Destination Guide

Destination: Southwest Michigan

Along Lake Michigan's coastline, in the southwest corner of the state, a succession of small beach towns provide a quick escape from Detroit and Chicago.

Grand Haven, Holland, Saugatuck and South Haven are some of the great little getaways that many Midwesterners covet for their summer vacations. Benton Harbor, headquarters of the Whirlpool Company, recently unveiled a new revitalization project featuring The Golf Club at Harbor Shores, a Jack Nicklaus design.

While golf here isn't as nationally recognized as its neighbors to the north, it's still easy to find a great course. Some high-end private golf courses are reserved for Detroit and Chicago vacationers who come in for a long weekend, but value and convenience are still easy to find.

With a metropolitan area of more than 500,000 residents, Grand Rapids is the state's second-largest city. Known for its furniture business and medical research facilities, it also features a collection of the state's top daily-fee golf courses. Just north of the city, Pilgrim's Run Golf Club is one of the best-kept secrets in the state. Another top play and one closer to the city is Thousand Oaks Golf Club, a Rees Jones design. Locals also frequent their favorite municipal facility, L.E. Kaufman Golf Course, as well as the new Mines Golf Course just minutes from downtown.

Other cities in the southwest away from the coast include Kalamazoo, home to Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College. In the neighboring small town of Vicksburg, Angels Crossing Golf Club has emerged as one of the state's finer value plays.
 

Recommended: Harbor Shores Golf Club in Benton Harbor


The first of its class in Michigan's Great Southwest, Harbor Shores G.C. is proud to present the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course. Recognized for the high standards of Nicklaus Design, the 18-hole course features three dramatic holes with sweeping views of Lake Michigan; 10 holes bordering the beautiful banks of the Paw Paw River and Ox Creek and its wetlands; and four holes through rolling hills, ravines and a hardwood forest, truly a unique golf experience.

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Courses

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Stoatin Brae at Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort
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Augusta $65
Wallinwood Springs Golf Club
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Jenison $22
Stonegate Golf Club
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Twin Lake $24
Willow Wood Golf Club
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Portland $12
Pilgrim's Run Golf Club
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Pierson $32
Lake Doster Golf Club
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Plainwell $22
Woodlands Course at Whittaker
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New Buffalo $38
Quail Ridge Golf Club
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Ada $28
Pines Golf Course
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Wyoming $15
Bent Pine Golf Club
Tee Times
Whitehall $10
University Park Golf Course Muskegon $10 - $17
Midday/Sunset at Centennial Acres
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Sunfield $19.5
Bedford Valley Course at Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort
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Battle Creek $18
Red/White at Yankee Springs Golf Course
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Wayland $22
Blue Nine at Winding Creek Golf Course
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Holland $25
Stonehedge South Course at Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort
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Augusta $18
Alwyn Downs Golf Club Marshall $15 - $29
St. Ives Golf Club
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Stanwood $50 - $85
Stonehedge North Course at Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort
Tee Times
Augusta $18
White/Gold at Yankee Springs Golf Course
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Wayland $22
Lake Cora Hills Golf Course
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Paw Paw $12
Summer Breeze Par 3 Fremont $6
Macatawa Golf Club
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Holland $30
West at Gull Lake View Golf Club and Resort
Tee Times
Augusta $18
RidgeView Golf Course
Tee Times
Kalamazoo $14
Gold at Winding Creek Golf Course
Tee Times
Holland $25
Links At Rolling Meadows
Tee Times
Holland $7 - $12
Harbor Shores
Tee Times
Benton Harbor $58
Meadow at Old Channel Trail Golf Course Montague $8 - $21
Paw Paw Lake Golf Club
Tee Times
Watervliet $16
Terra Verde Golf Course
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Nunica $15
Heritage Glen Golf Club
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Paw Paw $22
Meadows Golf Club at GVSU Allendale $29 - $51
Whitefish Lake Golf Course
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Pierson $10
Milham Park Golf Course
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Kalamazoo $30
Cedar Chase Golf Club
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Cedar Springs $16
Shamrock Hills Golf Club
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Gobles $14
Pebblewood Country Club
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Bridgman $12
Woods at Old Channel Trail Golf Course Montague $8 - $21
Gleneagle Golf Club Hudsonville $16 - $35
East Course at Gull Lake View Golf Club & Resort
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Augusta $18
Bella Vista Golf Course
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Coldwater $25
Red/Gold at Yankee Springs Golf Course
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Wayland $22
Legacy at Hastings Hastings $21 - $40
Sunrise/Midday at Centennial Acres
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Sunfield $19.5
Marquette Trails Country Club Baldwin $24 - $43
Candlestone Inn & Golf Resort
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Belding $15 - $36
Ravines Golf Club
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Saugatuck $28
Tullymore Golf Club
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Stanwood $60 - $110
Medalist Golf Club
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Marshall $25
Sunrise/Sunset at Centennial Acres
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Sunfield $19.5
Indian Trails Golf Course Grand Rapids $19 - $32
White at Winding Creek Golf Course
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Holland $25
Valley at Old Channel Trail Golf Course Montague $8 - $21
Crestview Golf Course
Tee Times
Kalamazoo $12
Berrien Hills Golf Club Benton Harbor $30 - $46
Thoroughbred Golf Club
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Rothbury $25
East Course at Gracewil Country Club
Tee Times
Grand Rapids $12
Grand View Golf Course
Tee Times
New Era $17
Blossom Trails Golf Club
Tee Times
Benton Harbor $15
North/East at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course Eau Claire $17
Boulder Creek Golf Club Belmont $30 - $45
Railside Golf Club Byron Center $68
White/Red at Eastern Hills Golf Course
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Kalamazoo $29
White/Red Course at Scott Lake Country Club Comstock Park $27 - $33
Oak Ridge Golf Club
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Muskegon $15 - $32
Klinger Lake Country Club Sturgis $30 - $40
HawksHead Links South Haven $30 - $70
Sand Creek Golf Course Marne $5 - $7
Pigeon Creek Golf Course
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West Olive $25
East/West at Cascade Hills Country Club Grand Rapids $67
Dowagiac Elks Golf Club Dowagiac $15
Lost Dunes Golf Club Bridgman $75
Maple Hill Golf Course Grandville $19.50
Sparta Moose Family Center & Golf Course Sparta $14 - $17
Chase Hammond Golf Course
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Muskegon $17
Quincy Golf Course Quincy $14
Red/Blue at Eastern Hills Golf Course
Tee Times
Kalamazoo $29
Rolling Hills Golf Course Ionia $15
Village Green Golf Club Newaygo $31
Dunes Club New Buffalo $150
Spruce Ridge Golf Club Dowagiac $10 - $20
Gold/Red at Hickory Knoll Golf Course Whitehall $13
St. Joe Valley Golf Club Sturgis $14 - $25
Executive Nine at Turtle Creek Golf Course Burlington $10
Red/White at Cheshire Hills Golf Course Allegan $18
Marshall Country Club Marshall $42
Squirrel Hollow Golf Course Battle Creek $13
White Nine at Hickory Ridge Golf Course Galesburg $9.50 - $15.00
Iron Horse Course at Double R Ranch Resort Belding $12 - $16
Portland Country Club
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Portland $6
Ferris State University Katke Golf Course
Tee Times
Big Rapids $15
Angels Crossing Golf Club Vicksburg $30 - $45
Colonial Golf Course
Tee Times
Hart $14
Battle Creek Country Club Battle Creek $77
Back Nine at Briarwood Golf Club Caledonia $14
Falls At Barber Creek Kent City $24 - $30
Olde Mill Golf Club
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Schoolcraft $10
Beeches Golf Club South Haven $20 - $50
Golf Club of Coldwater Coldwater $20 - $39
Waters Edge Golf Club
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Fremont $15
Holland Lake Golf Course Sheridan $17
Front Nine at Lake Monterey Golf Club Dorr $11
Blue Course at Saskatoon Golf Club Alto $9 - $17
Red Nine at Hickory Ridge Golf Course Galesburg $9.50 - $15.00
Riverside Golf Club & Banquet Center
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Battle Creek $17
Signal Point Club Niles $63 - $73
Chikaming Country Club Lakeside $78 - $105
Front Nine at Briarwood Golf Club Caledonia $14
Glenkerry Golf Course Greenville $22
Gull Lake Country Club Richland $65
Clearbrook Golf Club
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Saugatuck $16
Par-3 at Blossom Trails Golf Club
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Benton Harbor $8
Mines Golf Course Grand Rapids $50
Rogue Golf Club
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Sparta $12
Pipestone Creek Golf Course Eau Claire $9
Royal Course at Canadian Lakes Country Club Stanwood $45
Red/Gold Course at Scott Lake Country Club Comstock Park $27 - $33
Diamond Springs Golf Course
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Hamilton $25
Preserve/Natural at Binder Park Municipal Golf Club
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Battle Creek $18
Meadows Family Golf Center Baroda $10
Big Course at Kalamazoo Country Club Kalamazoo $60 - $80
Crestview Golf Club Zeeland $10
Oceana Golf Club Shelby $25
Diamond Lake Golf Course Cassopolis $7 - $13
Red/White at West Ottawa Golf Club Holland $24.50 - $35.00
Fruitport Country Club Muskegon $15 - $20
Gold/White Course at Scott Lake Country Club Comstock Park $27 - $33
White Course at Saskatoon Golf Club Alto $9 - $17
Kaufman Golf Course Wyoming $19 - $27
StoneWater Country Club Caledonia $60
Plym Park Golf Course Niles $9.50 - $21.50
Marsh/Preserve at Binder Park Municipal Golf Club
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Battle Creek $18
Regulation at Turtle Creek Golf Course Burlington $22
Spring Lake Country Club Spring Lake $75 - $81
Blue/Red at West Ottawa Golf Club Holland $24.50 - $35.00
White/Blue at Cheshire Hills Golf Course Allegan $18
Sauganash Golf Club
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Three Rivers $15
Pheasant Golf Course Zeeland $15
Blythefield Country Club Belmont $80
Iyopawa Island Golf Course Coldwater $15 - $17
Meceola Country Club Big Rapids $20
Hampshir Course at Hampshire Country Club Dowagiac $10 - $30
Pin High Golf Course
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Lawton $6
Green Valley Golf Club Sturgis $15 - $30
Spring Brook Golf Course Battle Creek $8 - $15
Ravenna Creeks Golf Course Ravenna $18
Lynx Golf Course Otsego $40
White/Blue at West Ottawa Golf Club Holland $24.50 - $35.00
Cedar Creek Golf Course Battle Creek $19 - $33
Prairies Golf Club
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Kalamazoo $14
Links at Bowen Lake Gowen $25 - $40
Marywood Golf Club Battle Creek $18 - $30
East Nine at Briarwood Golf Club Caledonia $14
Thousand Oaks Golf Club Grand Rapids $67 - $87
Wuskowhan Players Club West Olive $182
Short Course at Kalamazoo Country Club Kalamazoo $27
White/Blue at Eastern Hills Golf Course
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Kalamazoo $29
Spring Valley Golf Course Hersey $32
Park Shore Golf Course Cassopolis $24
Four Lakes Country Club Edwardsburg $16
Dogwood Course at Hampshire Country Club Dowagiac $10 - $30
Brookside Golf Course
Tee Times
Gowen $10
White Lake Golf Club Whitehall $38 - $70
Maple Hills Golf Course Augusta $15
Broadmoor Country Club Caledonia $40
Indian Run Golf Club
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Scotts $20
Grand Beach Municipal Golf Course New Buffalo $13
Benona Shores Golf Course Shelby $24
Kent Country Club Grand Rapids $92
Highlands Course at Canadian Lakes Country Club Stanwood $25
Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe
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Grand Rapids $35 - $55
Ridge Course at Egypt Valley Country Club Ada $60 - $90
Oakland Hills Golf Club Battle Creek $20 - $30
Jeptha Lake Golf Course
Tee Times
Bloomingdale $10
Red Arrow Golf Course
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Kalamazoo $2.5
Valley Course at Egypt Valley Country Club Ada $60 - $90
West Course at Gracewil Country Club
Tee Times
Grand Rapids $12
English Hills Country Club Grand Rapids $12 - $22
Alpine Golf Club Comstock Park $14
Lincoln Golf Club
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Muskegon $15 - $20
North Kent Golf Course Rockford $27
Tyler Creek Golf Course Alto $25
Red Course at Saskatoon Golf Club Alto $9 - $17
Lake Michigan Hills Golf Club Benton Harbor $35 - $41
South/East at Cascade Hills Country Club Grand Rapids $67
Custer Greens Golf Course Battle Creek $8
Watermark Country Club Grand Rapids $60 - $65
Pines Course at Canadian Lakes Country Club Stanwood $25
Shadow Ridge Golf Course Ionia $10 - $15
Lincoln Country Club
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Grand Rapids $13
Moors Golf Club Portage $70 - $80
Intimidator Golf Course Reed City $6 - $12
Gun Ridge Golf Course Hastings $9 - $14
Natural/Marsh at Binder Park Municipal Golf Club
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Battle Creek $18
Hickory Hills Golf Course Fenwick less than $50
Western Greens Golf Course
Tee Times
Marne $10
East Nine at Orchard Hills Golf Club Shelbyville $21
Moss Ridge Golf Club
Tee Times
Ravenna $12
States Golf Course Vicksburg $16.25 - $26.75
Westwind Golf Course Muskegon $29
Eighteen at Orchard Hills Golf Club Shelbyville $15 - $29
Brookwood Golf Course Buchanan $18
West/North at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course Eau Claire $17
Island Hills Golf Club Centreville $45 - $55
Links of Edmore Edmore $17
Eagle Island Golf Club Muskegon $11.00 - $17.00
Blue/Red at Cheshire Hills Golf Course Allegan $18
Pines Golf Course at Lake Isabella Weidman $26 - $40
East/West at Indian Lake Hills Golf Course Eau Claire $17
Spruce Course at Pine View Golf Club
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Three Rivers $12
Ironwood Golf Course Byron Center $20
Golden Sands Golf Course Mears $10 - $18
Orchard Hills Country Club Buchanan $49
Muskegon Country Club Muskegon $100
Back Nine at Lake Monterey Golf Club Dorr $11
West/South at Cascade Hills Country Club Grand Rapids $67
Sunnybrook Country Club Grandville $64
Blue Nine at Hickory Ridge Golf Course Galesburg $9.50 - $15.00
Gold Course at Saskatoon Golf Club Alto $9 - $17
Northwood Golf Course Fremont $30
American Dunes Golf Club
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Grand Haven $20
Colonial Par-3 Golf Course Hart $15
Blue/White at Hickory Knoll Golf Course Whitehall $13
Mullenhurst Golf Course Delton $26
Arrowhead Golf Course Lowell $15
Garver Lake Golf Course Edwardsburg $26
Morrison Lake Country Club Saranac $15
Grand Prairie Golf Course Kalamazoo $9.00 - $15.50
Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club Benton Harbor $230
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