Be very careful - Golf Professional RedWater Employee Review

1.0
Feb 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

There are worse companies in the golf & restaurant industry in Michigan to work for.

Cons

Ownership comes from a completely different world. They are very out of focus and they do not understand hospitality, particularly golf. They micro-manage as if they were customers or members. They are not from golf, restaurants, or hospitality. The original management is very similar. This is a company that is a prime example of a local hospitality company that started off small at 3 of the worst examples of Michigan golf and restaurants. Watermark, Sunnybrook, & Stonewater were goat tracks, with goat food restaurants. The ownership has improved those places and destroyed lives and careers in the process. Return on investment and profitability have always created dysfunction in this group. It has not improved since I left. Eating up properties is a great long-term investment for them, and this has not transferred to employees, customers, or West Michigan as a whole. Dollars and dopamine fixes are their business. Upper management in golf operations is terrible. I would recommend using them before they use you up. The golf industry in Michigan is hard enough. Golf operation management will make you want to go back in time and change careers. Employees are not valued as an investment, but instead used as tool.

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5.0
Jul 29, 2025
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Pros

Great money in the summer.

Cons

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4.0
May 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good vibe, professional atmosphere and good management.

Cons

Often very busy and sometimes short on staff so work/life balance can be lacking

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