From reversible golf course design to teeing off high above spectacular Lake Michigan, Sr. Managing Editor Brandon Tucker shares his ultimate itinerary to Northern Michigan.
Get the most out of your epic Northern michigan golf vacation with this three-day Ultimate Itinerary! Golf Advisor Sr. Managing Editor Brandon Tucker shares a diverse mix of courses you can enjoy from Roscommon to the bluffs of Lake Michigan.
Opening in 2024, The Cottages at Bucks Run offer a stay and play option to the existing Bucks Run Golf Club in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Enjoy luxury amenities with views of Lake Fisher, in cottages nestled on hole 18 of the course that are equipped with 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a kitchen and dining space, living room, and private patio and fire…
The AAA Four-Diamond Inn at Harbor Shores, debuting in 2014, is part of the resurgence of the St. Joseph and Benton Harbor communities, bringing a world-class golf resort to Michigan's southwestern shores. The Harbor Shores Golf Club has hosted multiple Senior PGA Championships since its celebrated Champions for Change charity grand opening in…
SentryWorld is the oldest 'destination' course in Wisconsin, built in the 1980s long before Whistling Straits, Erin Hills and Sand Valley. The course’s 200+ acres of terrain are decorated with various tree species and water hazards, but it's the beautiful flowerbeds surrounding the signature par-3 16th hole that get all the attention. Recent…
The newest university course to open, the latest on two new projects in California, the status of golf in Cabo and a new member-for-a-day auction offering private clubs access.
The famously overbuilt golf course industry of Michigan continues to contract, while new projects like Forest Dunes and Gull Lake View are set to debut.
Northern Michigan includes as many notable golf plays as any destination in the world. And many of golf's biggest names have unveiled designs here. The region provides a setting ideal for beautiful, dramatic golf designs, thanks to lots of cheap land, rolling terrain, dense forests and sometimes even hilly courses built adjacent to ski slopes. Brandon Tucker offers your blueprint to Northern Michigan courses designed by the biggest names in the business.
With less money and time, more golfers are making convenience the top priority when booking their next golf trip. Buddy trips just need a couple ingredients -- golf, booze, grub and a bed -- to make most participants happy. The best golf resorts in Michigan aim to please with multiple courses, restaurant variety and comfortable accommodations. Here are the eight best Michigan resorts for a golf binge.
Traverse City, Mich. is one of the great family vacation spots in the U.S. Picking just 10 courses to highlight is a fool's errand. Be that as it may, these 10 serve as an introduction to the area.
Belvedere Golf Club in northern Michigan spent most of its existence as a private club, but it opened to the public for limited play about a decade ago. The club, which has held 39 Michigan Amateur and boasts a hole that is among golf legend Gene Sarazen's all-time favorites, isn't long by today's standards -- but it isn't a pushover, either.
Convenience has always been king at Garland Lodge & Golf Resort in northern Michigan. Everything is centrally located. Golfers simply pull into the parking lot and never have to leave. Still, as good as everything else is, golf is the ultimate draw.
It isn't until you've narrowed down your next summer golf trip to the destination of northern Michigan that the real decisions begin. Here are 10 of the best options for northern Michigan golf resorts and what sets each apart.
At True North Golf Club, Jim Engh used the wealth of acreage at his disposal to lay his imaginative shaping, getting the best aesthetic value out of it. He also strategically incorporated trees along certain points of the course, and took advantage of Harbor Springs natural terrain to create challenging uphill shots. While green fees may be considered steep by some, a private course like this opening to public play is good news for north Michigan golfers.
Golf in Michigan is arguably the best in the nation. If you're making your way to the Gaylord Golf Mecca for the first time, here are six (and a half) must-plays to get you acclimated.
There are golf courses that, no matter the weather, no matter your mood, you look forward to playing. Bay Harbor Golf Club in Michigan's Boyne Resorts is one of those courses, Mike Bailey writes. It's been billed as the "Pebble Beach of the Midwest," but the comparison really isn't necessary.
Northern Michigan is chock full of mega resorts that make for obvious centerpieces of a golf-til-you-drop vacation. Here's one you may have over-looked: the Homestead Resort, northwest of Traverse City.
Native son Jason Scott Deegan recently explored the western Michigan shoreline and found it's a playground of hills, trees, sand dunes and marshes -- all great attributes for golf.
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club, sitting on bluffs high above Lake Michigan, is one of Michigan's most coveted plays. The golf course sits on 245 acres, and man-made fescue dunes were crafted around the entire site, giving the course a links-style feel. Here's a closer look at Arcadia Bluffs.
From the $7 million clubhouse to the Jim Engh design outside, Tullymore Golf Club delivers a "top 100" experience for golfers just west of Mount Pleasant in the state's midsection. Critics have heaped lofty praise on the course because of Engh's unique style and strong routing through the marshy lowlands and forest of the Canadian Lakes.
The Golf Advisor staff has compiled this photo gallery of some of our favorite Wisconsin public courses, from the major players to the bargains, throughout the state.
Many of legendary course architect Alister MacKenzie's finest designs, like Augusta National and Cypress Point, are private. Here are seven you can play.
Golf is woven into the fabric of Rochester, N.Y. Venerable Oak Hill sets the standard for the region's best private clubs, and excellent public courses ring the city out in the suburbs and rolling farmland.
You can walk the same fairways the pros have under major championship pressure. Tour the golf courses that have hosted the PGA Championship that are open to the public.
Lawsonia Links doesn't have the major championship pedigree of Wisconsin's other top public courses, but it might have more charm. The classic design is full of intriguing elements of Golden Age golf course architecture. View photos.
Bye holes" -- an extra par 3 traditionally built at the end of an 18-hole routing -- are a great bonus perk. They help settle bets and give golfers one more shot at an ace. Here are some of North America's best.
Fabulous food, paired with New Zealand's most popular wines, creates wonderful dining experiences throughout the country, especially after a rousing round of golf. Golf writer Jason Deegan recently spent five days each on the North and South islands, tasting his way through multiple golf destinations without a single bad meal.
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