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Ainsdale Golf Course
A popular course with tourists and residents alike, the Ainsdale Golf Course is a family run facility famous for a friendly atmosphere that can make first time visitors instantly feel welcome. Its 18 holes lie on scenic, rolling terrain on the shores of Lake Huron, and golfers are treated to some wonderful views during their rounds. Ainsdale’Äôs plush fairways and greens are always in excellent condition, and they benefit from a fully automated and computerized irrigation system that ensure that they always receive the water they need. From the championship tees the course measures 6,442 yards, long enough to challenge the best golfers. The large number of water and sand hazards in play throughout the course makes sure that things always stay interesting and golfers can never afford to sit back and lose their focus. This is particularly true on Ainsdale’Äôs large and undulating greens, which are known for putting fast and rarely delivering a straight putt. A sharp dogleg left on the 11th hole delivers an excellent risk/reward scenario for the low handicapper. Most golfers will play about a 220 yard drive to the corner of this 491 yard par five, leaving them still a fairway wood and a chip to the green. More adventurous golfers, however, sometimes try to fly their tee shot over the trees at the corner to leave them with about a 200 yard approach with their 2nd shot. Be warned, however, few golfers succeed in making the green in two and you are probably wise in taking the conventional path to the green.