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Gowen sits in the quiet, wooded interior of west-central Michigan, the kind of small community that most travelers pass without noticing on their way to somewhere else. But the landscape here — rolling glacial terrain, mixed hardwood forests, sandy soil — is exactly the sort of raw material that makes for honest, unpretentious golf. This corner of Kent County has no shortage of straightforward public courses built for the working golfer, and Brookside fits naturally into that tradition.
Without detailed records of the course's architect or founding history, what can be said with confidence is that an 18-hole, par-72 layout in this setting almost certainly rewards players who can work the ball through tree-lined corridors and manage uneven lies. Michigan's brief but intense golf season — running roughly May through October — tends to concentrate real enthusiasm into every round.
Brookside reads as a no-frills daily-fee course serving a local community that takes its golf seriously without taking itself too seriously. Expect a relaxed atmosphere, modest green fees by any standard, and the kind of unhurried round that has largely disappeared from busier markets.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE · men | 5,841 | 69.5 | 138 | 72 |
| BLUE · women | 5,841 | 75.5 | 141 | 72 |
| WHITE · men | 5,406 | 67.7 | 127 | 72 |
| WHITE · women | 5,406 | 73 | 136 | 72 |
| GOLD · men | 4,872 | 64.9 | 116 | 72 |
| GOLD · women | 4,872 | 69.4 | 127 | 72 |
| GREEN · men | 4,402 | 63.3 | 109 | 72 |
| GREEN · women | 4,402 | 66.7 | 118 | 72 |
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