Reviews of Rackham Golf Course (Golf)

Charles Kozlowski

Donald Ross course in great shape. Built in 1923. Pace of play was great too. Buck with a trophy rack eating crabapples.

Steve LaCombe

My son comes here for golf lessons. Very nice staff and coaches. Will definitely sign him up for more.

Jacob Katz

Decent course with ok greens. Not much water in okay anywhere but plenty of high grass while still not being a links style course (plenty of trees). NOTE: THIS IS A DRY COURSE (NO ALCOHOL)

Bill Bruce

Loved it. This course is a hidden gem.

David Maxon

Much imp

Block Club

NEVER EVER EVER go to this place. The have maybe the rudest starter I've ever met, the greens are in terrible shape and the course overall is terrible. Save your money and go to a good place. TRUST ME.

Jason Sutherland

Nice course but sadly no alcohol no lighters no cigars are sold here just fyi

David Mann

Played there today 5/14 and had a tee time that I booked a week ago and was told it was $21 to walk 18 on the phone when I booked the tee time and then showed up today and got charged $31 and was not given any compensation or explanation for the price change except that they changed prices yesterday and couldn’t do anything about it. the staff continued to try and charge my friend and I the riding price and over charge us when we told them multiple times that we wanted to pay for 18 holes walking and not riding. I also think that $31 is an outrageous price as there are multiple fairways with standing water or muddy areas that they can not cut, there is also wet areas on every hole not even 5 yards off the fairway. I live right by the golf course but will now find another place to play that is hopefully in better condition and does not nickel and dime me. The pace of play is also horrible, they never have rangers to help and the starters never do anything other than sit on the bench at the first tee box and don’t even stop groups from teeing off in front of you that didn’t have tee times.

Brandon Plotts

Grass needs a little love.

Tre Pelto

Always a fun time!

RACHIT KUMAR CHIRANIA

BEST golf course around

Mandel Nobles

Used the Simulator last week. Pretty awesome. Did the range simulation. Swing speed, ball carry numbers etc were pretty accurate compared to other trackmans Ive used in the local area. However, today I was just working on my short game. Putting and chipping greens are not great but pretty good and roll fairly decent. Staff is also really friendly.

Maureen Kennedy

Detroit Classic!

Cary McGehee

The course is in awful condition. It is not mowed, not even the tee boxes, at least not the women's, which is interesting since they have a women's league. The greens are pathetic. I used to enjoy playing the course, but not any more. It is a shame.

Dana Davidson

Course is being well taken care of and managed well.

Joe H

Love the Donald Ross design . Back nine is completely different than the front nine ... I wish they didn't make the primary ruff so penal because we're not pro's . besides that, this course is probably the best value in town ... $39-$45 with a cart is pretty affordable ...

James Uelmen

Simulator is great and lots of fun. We have a league there its fun with friends

Colin Graham

Played from.the tips and enjoyed it

Mikal West

This place gets a bad rap, but it is so convenient. All the staff has always been great. Conditions on the greens are a little rough as of this posting, but they are acknowledging it with discounted rates.

mark wuth

Really enjoyed my first round here with my wife and brother in law..not the toughest course out there,but the history of a Donald Ross design is subtle and challenging,cool to think of the legacy of good presented here

Bill Shereda

Just to be clear 4 stars due to the fact the course was very wet. I'll be back, I think it will be far more enjoyable when it's normal. Greens are in very good shape. Greens are bunkered, web site is very accurate regarding how to play each hole.

Robert McKelton

Historic links golf course. Good staff. Some remodeling of club house facilities needed.

Kevin Palmer

Decent course for twilight value on weekdays ($20) or weekends ($30). Front 9 is way less of a challenge than Donald Ross designed back 9, your scores will reflect as much. Front 9 is possible to "bomb into submission" if you can hit drives 270+ yards, its almost impossible to miss left or right, as tree cover is minimal and easy to get on green within regulation, even with a wayward, long drive. Greens, although somewhat slow are in pretty decent shape and surprisingly firm. Once you make the turn, however you are greeted with a long par 4 on 10 where misses left or right pretty much guarantee a bogey. 11, 12, and 13 are all challenging risk / reward holes that can punish aggressive plays and make scrambling much tougher with your misses. 14 is my favorite hole on the course; a par 5 that is reachable but requires a long, faded tee shot over a well placed fairway bunker leaving about a 240 shot into the green that can be made. 15 from the blue tees is another challenging hole that requires a draw from the tee box. 16, 17 and 18 are a fun ending to the challenging back 9 of the course. The staff and starters at the course are extremely friendly and helpful, but buyer beware that pace of play concepts here are basically non- existent. Your best bet is to show up as an individual for twilight and bank on making some new friends on the course! My biggest complaint of the course is the lack of effective groundskeeping on certain holes. A lack of good water drainage has really messed up the center of many fairways, consequentially if you hit a perfect drive right down the middle on hole 9, 11, or 18 your second shot will be from "ground under repair" which is worse than hitting from the rough. Hopefully as the dryer, summer, weather comes, however, this situation can get somewhat better.

Orlando Williams Jr.

This is a very well maintained golf course. It is wn open design, with penalty areas, thus allowing for recovery shots. The greens were in good shape today and they were doing active upkeep during our round.

Guy Storrow

Awesome course great staff

Larry Johnson

Cool place to golf

George Gomez

A great place to kick off the golf season a d close to home.

Jezwah Borjair

Location-wise, it’s the only thing close to RO/Ferndale but because of that, they have high green fees and no regard for how many golfers they send out. On multiple occasions, my buds and I have left after 4 or 5 holes because it was completely unplayable due to the number of golfers on the course. Who can get in their zone waiting 30 minutes to play each hole? It’s a decent run if you can catch it during low traffic, but it sucks paying 35 bucks to get onto a course and only play 1/4 of it because there are an unreasonable number of groups out there. I’m done with it.

Steve Massimilla

New management company trying to fix years of Vargo neglect of a Donald Ross gem.

Nate Nixen

Please save your money, this place is terrible and their starter is a super jerk. DON'T GO HERE.

Aaron Brandt

Great course to hit a few balls around without taking yourself super seriously. If you're expecting a stodgy PGA-quality course, this isn't for you, but if you're looking for a good time with your friends, check out Rackham.

George Andrade

Well I guess it was a bit hot for most but a very enjoyable round no waiting ..play at our own pace rough is a bit long tuff time finding your ball but if you play in the fairway your fine

mattmoo1007 .

First, do not judge Rackham by how it was when you played it several years ago. The new management is committed to improving the course and they are doing a very good job. The greens show significant improvement and are putting true. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. All the starters are cool and accommodating. As for the course itself, it's a great design that is fun to play, and the back 9 is a real test of golf.

Edward C Leonard Jr

It was a nice day with my son's and brother- law and grandson.

Barry Reeder

Great staff, simulator is still getting started but the course is wonderful.

Scott Grippo

Very convenient location for Ferndale/Royal Oak area. Decent course. A bit pricey.

John Cavazos

Been playing for over 40 years !

Benjamin Pfeifer

Very solid course, for a fair price

ferrio325

Would give it a worse rating if I could. Worst golf experience I've had in 30 years of golf. From the starter, to the rangers, pro-shop staff (brian the night manager), the worst staff at a course ever. No one knows their job. Starters cant keep track of groups and rangers let people get 2 holes open in front of them. Starters put employees and another group off 10 while we were turning. The ranger refused to do his job. Inside night manager, brian, in the pro-shop hung up on me while I called from the course to explain the rediculousness going on on the course. Employees (playing) and players jumping all over the course while paying golfers with a 3:30 t-time were struggling to finish before dark because the manager, not brian the night manager could do anything about it. The ranger: "i feel your pain. It was the starter." Brian: "I cant do anything." The management and staff are clearly over their heads. They have no business in the golf business. If the new management of this course cant manage starters, rangers, or pro-shop staff, what can they manage? Seems like another corrupt contractor. Oh, not to mention each of the staff act like they own the place when they're not working, but wont manage the course while they are working. Shame on you brian. Shame on you lisa. Shame on this whole staff. Customers should be appreciated and golf rounds should never take 6 hours (or 3 for 9). The staff here is a disgrace and IS the problem with golf today.

Fred Neal

As was expected, the course was wet. But not so wet, that we didn't all enjoy our outing. The staff, of Lisa and another young man, we're super friendly and helpful. That always makes me want to go back again! 2 thumbs up!!

Tom B

Pros: Nice layout, great location... Cons: Course could be in better shape (blight in some fairways, greens are SLOW), pace of play is usually pretty slow on the weekends

Parker BrunsonIII

Nice horse very well kept up their reasonable nice and challenging you will have a good time.