Michigan Golf Course Reviews
Hidden River Golf and Casting Club in Brutus: A golf course tucked away among northern Michigan's crowded scene
Northern Michigan is filled with big resorts and top-notch golf courses, but there's a quiet, family owned and friendly place you can go to get away from it all -- Hidden River Golf and Casting Club. While Hidden River may be a notch below the area's nationally acclaimed golf courses, it should still be part of your northern Michigan golf tour.
... full article »Par-3 Strategic Fox course makes Fox Hills the ultimate golf facility in metro Detroit
Strategic Fox rounds out Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center in metro Detroit with an opportunity for beginners to learn the game -- or better players to get in a quick round. You won't find any of the area's highest-ranked courses here at Fox Hills, but you will find three courses filled with locals who play their weekly game here because the value and shots are all there.
... full article »Shepherd's Hollow Golf Club north of Detroit: A peaceful, but never easy, feeling
At Shepherd's Hollow Golf Club north of Detroit, the land dictates the golf. It seemed an easy decision but results in steeply elevated greens and tees and not many even lies. Few holes here offer easy pars, and thick forest lines most fairways to swallow stray drives. Shepherd's Hollow is the golf course to play when you can't make it to northern Michigan, writes Brandon Tucker, and it may rank as a better value and experience.
... full article »Play golf in Ann Arbor like a local at revamped muni Leslie Park Golf Course
The UM football team may be in the middle of its worst stretch ever. But at least Ann Arbor's golfers can smile. Their two municipal courses, led by Leslie Park Golf Course, are shining as bright as ever. Leslie Park's 2009 nomination as the top muni in Michigan capped a run of improvements to a course that had withered on the vine for the better part of the decade. A new commitment to both conditioning and customer service has paved the way for Leslie Park's return to glory. Are you listening, Coach Rich Rod? It can be done!
... full article »The Orchards Golf Club in Washington: Metro Detroit's (public) tournament stage
You don't need a membership to play The Orchards Golf Club near Detroit. It's tournament-tested and will take Johnny Public's money every day of the week. The Orchards sets out to offer a "club-for-the-day" experience in a city full of prestigious clubs you can't play, Brandon Tucker writes.
... full article »Rev up your golf game at these five metro Detroit golf courses
Metro Detroit's golf offerings have rivaled the offerings of any city. The golf is a real steal compared to neighboring Chicago; so if you're in town on business or visiting family, be sure to bring your clubs. Here is a small sampling of the top standouts to play around metro Detroit, such as Shepherd's Hollow Golf Club, TPC Michigan and the Orchards Golf Club.
... full article »TPC Michigan in Dearborn: You can play the execs' urban golf playground
Members of TPC Michigan enjoy a Nicklaus design that's major-tournament worthy and boasts facilities that ooze TPC posh. The course is private - but not THAT private. Corporate members can sponsor guests without having to play with them, and nearby hotels offer some stay-and-play packages.
... full article »Little-known Dunmaglas Golf Course in Charlevoix: A northern Michigan knockout
Twice in the late '90s, Dunmaglas Golf Course was ranked as Michigan's best public course by Golf Digest. Though bigger, badder courses have surfaced since then, Dunmaglas remains one of those remote and beautiful northern Michigan golf experiences - with a comparatively pleasing price tag attached, Brandon Tucker writes.
... full article »Greywalls course at Marquette Golf Club: Upper Peninsula gem is rock solid
Michigan native Mike Devries, a former intern under Tom Doak, takes natural, minimalist golf course design to the next level at Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club. The result is a course with tumbling, rugged fairways with few flat lies, some awkward-looking shots and rugged rough and bunkering. This is a one-of-a-kind golf course, Brandon Tucker writes.
... full article »College Fields Golf Club is filled with wild turkeys but the course itself - near Michigan State - isn't one
When you first arrive at College Fields Golf Club, your expectations are likely to be as tempered. Then, a funny thing happens. Golfers get out on the course and start smiling. Even in today's time of great overhype, some things still step up and deliver unexpected delights.
... full article »- By Dye it's all right: Par 3 power saves Eagle Eye Golf Club from being a boring slog
- Timber Ridge Golf Club in Lansing: The unexpected height of central Michigan golf
- Belvedere Golf Club: Tom Watson's teenage playground holds its own in northern Michigan
- Kingsley Club in Michigan gains national attention as a modern golf throwback
- Beeches Golf Club in South Haven: Who says a new golf course has to be expensive?
- Pilgrim's Run Golf Club a surprise gem north of Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Bring your thinking cap to Doak's Black Forest Golf Course in Gaylord
- The Crown's as close to 'metro golf' as you get in Traverse City
- New course at A-Ga-Ming Golf Club is bigger and badder but don't dismiss the original
- The Mines explodes into the Grand Rapids golf scene
- King's Challenge G.C. near Traverse City: A classic N. Michigan golf course
- The Bear at Grand Traverse remains one of Michigan's toughest golf tests
- Tanglewood in South Lyon definitely stacks up with the best of suburban Detroit golf
- St. John's in Plymouth resurrects into a hotbed of golf on sacred ground
- Timber Trace in Pinckney gives southeast Michigan a taste of north Michigan golf
- Get outta town! For best public golf in Ann Arbor, go beyond the city limits
- Eagle Crest quietly turns into a premier golf facility in SE Michigan
- Angels Crossing Golf Club spreads its wings on a southwest Michigan village
- Lyon Oaks in Oakland County: Your local muni never looked so good
- Eagle Eye soars over golf offerings in Central Michigan
- Wawashkamo Golf Club an island experience full of military history
- Fox Hills has something for every level of golfer, especially a few lessons
- The Warren Course at Notre Dame worthy of a truce
- Plymouth's Fox Hills is not only big, but it's versatile
- Hemlock Golf Club gaining attention in Michigan
- Wyandotte Shores Golf Course made in classic style of St. Andrews
- LochenHeath still public, for now
- Forest Dunes Golf Club well worth the effort
- Yarrow making a name for itself in southern Michigan
- Birds of a feather: Eagle Eye Golf Club opens at Hawk Hollow
- Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club: Another feather in northern Michigan's cap
- Head to Bay Harbor for the best -- in golf, and at the Inn
- Shepherd's Hollow Golf Club: The King of Golf in Metro Detroit
- Bay Harbor Golf Club
- Grande Golf Club in Jackson: Grand Indeed!
- Pinecroft: Value-priced Northern Michigan Golf
- Purgatory Golf Club: A Superb Golfing Experience
- Quail Chase Golf Club: Louisville's Best Bet for Golf
- Rick Smith Signature
- Rick Smith Tradition
- St. Ives Golf Club: Michigan's Most Overlooked Course
- The Tribute: An Embarrassment of Riches
- Black River Country Club: Surrounded by Rich History
- Clearbrook Golf Club
- Copper Ridge Golf Club
- Fieldstone Golf Club
- Lakes of Taylor Golf Club
- The Majestic at Lake Walden
- Northville Hills Golf Club
- Ravines Golf Club
- The Grande Golf Club
- Thunder Bay Golf Resort: Where You're Part of the Family
- Elk Ridge Golf Club Offers Relaxing Atmosphere
- The Preserve Golf Club Enters a New Era in Michigan
- Pierce Lake Golf Course: One of Michigan's Best-Kept Secrets
- The Straits Course at Whistling Straits Ready to Take Center Stage
- Michigan State University Courses Earn Plenty of Praise
- Moose Ridge Golf Course: One of the Best New Courses in Michigan
- The Wolverine: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
- Partly Cloudy Forecast at Perplexing Calderone Farms Golf Club
- Grand Haven Golf Club: Opportunity Knocks in Southern Michigan
- Hawk Hollow Golf Course: An Embarrassment of Riches
- Lyon Oaks Golf Club Highlights Options in Oakland County
- Oxford's Metamora Golf & Country Club: Where Course Management is a Must
- Michigan's Grand Ledge Country Club Designed for Comfort
- The Medalist Golf Club: Poised for Greatness
- Grandville's Maple Hill: Much More Than a Golf Course
- Hole Profile - The 10th Hole at Marsh Ridge is a Challenge
- Timber Ridge Golf Course: Even Better than Before
- The Majestic at Lake Walden Lives Up to its Name
- The Emerald at Maple Creek: the Gem of Mid-Michigan Golf
- Willow Wood Country Club Emerges from Michigan's Shadows
- The Medalist Golf Club Comes Through with an Olympic Effort
- Michigan's Treetops/Sylvan Resort is Truly a Masterpiece
- Quail Ridge Golf Club: Michigan's Newest Treasure
- Tullymore Golf Course
- Thunder Bay Golf Resort Course: A Real Sunrise SideSurprise in Hillman
- You've Said A Mouthful When Talking About The Fortress Golf Club
- Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Masterpiece Course at Treetops Resort
- Forest Akers West Ranks as One of the Best Collegiate Courses in the Big Ten
- Cherry Creek Golf Club: It Only Feels Like a Private Club
- El Dorado Golf Course Fails to Meet High Expectations
- Hole Profile: No. 15 at Grandville's Maple Hill
- High Pointe Golf Club: A Part of Golf's History in Michigan
- The Orchards Golf Club in Washington: Your club for the day in Michigan
- Elk Ridge Golf Club: Sunrise Side Golf at its Best
- Black Lake Golf Club: Plenty Tough for Even the Best Golfers
- Thoroughbred Golf Club: A Sure-Fire Win at Double JJ Resort
- Island Hills Golf Course: Come Experience the Dream
- Michigan's Brookshire Inn and Golf Club: A real Williamston gem
