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Byron Center sits in the southwestern corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, a quiet Kent County community about 15 miles south of Grand Rapids. The region is classic Great Lakes golf country — gently rolling terrain shaped by glacial activity, hardwood tree lines, and the kind of reliable summer weather that keeps West Michigan's surprisingly deep roster of public courses busy from May through October. Grand Rapids has long punched above its weight as a golf market, with several well-regarded designs within easy driving distance.
The name Railside suggests a layout with some genuine character in its siting — courses built alongside or near rail corridors often occupy interesting parcels of land, long and narrow or angled in ways that give designers something to work with beyond a blank suburban field. Whether that translates to a routing with natural corridors and defined edges, or simply a nod to local industrial heritage, is part of what a first visit reveals.
As a public 18-hole course in a community of this size, Railside likely serves a broad mix of everyday players and local regulars — the kind of place where honest, unpretentious golf is the point, and the pace of the surrounding countryside sets the mood.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE · men | 6,372 | 71.6 | 139 | 72 |
| BLUE/WHITE · men | 6,082 | 70.2 | 137 | 72 |
| WHITE · men | 5,872 | 69.2 | 135 | 72 |
| WHITE · women | 5,872 | 75.3 | 141 | 74 |
| GOLD · men | 5,013 | 65.3 | 117 | 72 |
| GOLD · women | 5,013 | 70.4 | 129 | 74 |
| RED · men | 4,765 | 64.3 | 114 | 72 |
| RED · women | 4,765 | 69.3 | 122 | 74 |
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