Dunmaglas Golf Course

The course is challenging, but fair. Many great views with elevation changes to match. Great course and value

Greens and tee boxes were not in the greatest shape!

Beautiful course, in great shape. Especially enjoyed the different elevations. Fun to play!

What a gem in the woods of northern michigan. Great views and elevation changes. The greens provide a good test for even the craftiest of putters.

Challenging course with spectacular views. Great condition.

This course is too tricked up and the greens had fungus damage all over.

Had a 9AM tee time, got here early and we were allowed out. Young man in the pros shop was very nice. It is a wonderful golf course layout, but could use an influx of cash for maintenance and upkeep. As another reviewer stated, you basically have gravel in the bunkers instead of sand. The course was a bit shaggy and had a lot of grass clippings in the fairways.. Some weeds and clover are invading the roughs, greens respectable. For a similar price Little Travers Bay was heads and shoulders above this course. There were very few people on the course and only a few car when we left the facility. I would play it again, but at a reduced price.

I have played Dunmaglas a lot of times but this last round made me sad. Such a great design but the conditioning was terrible. Absolutely horrible tees, fairways and rough. I don't have a problem with browning, but the grass was patchy And wasn't even recently mowed. The only reason the conditioning wasn't rated a 0 was because the greens were at least kept in good shape. I really hope they are able to turn it around, I love this layout and location but won't play it again in that condition.

True "Up-North" experience! Generous fairways, interesting holes, green complexes very difficult. We will be back.

Driving Range didn't match the course. It is just adequate.

Didn't try any food.

need real sand in the traps to improve this nice course

I played this and Charlevoix Country Club on my last trip and was surprised to see that CCC had a higher rating (not taking anything away from CCC). I think this course takes the cake and I give it my highest recommendation. The course is secluded from distraction; it's just golf and nature. There are frequent elevation changes. The views of the waterline, skyline, and treeline are all unbelievable. The course is challenging and well kept. I honestly felt like I was in a different world during the round. As if traditional links style golfers would have thought that this was how golf should be played. I can't say enough good things. This is a very memorable course.

This course is tight and hard but so beautiful. Definitely worth the drive from anywhere in northern Michigan

Deeply disappointed. That is the short summary of my experience at Dunmaglas this past weekend. I was excited to play this course, after all it is advertised as one of the top public courses (Golf Digest 1997 & 1998). I had also heard raves about this course years ago from friends and colleagues who had played it. So it was with great anticipation that I would finally get the chance to play it. The experience starts at the bag drop. No attendant, so I unloaded my own clubs. Not a big deal, but not what you would expect (did I mention the green fee is $99). Past the creaky wooden screen door of the “clubhouse” I was politely greeted by the staff. I paid the $105 for the green fee and a bucket of balls. I was then handed a bucket of “range balls” that were clearly used golf balls that were found around the course over the years. They were brown, with a lot of the white cover paint worn away. Most likely water balls. Frankly, I have found balls like this and threw them back. From the logos that you could read they were quite old. Interestingly, the ranger stopped by during my round and offered me a very good price on some “once used Titleist” balls that he had found. The course itself has a nice layout with spectacular views, sight lines, and shot values, but the condition of the course was clearly lacking. Clover everywhere, weedy fairways and rough, long grass on the tee boxes, patchy and bare areas on the greens. Dunmaglas appears to be a course trading on its reputation from many years ago. In its present state, and with so many truly great courses in the area in the same price range (Boyne, Little Traverse Bay, etc.), Dunmaglas’ best days may be behind it.

Great views of lakes charlevoix and Michigan. Course was tough but fair,, rainy conditions the night before is the only reason I can think nothing was mowed as far as fairways, roughs, and tee boxes are concerned. Greens were spotty and still had winter damage on them. Overall enjoyed the course but wish their would have been a beverage cart or station along the way.

Lots of blind shots and elevated greens make the course difficult for a first timer. The views from the elevated tee boxes are spectacular and all 18 holes are uniquely designed. Very fun.

it is a real good layout the greens are a little difficult to read but they were fair