Timber Ridge Golf Club in East Lansing, Michigan
Timber Ridge Golf Club is only a 10-minute drive from Michigan State University's sprawling campus, but it seems a lot farther than that when you get to the golf course.
This is anything but a bustling, crowded scene. Instead, you get a golf course in the trees with some unexpected elevation change. The first tee presents an 80-foot drop to the fairway below, and the hole unfurls to a tucked away green from there.
That's only the start of a show of hills and trees at a Jerry Matthews design that doesn't try to kill average golfers with excessive length or greens fees. Green fees at Timber Ridge Golf Club max out at $56 with cart.
Timber Ridge Golf Club - Trees
Timber Ridge Golf Club's biggest obstacles are the trees.
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Timber Ridge Golf Club 11th hole
Timber Ridge's 11th is a par 3 that curves around water.
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Timber Ridge Golf Club 11th hole golfer
It's swing strong or lose a ball at Timber Ridge's 11th hole.
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Timber Ridge Golf Club - Green
Timber Ridge Golf Club has greens that are tucked back by trees.
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Timber Ridge Golf Club 12th hole
Timber Ridge Golf Club's 12th hole is one of several, driveable par 4s on the course.
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Timber Ridge Golf Club 14th hole
Timber Ridge Golf Club's 14th hole has bunkers creeping in on the sides of the fairway.
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Timber Ridge Golf Club Sixth hole
Timber Ridge Golf Club's par-5 sixth is a long jaunt, but there's plenty of room to spray the ball.
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Timber Ridge Golf Club in East Lansing
Timber Ridge Golf Club gives even a large group a sense of isolation from nearby Michigan State.
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