Glen Lake is a nice facility to practice and play. They have a large driving range, along with a quite large putting green. Glen Lake is a big participant in the First Tee and have a lot of kids lessons.
I dont mean to sound like a golf elitist but sometimes the course can play pretty slow with a lot of beginners out there hacking it around. There are only 2 sets of tees on the course. The layout has 4 par 4s and 5 par 3s.
Hole 1 is an uphill 117 yard shot to a green that can not be seen from the tee. A large bunker is short and right and can come into play if you are facing a right pin location. Long is trouble as a cart path runs directly behind the green along with trees.
Hole 2 is a downhill par 3 at 147 yards. Again right has more problems than left which is wide open. Usually one less club is needed here due to the downhill approach.
Hole 3 is the first of the par 4s at 308 yards. A large grove of trees protects the right side of the hole off the tee. A scattering of trees left can also come into play. The green is protected by a couple of bunkers and the right side which falls off towards the 4th tee.
The 4th hole has a small grove of flowering trees that I always enjoy seeing in the spring. A sure sign of summer's impending arrival. We usually play out here in the spring and again in the fall to see the great tree colors. Today the trees hadn't yet bloomed but they were close.
The 4th hole itself is well guarded 153 yard hole with water left off the tee and water right next to the green. The green is pretty long (40 yards or so)so take it into account based on the pin selection.
Hole 5 is the second par 4 at 273 yards. Not long by any means it is not easy to hit the green from the tee as the hole curves ever so slightly left. The green is protected by a bunker complex right and trees left. The best play here is center of the fairway rather than trying to green it off the tee. I really like the look of this hole with the high cut pines on either side. It makes me think of Augusta.
Hole 6 is another par 4 that is actually quite difficult. The hardest part of the hole is the second shot to the green on this 357 yard dogleg left. The green is surrounded by trees and falls off both right and left of the cart path. The base play is to cut over the left bunker off the tee to have a short approach. If you take driver out and miss too far right you will hit through the fairway and find trees.
Hole 7 is another downhill par 3 at 147 yards (or 173) depending on the tee. The wind is usually a factor here. The pond right is not. A large tree on the left can cause problems.
Hole 8 is yet another downhill par 3 at 166 yards. The tee box here is massive so the yardage can vary. Left is OB and I have seen plenty of balls hit there onto the road.
The final hole is a par 4 at 301 yards. Driving this hole is tough as a grove of trees left and a hill right requires utmost precision to reach the green. The left side of the hole borders wetlands so the better miss here is right. Missing on the right will likely find your ball on a side hill lie but playable.
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