Michigan Golf Course Reviews
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
If you're looking for a challenge, Eagle Eye Golf Club in Bath will bring it and then some. There are professional loan sharks who don't do as good a job of pummeling someone as Eagle Eye. It's a brute that can sneak up on you, too, Chris Baldwin writes.
... full article »Timber Ridge Golf Club in Lansing: The unexpected height of central Michigan golf
Timber Ridge Golf Club brings about the kind of elevation change you expect to see in a Las Vegas or a Tucson. But this is central Michigan, though, minutes away from Michigan State's bustling campus, an area where everything is flat. If you're in the area for business or to see a Michigan State game, you'll want to make time to play Timber Ridge.
... full article »Belvedere Golf Club: Tom Watson's teenage playground holds its own in northern Michigan
Luxury golf resorts such as Bay Harbor, Treetops and Grand Traverse have transformed northern Michigan golf in recent years, but 80-year-old Belvedere Golf Club remains a favorite among old Wolverine State golf hands like Tom Watson.
... full article »Kingsley Club in Michigan gains national attention as a modern golf throwback
Leave the black tie and ballroom gown at home. The new private Kingsley Club, south of golf-happy Traverse City, Mich., is getting back to the game of golf's understated traditions - proving luxury doesn't always mean flashy accessories.
... full article »Beeches Golf Club in South Haven: Who says a new golf course has to be expensive?
You won't find many developers looking to build a golf course in the United States with greens fees of under $50 these days - not when trends are shifting most projects private or north of $100. There are anomalies, like the new Beeches Golf Club in South Haven, Mich.
... full article »Pilgrim's Run Golf Club a surprise gem north of Grand Rapids, Michigan
In an unassuming location north of Grand Rapids, built by six unknown designers, lies an unlikely pick for the Grand Rapids area's finest round of golf. Pilgrim's Run Golf Club in Pierson rivals other upscale courses in the area and does quite well, thanks.
... full article »Bring your thinking cap to Doak's Black Forest Golf Course in Gaylord
Tired of the lack of a challenge provided by most of Michigan's resort golf courses? Thankfully there's Black Forest, Wilderness Valley's newer big, bad brother and the subject of rave reviews nationally. With dark,tree-lined holes and small, difficult green complexes, designer Tom Doak isn't out to do you any favors.
... full article »- 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
- Lakewood Shores Resort: A Touch of Scotland in Michigan
- Lakeview Hills Country Club: Away from the Hustle and Bustle of Today
- Centennial Acres Golf Course: One of Michigan's Best-Kept Secrets
- The Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- Marsh Ridge Offers Patrons a Variety of Activities
- Bucks Run Golf Club: A Course to Get Excited About
- Pinckney's Timber Trace Golf Club: The Course You'll Remember
