ONAWAY, Mich. -- Set on 300 acres about a 30-minute drive north of Gaylord on I-75, Black Lake Golf Club is a United Auto Workers-owned, public golf course. It consistently rates as one of Michigan's best public golf courses. Golf Magazine rated it No. 7 in the state for 2010.
Black Lake G.C., opened in 2000, was designed by Rees Jones -- his only venture into Michigan -- and plays more than 7,000 yards from the championship tees. Hardwoods frame each hole, and you'll find some large waste bunkers, characteristic of Jones' style in the Carolinas, where he has completed much of his work.
There are five sets of tees at Black Lake Golf Club, making the golf course playable for all handicaps. A full practice range sits on site, plus putting and chipping greens. The clubhouse is home to a pro shop and restaurant with a large lunch menu.
Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway - hole 1
The first hole at Black Lake Golf Club is a gentle dogleg-right par 4.
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Black Lake G.C. in Onaway - hole 2
No. 2 at Black Lake G.C. is a sharp dogleg right.
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Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway - hole 5
The par-3 fifth hole at Black Lake Golf Club features a waste bunker from tee to green.
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Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway - hole 6
The sixth hole at Black Lake Golf Club is a par 5 that doglegs left.
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Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway - sixth hole
Black Lake Golf Club features a mix of dense forest and some wetlands on holes like No. 6.
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Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway, Mich.
Rees Jones designed Black Lake Golf Club in northern Michigan.
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Black Lake GC in Onaway
A public facility, Black Lake GC is owned by the United Auto Workers.
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Black Lake golf course in Onaway
Golf Digest rated Black Lake Golf Club Michigan's seventh best public course in 2010.
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Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway - hole 13
Black Lake Golf Club's par-4 13th hole is a long, uphill dogleg left.
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Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway - hole 17
The par-3 17th hole at Black Lake Golf Club features a waste bunker along the left side.
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Black Lake Golf Club in Onaway - hole 16
Black Lake Golf Club's par-4 16th hole plays 422 yards from the championship tees.
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