringe encircles the small green, where fast speed meets receptive surfaces that flatten with few breaks and slope slightly left to right.

Hole 6 – Par 5 – Rating 5.60
Red: 389 yds
Gold: 403 yds
White: 453 yds
Blue: 468 yds
The first of two back-to-back par 5’s begins with elevated, tiered, small, level tee boxes. A rolling fairway plays downhill from the tees then uphill to the green. Medium-length rough borders the path while trees line both sides with no hazards present. Maintained fringe encircles the small elevated green. Fast speed combines with receptive, undulating contours that slope back to front and left to right while falling off hard on the front right corner.

Hole 7 – Par 5 – Rating 6.00
Red: 349 yds
Gold: 417 yds
White: 460 yds
Blue: 471 yds
The second of two back-to-back par 5’s on the front nine starts with long, narrow, level medium-size tees. A rolling fairway plays downhill from the tees through medium rough while tight tree lines border both sides and no hazards interrupt the journey. Maintained fringe encircles the small green, where fast speed meets receptive surfaces that are flatter with few breaks.

Hole 8 – Par 3 – Rating 6.50
Red: 93 yds
Gold: 131 yds
White: 157 yds
Blue: 176 yds
The third of three par 3’s on the front nine begins with level medium-size tees. The approach plays slightly uphill to the green through medium rough while trees line the left side and no hazards appear. Unmaintained fringe encircles the large green, where fast speed meets receptive, undulating contours that slope back to front while the left of the green falls off hard.

Hole 9 – Par 4 – Rating 6.40
Red: 277 yds
Gold: 341 yds
White: 373 yds
Blue: 389 yds
Small, level tees launch the hole. A rolling fairway plays uphill from the tees while the visual appearance suggests a leftward path, but the layout doglegs right. Medium rough borders the edges and trees line both sides with no hazards present. Maintained fringe encircles the medium-size green, where fast speed meets receptive, undulating contours that slope back to front and right to left while rising highest at the back right corner and dropping lowest at the left front corner.
Average Rating Holes 1-9: 6.26
Pine Hollow Golf Club Back Nine

Hole 10 – Par 4 – Rating 5.60
Red: 281 yds
Gold: 372 yds
White: 391 yds
Blue: 419 yds
Long, narrow, small level tee blocks start the hole. A rolling fairway plays uphill from the tees then downhill to the green while moguls on each side create a funneling effect. Medium rough edges the path and tight tree lines border both sides with no hazards present. Maintained fringe encircles the medium-size green, where fast putting speed meets receptive, undulating contours that slope back to front and right to left.

Hole 11 – Par 5 – Rating 5.20
Red: 302 yds
Gold: 359 yds
White: 463 yds
Blue: 475 yds
The first par 5 on the back nine opens with long, narrow, level medium-size tees. A rolling fairway fades to the right before a slight dogleg left through medium-length rough while trees line both sides and no hazards appear. Maintained fringe encircles the small green, where receptive, undulating surfaces slope back to front at fast speed with a few bare spots.

Hole 12 – Par 3 – Rating 5.50
Red: 79 yds
Gold: 138 yds
White: 149 yds
Blue: 161 yds
The first par 3 on the back nine features level, medium-size tees. A rolling approach plays uphill to the green through medium rough while a tight canopy of trees surrounds the hole and no hazards appear. Maintained fringe encircles the small elevated green, where fast speed meets receptive, undulating surfaces with a false front that slope back to front and left to right along with a few bare spots.

Hole 13 – Par 4 – Rating 6.33
Red: 339 yds
Gold: 349 yds
White: 392 yds
Blue: 443 yds
Small, level tees begin the hole while wetlands lie left and a small creek or drainage runs all down the right side. A rolling fairway plays uphill to the green through medium rough as the putting surface sits in a group of trees with no bunkers present. Maintained fringe encircles the small elevated green, where fast putting speed meets receptive, undulating surfaces that slope back to front and left to right.

Hole 14 – Par 4 – Rating 6.33
Red: 279 yds
Gold: 291 yds
White: 341 yds
Blue: 364 yds
Tiered, small, level tee boxes start the hole. A flatter fairway plays uphill to the green while a short dogleg left leads to the putting surface. Medium rough borders the path and trees line the left side as a creek or drainage runs all down the right side until the turn with no bunkers present. Maintained fringe encircles the medium-size green, where fast speed combines with receptive, undulating surfaces that slope front to back and left to right while falling off on the right side.

Hole 15 – Par 4 – Rating 6.40
Red: 307 yds
Gold: 323 yds
White: 341 yds
Blue: 394 yds
Elevated, level medium-size tees start the hole. A rolling fairway plays downhill from the tees then doglegs left and uphill to the green. Position off the tee is everything on this visually tight layout through medium rough tree lines that border both sides with no hazards appearing. Maintained fringe encircles the medium-size green, where fast speed meets a receptive, flatter surface with fewer breaks that proves visually hard to read. It looks to slope back to front but slopes slightly front to back, and any apparent left break should not be trusted.

Hole 16 – Par 3 – Rating 6.00
Red: 125 yds
Gold: 137 yds
White: 153 yds
Blue: 169 yds
The second par 3 on the back nine opens with long, narrow, small, level tees. A rolling tight approach plays uphill to the green through medium rough while tight tree lines border both sides, especially left, and no hazards interrupt the path. Maintained fringe encircles the small elevated green, where fast speed meets receptive, undulating surfaces with a severe slope back to front and a false front.

Hole 17 – Par 4 – Rating 5.20
Red: 232 yds
Gold: 241 yds
White: 292 yds
Blue: 397 yds
Level, medium-size tee boxes start the hole while the longest tee box sits over 100 yards further back. A rolling fairway plays downhill from the tees then doglegs left through medium rough as tight tree lines border both sides and no hazards appear. Some fairway damage emerges near the green. Maintained fringe with a few dead spots encircles the putting surface, where fast speed meets receptive, undulating surfaces that slope back to front and right to left while dropping lowest at the front left corner along with a few bare spots.

Hole 18 – Par 5 – Rating 6.00
Red: 401 yds
Gold: 439 yds
White: 477 yds
Blue: 496 yds
The second par 5 on the back nine starts with elevated, level medium-size tees. Players tee off over wetlands onto a rolling fairway that plays downhill from the tees while fading left before a slight dogleg back to the right. Medium rough lines the edges and trees border both sides with no bunkers present. Maintained fringe encircles the large green, where fast putting speed meets receptive surfaces that are flatter with fewer breaks and slope slightly back to front and front to back, creating a lower surface in the middle.
Average Rating Holes 10-18: 5.84
Overall Course Rating: 6.05
SUMMARY:
Pine Hollow Golf Course in Jackson, Michigan is a 6,226-yard par 71 from the longest tees. Fairways display plenty of elevation changes. Only a few water hazards appear and no sand bunkers exist in sight. Mild sloping greens offer character though no green maps are available. Mature trees line nearly every hole on this established layout. What it lacks in hazards that challenge it makes up for in tight visuals and demanding shot making. Fun things within the game of golf can emerge here with the back tees providing extra challenge. See our video of Pine Hollow Golf Club.
Tees – 5.67
Fairways – 5.43
Fairway Bunkers – NA
Rough – 6.00
Water Hazards – 6.00
Greenside Bunkers – NA
Fringe – 5.89
Greens – 6.90
Pricing: Call (517) 764-4200 for tee times and pricing
Value Rating: +2.33











