LochenHeath Golf Club, which originally opened in 2001, closed for all of 2009 and most of 2010 until it was purchased by new owners, who opened the Steve Smyers design for 2011. LochenHeath gives players of this public course a feeling they've snuck into a private club. Jason Scott Deegan shows us more in this photo gallery.
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Designed by Ron Otto, the Swampfire Course at Garland Lodge and Resort plays 6,854 yards from the championship tees with three forward sets. With water on 16 holes, Swampfire is undoubtedly the wettest of the Garland foursome. It plays something similar to a coastal Carolina course with tall pines, narrow doglegs and lots of small ponds and lakes. Many of the holes require some kind of water carry en route to the green.
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Devil's Ridge Golf Club in northern Oakland County has all of the trappings of a northern Michigan course without the four-hour trek up I-75. There is no development around the course, the service is superb, the price is right and the conditions of the bent grass fairways and greens are flawless. See the breathtaking views at Devil's Ridge in this photo gallery.
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The Fountains Course is one of four championship designs at Garland Lodge and Resort in Lewiston. And, as would be expected by its name, the Fountains is known for its abundance of water. Half of the 18 holes (six par 3s, par 4s and par 5s) offer a water challenge, as you will see in this photo gallery.
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The Reflections Course is one of four championship courses at Garland Lodge and Resort in Lewiston, Mich. The Reflections is characterized by the great amount of variety in the hole design, which means it appeals to a variety of different tastes and skill levels, as you will see in this photo gallery.
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The Monarch Course is the original design of the four championship courses at Garland Lodge and Resort in Lewiston, Mich. The Monarch sprawls across mostly flat terrain sprinkled with lakes, ponds and streams that provide water hazards throughout. Overall, the course is very player friendly, as you will see in this photo gallery.
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Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, sitting on bluffs high above Lake Michigan, is considered to be the top public golf course in Michigan according to many state and national rankings. Arcadia Bluffs features five par 5s, including three on the first five holes, so bring your swing to the first tee.
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View the beauty of Rees Jones' only golf course design in Michigan. Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, often overlooked among the crowded northern Michigan scene, rates among the state's top plays. It's easy to see why. And it's playable for all levels of skill, with five sets of tees.
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Golf has been played at Shanty Creek Resorts in northern Michigan since the Summit course opened in 1965, but the resort came on the national radar when Arnold Palmer designed the Legend course, which opened in 1986. Here's a photo tour of The King's handiwork at Shanty Creek Resorts.
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Many years in the making, the Golf Club at Harbor Shores is officially opened with the Champions for Change charity skins game event held Aug. 10 in Benton Harbor. Course designer Jack Nicklaus invited fellow golfing legends Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller to play for $1 million in prize money -- which was all donated to the First Tee and Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor.
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