Reviews for Golden Hawk Public Golf Course & Banquets in Casco, MI

I called this morning at 8:54AM to see if there was a tee time after 4 pm. I was told a flat "NO", almost as if I was an... inconvenience. From a customer service standpoint, this is not acceptable. Imagine calling in excited about the nice day, saying"Hello - I'm wondering if you have any tee times after 4pm today? Then, firm "NO", end. Maybe, suggest openings you do have?Are there any Saturday? Sunday? a cancel list? Nice course, I have played it quite a few times, but this call was rude andlacked a willingness to help and accomodate a customer. Read more

Golden Hawk used to be one of my favorite local courses. Not anymore! I've been golfing for years and don't claim to... understand course management. The greens were aerated and sanded. I get it, normal for this time of the year. There was somuch sand that people were leaving notes!! And, they took the aerating scraps and tossed then into the rough around the greensand in the traps. I've never seen that before. My golf buddies and I are writing Vargo managed courses off our list. Read more

My daughter had her wedding here last weekend. We were blown away with how beautiful everything looked. Monique was very... professional and attentive to details. Anything we needed she was there. We highly recommend Golden Hawk to anyone looking forthe perfect wedding venue!! Thank you again Monique for making their day perfect. Read more

Golden Hawk Golf Course in Casco Twp is a 18 Hole Par 71 course that is 6202 yards from the tips. It features a few holes with... water and some with marsh areas. Ball positioning is key on many holes here to have a good sight of the green. Being on thewrong side of the fairway will have you laying up to see the green with the trees. Overall the course was good shape. Thegreens had lots of unkept ball marks thanks to ignorant golfers who don't fix their pitch marks. There was only 1 green thathad actual bad spots on it because of shade causing mold to grow on it. At $35 for 18 with a cart it's a solid price for adecent round. The only downside is they stack tee times really tight together and will send people off the back 9 causing youto back log and prolong your round. Other than that I'd recommend checking it out. Read more

My best friend was married here recently. The venue was gorgeous and the food was good too, nothing to complain about... there. However, we had nothing but problems with Monique. From her telling the bride things looked funny (basically not up toMonique?s standards) to getting an attitude with the bride on how to have the bridal party walk down the aisle- when the bridewanted things done a different way. She was lacking in communication and professionalism. Had a very rude demeanor. The onlyprompt thing she was good at- was cleaning up before the night ended and getting us out of the venue. Read more

Original review 2015... The green parts of this course are beautiful, it's a shame the cart paths and sand traps are in such... horrible condition. The cart paths hold enough water after it rains to create mini ponds that swallow golf balls. The potholeswill bounced you around so hard it actually hurts my back. The sand traps are packed hard and full of small stones that candamage clubs. These two problems turn this course into a nightmare. This course gets 3 stars because the fairways and the greensare well maintained and play very well. 08/2022 Update... This year Golden Hawk has gone through a resurrection. Compared tothe last two years this is a different course. The greens are in MUCH better condition and are on track to be even better nextyear! Lots of work has gone into repairing drainage, irrigation and the cart paths. The cart paths have had major maintenanceand while a few low areas remain the paths are now a passable B+. My back no longer hurts after a round of golf. This course isdefinitely improving everyday. Good job to the maintenance crew! Overall a great golf course! This course has the quite a fewsand traps. Unfortunately that means higher maintenance costs and as such the traps have suffered and continue to suffer. Whenthe sand traps get sand again this course will earn 5 stars. Read more

For the last two seasons, (2020/2021), I have played this course 2-3 times a week. In which, you would think that they would be... very welcoming, and intrigued to have a "regular" that continues to come back. Unfortunately, the "manager" or so he claims, isgoing to continue to lose business, if he continues to not want his customers to golf. I hate to say this but, 80 percent of thetime, it almost seems like he wants to tell you anything to leave and play a different course. This course is the closest one tomy house and has so much potential to be great. The upkeep of the course is a totally different story and I wish this was areview that just pertained to that. Unfortunately, the customer service when calling to set up tee times, asking generalquestions, getting range balls, or even simply utilizing the chipping practice area is almost to the point that I do not want toreturn. Lastly, the manager must love to use his authority against others, that simply want to play a nice round and spendmoney, tip well, which in turn would equal repeat customers. Not to mention, I am a very understanding, personable person, thatabides by all course rules, and believes in good golf etiquette. The only way any of this would remotely make sense, would beif I had mad a previous bad impression, which would have never taken place. Truthfully, over the summer, a few different cartkids that were working in the shop (young kids), understood customer service more so than the manager, and helped the customersin numerous ways. With the history I have with this course, it honestly saddens me, having to make a negative review likethis, the moral of the story is that, in my opinion, the owner needs to re evaluate who he is putting in positions of power, andgolden hawk can continue to be the gem of a golf course that we all know and love! Read more

Course was in ok/decent shape. Service was lacking. First had a 2:08 tee time, but carts were running behind, then was... forgotten about while waiting for a cart, and finally teed off at about 2:50. Also was told the drink cart was running, butnever saw it thru any of my 18 holes. Didn't seemed staffed well enough for such a busy day. Read more