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South Lyon sits in Oakland County's western fringe, where suburban Detroit gradually gives way to open farmland and the kind of rolling, water-laced terrain that makes southeastern Michigan quietly productive ground for golf. The name Cattails is a telling one — the tall marsh grasses that line wetland edges throughout this part of the lower peninsula are a defining feature of the landscape, and courses in this corridor routinely negotiate ponds, drainage corridors, and naturalized rough that rewards accuracy over raw power.
As a daily-fee club in this market, Cattails operates in genuinely competitive company. Oakland County supports one of the densest concentrations of golf in the Midwest, ranging from celebrated private clubs to well-maintained public tracks that draw a serious, year-round-minded clientele the moment the ground thaws. That audience tends to expect thoughtful conditioning and layouts that ask real questions.
A par-72 format typically signals a full, balanced test — expect a mix of risk-reward par 5s and precise par 3s — though the wetland character of the property is likely what gives the course its identity and its name.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK · men | 6,472 | 72 | 133 | 72 |
| BLUE · men | 6,034 | 70.2 | 122 | 72 |
| WHITE · men | 5,582 | 68.2 | 116 | 72 |
| WHITE · women | 5,582 | 72.5 | 132 | 72 |
| RED · women | 5,002 | 69.9 | 120 | 72 |
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