terrycalhoun
Oct 07 2007, 05:00 PM
Kudos to course architect and planner Edward Drukis! Ben and I just played the new 9 holes on the Eastern Michigan University campus.
With the exception of Hole 4 - which can be overlooked and skipped if you are not paying attention - this course is pretty much wide open, which adds a new dimension to the wonderful set of local courses we have around here now.
Six of the holes have both long and short tees, the tees are currently grass with the exception of Hole 3's long tee which is a pretty interesting tee! Some of the long tees are quite long: 415, 445, 510, 480. We really enjoyed it and I was glad to get par at 27 with one birdie and one bogie (and one lucky 120' upshot that went in).
How to get there: The course is next to the EMU softball field. If you are coming from US-23 or Ann Arbor, you need to get onto Huron River Drive and go past the entrance to McAuley Health Center (on the left) and Rynearson Stadium (on the right). Take the next right, onto an unmarked road that has a sign saying that the softball field is ahead. Then take the next left, toward the softball field (just before you get to the student housing area). The first hole is on the right, about 2/3 of the way across the softball field parking lot.
It can be difficult to figure out how to get onto that part of Huron River Drive if you are coming from Ann Arbor. I recommend driving out Packard Street instead of Washtenaw, and turning left onto Hewitt, which dead-ends at Huron River Drive at the entrance to McAuley. Then you turn right and do as described above.
We were impressed that there were actually already score cards there, too!
With the exception of Hole 4 - which can be overlooked and skipped if you are not paying attention - this course is pretty much wide open, which adds a new dimension to the wonderful set of local courses we have around here now.
Six of the holes have both long and short tees, the tees are currently grass with the exception of Hole 3's long tee which is a pretty interesting tee! Some of the long tees are quite long: 415, 445, 510, 480. We really enjoyed it and I was glad to get par at 27 with one birdie and one bogie (and one lucky 120' upshot that went in).
How to get there: The course is next to the EMU softball field. If you are coming from US-23 or Ann Arbor, you need to get onto Huron River Drive and go past the entrance to McAuley Health Center (on the left) and Rynearson Stadium (on the right). Take the next right, onto an unmarked road that has a sign saying that the softball field is ahead. Then take the next left, toward the softball field (just before you get to the student housing area). The first hole is on the right, about 2/3 of the way across the softball field parking lot.
It can be difficult to figure out how to get onto that part of Huron River Drive if you are coming from Ann Arbor. I recommend driving out Packard Street instead of Washtenaw, and turning left onto Hewitt, which dead-ends at Huron River Drive at the entrance to McAuley. Then you turn right and do as described above.
We were impressed that there were actually already score cards there, too!