The Glacier Club

Address: 8000 Glacier Club Dr., Washington Township, MI 48094

Phone: (586) 786-0800

Overall Rating: 8.05

Front 9: Par 36

Back 9: Par 36

Overall Course: (all 18) Par 72

Clubhouse and Amenities – Rating 8.00

The Glacier Club in Washington Township, Michigan, features a nice-looking traditional clubhouse that serves limited food and drink options at average pricing. Guests find hot dogs, golf course fare, pre-packaged snacks, sodas, juices, energy drinks, and water. The pro shop stocks no apparel and offers nothing much in the way of golf equipment available. Clubhouse restrooms are clean, and additional restrooms with sinks appear on the course. Golf carts are maintained, paved cart paths are well-marked, and plenty of paved parking surrounds an easy-to-find, self-serve bag drop. Amenities include a driving range and practice green. An extremely friendly staff willingly helps with any concern, and a banquet center is available for outings or events.

Hole 1 – Par 5 – Rating 8.75

Red: 376 yds
White: 479 yds
Blue: 525 yds
Black: 552 yds
Gold: 614 yds

Large level tees open the first par 5 on the front nine to a rolling fairway where three real sand fairway bunkers cross farther down. Short rough combines with sparse trees lining the right side, while a pond water hazard runs the entire left boundary. One real sand bunker guards the left side of the green, and a maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, receptive, and undulating with many breaks.

Hole 2 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Red: 289 yds
White: 318 yds
Blue: 350 yds
Black: 361 yds
Gold: 379 yds

Large, level tee boxes overlook a flatter fairway with smaller real sand fairway bunkers scattered down the right side. Short rough joins trees lining the left, while a pond water hazard guards the right near the green. Three real sand greenside bunkers protect the putting surface—two sit at the right front corner and one occupies the left front corner. A maintained fringe surrounds a large green that runs fast, crowned with a false front where everything slopes to the edges.

Hole 3 – Par 3 – Rating 8.33

Red: 73 yds
White: 142 yds
Blue: 166 yds
Black: 189 yds
Gold: 221 yds

The first par 3 on the front nine plays from elevated, level, medium-size tee blocks over short rough with trees lining the left. A pond water hazard lies off the left front corner of the green, while a real sand bunker guards the right front corner. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, is tiered, and slopes right to left.

Hole 4 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Red: 227 yds
White: 336 yds
Blue: 357 yds
Black: 381 yds
Gold: 399 yds

Elevated, level, medium-size tees overlook a dip that rises to a flat fairway guarded by one real sand fairway bunker down the left side. Short rough and trees line both sides. Two real sand greenside bunkers protect the left front corner. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast with a receptive surface that is flatter with few breaks.

Hole 5 – Par 5 – Rating 7.71

Red: 429 yds
White: 458 yds
Blue: 469 yds
Black: 494 yds
Gold: 534 yds

The second par 5 on the front nine begins from elevated, large level tee boxes over a rolling fairway that plays downhill from the tees. Short rough joins trees lining the left with out of bounds staking the right, and a pond water hazard lies down the right side. A real sand bunker sits on the right front corner of the green. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that delivers fast putting speed and a receptive surface with some undulating movement.

Hole 6 – Par 3 – Rating 7.60

Red: 102 yds
White: 126 yds
Blue: 140 yds
Black: 151 yds
Gold: 166 yds

The second par 3 on the front nine plays from unlevel, medium-size tees over short rough to a green guarded by two real sand bunkers—a large one wrapping the right front and side and a smaller one left of the green. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, receptive and undulating while sloped right to left.

Hole 7 – Par 4 – Rating 7.71

Red: 269 yds
White: 367 yds
Blue: 385 yds
Black: 410 yds
Gold: 414 yds

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Hole 8 – Par 4 – Rating 7.50

Red: 294 yds
White: 354 yds
Blue: 374 yds
Black: 395 yds
Gold: 414 yds

Small, unlevel tees demand a lay-up in the flatter fairway where two bunkers await—one short right and the other further down the left side. The second shot must carry wetlands to reach the green. Shorter rough yields to trees that frame the green area. Two real sand greenside bunkers stand guard—one on the right front and the other left back. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, is receptive and flatter with few breaks yet falls off on three sides.

Hole 9 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Red: 290 yds
White: 345 yds
Blue: 361 yds
Black: 384 yds
Gold: 312 yds

Large level tees overlook a rolling fairway where six real sand fairway bunkers protect the landing area—three on each side. Short rough borders trees and out of bounds down the left while wetlands and a stream guard the entire right side. No greenside bunkers appear. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, is receptive with a flatter putting surface and few breaks.

Average Rating Holes 1-9: 7.96

The Glacier Club Back Nine

Hole 10 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Red: 246 yds
White: 272 yds
Blue: 286 yds
Black: 318 yds
Gold: 350 yds

Large, level tees launch shots onto a rolling fairway with moguls on the right and a real sand fairway bunker guarding that same side. Short rough meets trees lining the left. Three greenside bunkers defend the putting surface—one long large bunker alongside the right and two on the left side of the green. A maintained fringe surrounds a long narrow large green that offers fast putting speed, a false front, receptive surface with undulating contours and many breaks.

Hole 11 – Par 5 – Rating 8.25

Red: 421 yds
White: 494 yds
Blue: 516 yds
Black: 543 yds
Gold: 573 yds

The first par 5 on the back nine starts from tiered, large level tees that require a carry over a pond water hazard. A rolling fairway fades right with a fairway bunker down that side while moguls edge both boundaries. Shorter rough joins trees lining the left, and a stream water hazard runs down the right after the pond. One real sand bunker protects the front of the green. A maintained fringe encircles a medium-size green that is receptive, flatter with few breaks, and sloped back to front at a fast speed.

Hole 12 – Par 4 – Rating 8.29

Red: 258 yds
White: 322 yds
Blue: 378 yds
Black: 396 yds
Gold: 424 yds

Level, medium-size tee boxes open to a rolling fairway that plays uphill from the tees before dropping downhill to the green. A fairway bunker lies down the left side amid short rough and tree-lined boundaries. Two real sand greenside bunkers guard the right front corner. A maintained fringe surrounds a large, elevated green that runs fast, receptive and undulating with a false front, sloped back to front.

Hole 13 – Par 3 – Rating 7.60

Red: 85 yds
White: 107 yds
Blue: 120 yds
Black: 130 yds
Gold: 140 yds

The first par 3 on the back nine plays from large level tees over short rough with trees lining both sides. A large real sand bunker sits well short of the green while a second bunker defends the right front corner. A maintained fringe encircles a medium-size green that runs fast, receptive with a flatter surface and few breaks, a false front, and sloped left to right.

Hole 14 – Par 5 – Rating 8.29

Red: 424 yds
White: 478 yds
Blue: 503 yds
Black: 514 yds
Gold: 543 yds

The second par 5 on the back nine begins from large, level tees onto a rolling fairway. Two fairway bunkers guard the right side while two more real sand bunkers sit short and right of the green. Short rough borders heavy trees left and sparse ones right. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, receptive and undulating as moguls surround the putting surface.

Hole 15 – Par 4 – Rating 8.57

Red: 314 yds
White: 335 yds
Blue: 352 yds
Black: 377 yds
Gold: 397 yds

Large level tee blocks overlook a rolling fairway with a slight dogleg left. Two real sand fairway bunkers guard the right side amid short rough and a tree line right, while a pond water hazard stretches all down the left side. No greenside bunkers appear. A maintained fringe surrounds a large, elevated green that delivers fast putting speed, receptive turf, and undulating contours sloped back to front.

Hole 16 – Par 3 – Rating 7.67

Red: 106 yds
White: 130 yds
Blue: 162 yds
Black: 169 yds
Gold: 185 yds

The second par 3 on the back nine plays from tiered, large level tees over wetlands and short rough with trees lining both sides. A real sand bunker protects the right side of the green. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, receptive and undulating while sloped back to front.

Hole 17 – Par 4 – Rating 8.50

Red: 258 yds
White: 320 yds
Blue: 329 yds
Black: 371 yds
Gold: 404 yds

Large level tees require a carry over a pond water hazard that turns and runs the entire right side. A flat fairway hosts two real sand fairway bunkers down the left amid short rough and a tree line left. A real sand bunker sits on the left front corner of a large green that runs fast, is crowned, receptive, undulating with a maintained fringe and a false front that slopes off sharply.

Hole 18 – Par 4 – Rating 8.50

Red: 317 yds
White: 330 yds
Blue: 355 yds
Black: 383 yds
Gold: 405 yds

Level, medium-size tees open to a rolling fairway that climbs uphill from the tees and doglegs right. Three fairway bunkers sit right at the turn while a pond water hazard covers most of the left side. Short rough frames the hole. Two real sand bunkers guard the right front corner of the green. A maintained fringe encircles a large green that runs fast, receptive with a false front and undulating movement on the back-to-front slope.

Average Rating Holes 10-18: 8.18

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