The Orchards Golf Club

Address: 62900 Campground Rd., Washington, MI 48094

Phone: (586) 786-7200

Overall Rating: 8.73

Front 9: Par 36

Back 9: Par 36

Overall Course: (all 18) Par 72

Clubhouse and Amenities – Rating 9.60

The Orchards Golf Club in southeast Michigan features one of the best clubhouses we have seen in both design and function. This classic looks facility offers excellent banquet facilities, including an outdoor area, plus a convenient grill that serves a variety of comfort foods like sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, and pre-packaged snacks. Great place for a charity golf outing or any event. A full bar with beer, sodas, juices, energy drinks, and water—all food and drinks at average pricing.

In the pro shop, golfers find a strong variety of apparel, including caps, hats, visors, shirts, and skirts, along with a larger selection of golf equipment at average pricing that includes golf balls, golf gloves, tees, ball markers, divot tools, golf clubs, golf bags, and golf shoes. Clubhouse restrooms are clean, porta-johns stand ready on the course, golf carts remain well-maintained with GPS, cart paths are paved, and well-marked, adequate paved parking is available, and an easy-to-find assisted bag drop welcomes players. Amenities include multiple practice greens and a driving range. The staff is outstanding in every respect.

Hole 1 – Par 4 – Rating 8.67

Silver: 330 yds
White: 365 yds
Blue: 399 yds
Gold: 423 yds

Tiered, large, level tee boxes lead to a rolling fairway. The layout plays uphill from the tees yet descends downhill to the green. One fairway bunker in great shape guards the right side, while medium-length rough and lightly tree-lined edges frame the corridor. Three real sand greenside bunkers protect the approach—two on the left side and one in the back—surrounding a large green with fast putting speed. The maintained fringe encircles a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front.

Hole 2 – Par 3 – Rating 8.00

Silver: 108 yds
White: 122 yds
Blue: 165 yds
Gold: 193 yds

The first par 3 on the front nine features elevated, large level tees that require a carry-over wetlands. Medium rough frames the approach with a tree-lined left, while two real sand greenside bunkers—one on each side—guard the target with multiple rakes available. A large green offers fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface, and a back-to-front slope that runs diagonally from back right to front left. The maintained fringe encircles the putting surface.

Hole 3 – Par 5 – Rating 8.75

Silver: 466 yds
White: 519 yds
Blue: 549 yds
Gold: 577 yds

The first par 5 on the front nine offers elevated, level, medium-size tees that require a carry over a small wetland area. A rolling fairway plays uphill to the green and features a slight dogleg left. Twelve fairway bunkers scatter across the right side, left side, and middle of the fairway, while medium rough lines the edges. Six real sand greenside bunkers protect the approach—five on the front right and one on the left. The maintained fringe encircles a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front, and a low spot in the back left corner.

Hole 4 – Par 4 – Rating 8.57

Silver: 280 yds
White: 314 yds
Blue: 346 yds
Gold: 373 yds

Tiered, level, medium-size tees open onto a rolling fairway that plays uphill to the green. Four real sand fairway bunkers lie down the right side, while medium rough borders the fairway. Four real sand greenside bunkers start on both sides at the bottom of the rise to the green and climb up the right side. The maintained fringe encircles a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front.

Hole 5 – Par 3 – Rating 7.60

Silver: 91 yds
White: 119 yds
Blue: 159 yds
Gold: 201 yds

The second par 3 on the front nine features elevated, large, level tee blocks that require a tee off over a waste area. Medium rough and tree-lined edges frame the approach. Two real sand bunkers—one left and one right—frame the green. The maintained fringe encircles a large green that slopes back to front with a receptive, undulating surface and fast putting speed.

Hole 6 – Par 5 – Rating 8.67

Silver: 436 yds
White: 474 yds
Blue: 509 yds
Gold: 538 yds

The second par 5 on the front nine offers elevated, large level tees that require a tee off over wetlands. A rolling fairway features a sharp dogleg right and plays uphill to the green. Medium-length rough and tree-lined edges frame the layout. Two real sand greenside bunkers—one left and one right—guard the target. The maintained fringe encircles a large green with fast putting speed, a sloped back to front, receptive, undulating surface.

Hole 7 – Par 4 – Rating 7.71

Silver: 288 yds
White: 345 yds
Blue: 376 yds
Gold: 409 yds

Elevated, tiered, level, medium-size tee boxes require a carry over a bushy waste area. A rolling fairway plays uphill from the tees and features a sharp dogleg left. Medium rough and tree-lined edges frame the layout, while the second shot must carry over wetlands. A real sand bunker guards the right front corner of the green. The maintained fringe encircles a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front and right to left, and the area behind and left of the green drops off sharply.

Hole 8 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Silver: 241 yds
White: 315 yds
Blue: 354 yds
Gold: 375 yds

Large level tees require a carry over a waste area. A rolling fairway features a sharp dogleg right, with one fairway bunker sitting to the far side of the fairway at the turn. Medium rough and tree-lined edges frame the layout. Two real sand greenside bunkers guard the approach—one on the right front corner and the other on the left side. The maintained fringe encircles a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating, crowned surface that slopes back to front and right to left. The crown runs through the middle of the green, sending shots running to the back left corner, while a false front adds challenge.

Hole 9 – Par 4 – Rating 8.86

Silver: 296 yds
White: 371 yds
Blue: 408 yds
Gold: 441 yds

Level, medium-size tees require a carry over a waste area. A rolling fairway plays uphill all the way to the green and fades right the entire way. Four fairway bunkers—one left and three right—lie where the fairway pinches narrow, while medium rough and sparsely tree-lined edges shape the layout. Five real sand greenside bunkers scatter all along the left side of the green. The maintained fringe encircles a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front.

Average Rating Holes 1-9: 8.31

The Orchards Golf Club Back Nine

Hole 10 – Par 4 – Rating 8.50

Silver: 312 yds
White: 360 yds
Blue: 389 yds
Gold: 412 yds

Elevated, large level tees require a tee off over wetlands, with two pond water hazards at the tees—one on each side. A rolling fairway plays uphill the entire way, while three fairway bunkers—two on the right side and one on the left—guard the route. Medium rough borders the layout, and a bunker protects the front left corner of the green. The maintained fringe encircles a medium-size green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front and features a false front.

Hole 11 – Par 5 – Rating 8.57

Silver: 478 yds
White: 543 yds
Blue: 575 yds
Gold: 607 yds

The first par 5 on the back nine features elevated, tiered, large level tee boxes that require a carry over heather. A rolling fairway presents a slight dogleg right, with six fairway bunkers—five on the right side or middle and one left of the fairway—guarding the route. Medium-length rough and sparsely tree-lined edges shape the layout, while a bunker protects the right side of the green. The maintained fringe surrounds a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front.

Hole 12 – Par 3 – Rating 8.40

Silver: 94 yds
White: 123 yds
Blue: 140 yds
Gold: 160 yds

The first par 3 on the back nine features elevated, large, level tees that require a tee off over a waste area. A rolling approach leads to the green, with a bunker lying short of the approach. Medium rough and tree-lined edges frame the layout, while three greenside bunkers cover the left front corner, right front corner, and back right side. The maintained fringe surrounds a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that features a false front and slopes back to front with a rise near the middle then resumes flowing to the front.

Hole 13 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Silver: 283 yds
White: 330 yds
Blue: 351 yds
Gold: 382 yds

Elevated, level, medium-size tee blocks require a carry over a waste area. A rolling fairway leads to the green, with medium rough and tree-lined edges framing the layout and no hazards present. The maintained fringe borders a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that falls off sharply on the right side.

Hole 14 – Par 3 – Rating 7.33

Silver: 96 yds
White: 119 yds
Blue: 155 yds
Gold: 194 yds

The second par 3 on the back nine features level, medium-size tees that require a tee off over wetlands. Medium-length rough and a tree line left frame the approach, while three greenside bunkers protect the target—two on the left side and one on the right side of the green. The maintained fringe borders a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front.

Hole 15 – Par 5 – Rating 9.14

Silver: 429 yds
White: 466 yds
Blue: 497 yds
Gold: 522 yds

The second par 5 on the back nine features tiered, elevated, level, medium-size tee boxes that launch golfers onto a rolling fairway. A slight dogleg left shapes the layout, with two fairway bunkers sitting down the right side and two more positioned left as the fairway approaches the green. Medium-length rough borders the corridor, while two greenside bunkers guard the front left corner and a third protects the back right corner. The maintained fringe frames a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front and left to right. The fairway and green complex fall off sharply on the right side.

Hole 16 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Silver: 275 yds
White: 306 yds
Blue: 335 yds
Gold: 374 yds

Elevated, tiered, level, medium-size tees launch golfers onto a rolling fairway that features a dogleg left and plays downhill from the tees. Multiple fairway bunkers sprinkle down the right side and middle, while medium rough along with heather borders the layout. A pond water hazard with wetlands sits left and short of the green, and three greenside bunkers guard the approach—one on the right front corner and two on the left front and back corners. The maintained fringe frames a medium-size green with fast putting speed, a receptive surface that undulates and slopes back to front and right to left.

Hole 17 – Par 4 – Rating 8.57

Silver: 358 yds
White: 386 yds
Blue: 418 yds
Gold: 452 yds

Tiered, level, medium-size tees require a carry over wetlands. A rolling fairway features a dogleg right, with multiple fairway bunkers lining the right side. Medium rough borders the layout, while three greenside bunkers protect the front left corner of the green. The maintained fringe rings a large green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front. The green is high on the back left and back right corners, funneling everything to the middle and front.

Hole 18 – Par 4 – Rating 8.00

Silver: 303 yds
White: 359 yds
Blue: 385 yds
Gold: 413 yds

Small, tiered, level tees require a carry over longer grasses. A rolling fairway plays downhill the entire way to the green and features a slight dogleg right. A fairway bunker lurks down the left side, while medium-length rough and longer heather border the layout. A pond water hazard sits right of the fairway and green, and two greenside bunkers guard the approach—one on the left side and one behind the green. The maintained fringe frames a medium-size green with fast putting speed, a receptive, undulating surface that slopes back to front and left to right. Everything moves toward the water.

Average Rating Holes 10-18: 8.28

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