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This is a big wooded course reminiscent of Ironwood GC in Indianapolis. Not as hilly as Eagle Creek and bigger in scope than Martinsville GC. If it was closer we'd be regulars.

We played the first half in a rainstorm but the greens remained very good.

The season really is shorter just 150 miles north and, in fact, often quite cooler in the summertime.

We took advantage of the Stay and Play package. $109 per person includes 2 rounds of golf each  and a night in an excellent Best Western in Kendallville. Double occupancy of course. We used one round at Noble Hawk, just 5 miles down the road, and one at Cobblestone.

$139 per person gets 2 rounds and two nights.

7/28/04 - In excellent condition throughout. Greens and fairways both soft yet fast. Woods surrounding holes are almost all red-staked to play as lateral water hazards - a good thing since undergrowth is too thick to even look for balls.

What else to do in Northeast Indiana

So why drive 150 miles for a couple of rounds of superior golf? Well, it is superior golf and that might be reason enough. Both Cobblestone GC and Noble Hawk Golf Links are worth the trip alone.

Kendallville has a quite interesting Mid-America Windmill Museum and the Gene Stratton Porter state historic site.

Shipshewana is an Amish area famed for quilts, cheese, crafts, etc. Most stores are closed on Sundays.

• Blue Gate Restaurant
• Bread Box Bakery
• Davis Mercantile 
• Weaver's Furniture
• Shipshewana Auction and Flea Market - Tues & Wed.
• Quilt stores: world-famous Lolly's, Yoders Department Store, Spectors.

Topeka has Owl Toy Craft, Star Candles, Lambright Country Chimes, Fern's Country Foods, and Tiffany's Restaurant.

And don't forget the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn, IN - just 15 miles east.

Our plan was to to leave Indy about 9am Saturday for a 1pm tee time at Noble Hawk - leaving plenty of time for a hearty lunch at Mad Anthony's Brewpub in Fort Wayne. Sunday morning we played at Cobblestone and even stopped in at Walnut Creek in Marion for a quick 9 on the way home.

I've often been a quilt widow while my wife browses in fabric stores and this would be a great place to be dropped off while she's on a stash-hunting trip to Lolly's.

And, like we said, there's great golf in Kendallville.

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7/27/04 - Played both Cobblestone and Noble Hawk on the stay and play for $123, which included two rounds, cart, room and breakfast. I have played many courses with packages and this one is by far the best value out there. Cobblestone was in good condition with lots of scenery. If this course was in Indy it would be $65 to play. These two courses are very good and a real bargain.

5/29/02 - At IndyGolf and Golf Digest's recommendations, I stopped and played this course in Kendallville while returning from Detroit on business. At not more than 20 minutes off I-69, I'd recommend this short diversion to any of your readers who sometimes drive to Michigan on business. While I don't quite find it worthy of the 4 ½ stars given by Golf Digest (putting it in the rare air Indiana classics The Fort, Brickyard, Prairie View, Rock Hollow, etc...), it's definitely worthy of 4 stars, and at 18 holes w/cart in the mid $30 range, it's arguably a better value. Conditioning is on par with those others, but the difficulty level isn't quite there. While it is esthetically very pleasing, most of the trees and water are far enough off the fairway that you have to hit a particularly poor tee shot to find it on most holes. Sand traps don't come into play much. I very much liked the course.

5/18/02 - Played Cobblestone in the wind and cold. Course was in outstanding shape considering recent batch of heavy rain and cold. Fairways very green and rough very thick. Greens had been aerated about a week prior, but still rolling true. While Kendallville has nothing much to offer, the play and stay along with Noble Hawk GL well worth the drive north.

Owner's Comments

Located in rural Kendallville, this Steve Burns design offers 18 scenic and challenging holes to make your golfing experience one to be remembered. The bent grass tees, impeccable fairways, well-manicured greens, white sand bunkers, mature trees, and sparkling water offer golfers of all abilities a fair challenge from each of four tee settings. The practice facility offers four target greens, short-game chipping area with two sand bunkers, and a generous practice putting green.

The Cobblestone clubhouse offers a golf shopt, the 19th hole grill, and a banquet facility. Our professionally-=staffed golf shop accommodates you with the latest golf equipment and apparel. The professional staff at Cobblestone Golf Course brings the quality service and comfortable atmosphere experience at a private club the the public level. Our goal is to be recognized as one of the top public facilities in the Midwest.