After the nationally ranked resorts, try Northern Michigan's underdog golf courses
Northern Michigan has no shortage of high-profile golf gems, but don't head home until you experience a few of the north's overachieving lesser-known gems. A golf course is around every corner in this neck of the woods. Here are some of the most memorable and unique you may not know about.
Golf- and resort-rich Bellaire in northern Michigan out to become its own destination
Does northern Michigan have room for another golf destination? The golf-rich village of Bellaire thinks so. Located west of northern Michigan's most trafficked and marketed golf spot, Gaylord, and north of the region's biggest hub, Traverse City, Bellaire offers its own niche.
Detroit's Metro Airport is well-served by some of the area's best golf courses
Business travelers are certain to have a layover in Detroit eventually. As in most areas of golf-obsessed Michigan, many golf courses and driving ranges are close enough that you can squeeze in a round without missing your connection.
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- Michigan, MSU take bitter rivalry to the links
- Mixing school with golf on the state's best courses
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- Oakland Hills expects huge crowds for 35th Ryder Cup Matches
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- On the record with Mike Tirico
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- Par-3 Shootout is Treetops' ace in the hole
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- Grand Traverse Resort becomes part of gaming empire
- Registration for Ryder Cup tickets is big news in Michigan
- Garland's rustic lodge and challenging courses offer a true 'Up North' golf experience
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- Architect Tom Doak: A student of the Game
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- Boom, Boom, Out Go The Lights at the 2002 Par-3 Shootout
- MichiganGolf.com Notebook: Busy Summer at Treetops
- Allen Doyle Continues to Beat the Odds on the Senior Tou
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- Trevino Returns to Treetops to Defend Par 3 Shootout Title
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MICHIGAN COURSE REVIEW
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.
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MICHIGAN RESORT REVIEW
Renovations keep Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City atop the rest in northern Michigan
It's bold, sleek architecture instantly attracts your attention and curiosity, standing tall, overlooking the West Traverse Bay horizon. For a small, blue-collar summer vacation town, filled with quaint boutiques and bed and breakfasts, you would never expect a world-class, Vegas-style resort to lie right on the town's outskirts.
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MICHIGAN PHOTO GALLERY
Schuss Mountain golf course at Shanty Creek Resorts - Bellaire, Michigan
Schuss Mountain at Shanty Creek Resorts in Bellaire is a classic, northern Michigan golf course built in the mid-1970s by Michigan architect William Newcomb. While it doesn't feature slopes and elevation changes as severe as many of the modern northern Michigan courses, it does have some roll on many holes as well as a few elevated tee boxes, especially on the back nine - which features more peaks and valleys along with added hole variety.
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MICHIGAN READER REVIEW
Reader returns to Hartland's Dunham Hills Golf Club for a round of golf to remember
"I played a twilight round of golf with my wife on Sunday, June 24, at Dunham Hills Golf Club in Hartland, Mich. I had forgotten what a great golf course this was."
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