The Orchards Golf Club in Washington
The Orchards Golf Club in Oakland County is the metro Detroit area's tournament test everyone can play. Opened in 1993, the golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and was a regular Buick Open qualifying site, as well as host to the 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
The golf course plays over 7,000 yards from the championship tees and sits on 525 scenic acres well away from metro Detroit. From the first tee, you can barely catch a glimpse of the Detroit skyline, while other holes play through dense woods and wetlands.
The Orchards Golf Club is home to a large clubhouse with a locker room, restaurant and pro shop. There is also a large practice facility with numerous putting and chipping greens.
The Orchards Golf Club - No. 2
The Orchards Golf Club's par-3 second hole plays over wetlands.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 5
The Orchards Golf Club's par-3 fifth hole is guarded by bunkers.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 6
The Orchards Golf Club's sixth hole is a snaking par 5 played through dense woods.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 12
The Orchards Golf Club's par3 12th hole is the course's shortest.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 13
The Orchards Golf Club's 13th hole is a narrow dogleg right around trees.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 14
The Orchards Golf Club's 14th hole is the longest of the par 3s on the course.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 15
The Orchards Golf Club's 15th hole is a long, uphill par 5.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 16
The Orchards Golf Club's 16th hole is a short par 4 around a pond that is potentially drivable off the tee.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 17
The Orchards Golf Club's 17th hole features a large tree in the fairway.
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The Orchards Golf Club - No. 17 green
The Orchards Golf Club is one of the Detroit area's best tournament options that is open to the general public.
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