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The Links at Bowen Lake Golf Course and Restaurant
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About The Links at Bowen Lake Golf Course and Restaurant
The Links at Bowen Lake is an 18-hole public course set on 150 acres surrounding the 30-acre Bowen Lake in Gowen, Michigan. The layout features bent grass throughout and moves through wetlands, rolling meadows and wooded terrain, with pronounced sand bunkering shaping many of the holes.
Each hole offers five sets of tees, including a forward option for shorter hitters, so the course can be played at a range of lengths and difficulty levels. A restaurant is located on site.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,674 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.5 / 140 slope
- Opened
- 1998
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 36 | 71 | ||
| Handicap | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | |||||
| BLUE | 386 | 194 | 393 | 453 | 571 | 185 | 438 | 413 | 403 | 497 | 359 | 157 | 445 | 413 | 181 | 382 | 327 | 477 | 3436 | 3238 | 6,674 | 71 | 73.5/140 |
| WHITE | 364 | 174 | 379 | 416 | 529 | 169 | 400 | 383 | 372 | 477 | 348 | 135 | 433 | 383 | 156 | 329 | 299 | 460 | 3186 | 3020 | 6,206 | 71 | 70.8/135 |
| GOLD | 329 | 159 | 324 | 385 | 489 | 138 | 372 | 341 | 343 | 445 | 335 | 122 | 409 | 354 | 139 | 300 | 286 | 416 | 2880 | 2806 | 5,686 | 71 | 68.0/127 |
| RED | 284 | 147 | 286 | 348 | 460 | 120 | 342 | 315 | 315 | 394 | 310 | 110 | 397 | 316 | 125 | 275 | 262 | 379 | 2617 | 2568 | 5,185 | 71 | 65.7/117 |
| GREEN | 249 | 147 | 229 | 313 | 400 | 120 | 247 | 272 | 286 | 354 | 262 | 110 | 314 | 278 | 125 | 230 | 228 | 292 | 2263 | 2193 | 4,456 | 71 | 62.3/110 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at The Links at Bowen Lake Golf Course and Restaurant
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE | 73.5 | 140 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 40 | 47 |
| WHITE | 70.8 | 135 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| GOLD | 68.0 | 127 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 |
| RED | 65.7 | 117 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 32 |
| GREEN | 62.3 | 110 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 |
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