Traverse City
Traverse City, Michigan
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About Traverse CityTraverse City is not often the first place that comes to mind when thinking of U.S. vacation destinations but this hidden gem of a city has earned a spot in Fodor's "Ten Best Small Towns in America" and Bon Appetit has also ranked it as one of the country's "Top Five Foodie Towns."
This all-season destination has something for everyone, whether you're a microbrew connoisseur or an outdoor enthusiast. As one of Golf Magazine's picks for the top six golfing destinations in the country, golfers can especially appreciate what the city has to offer.
Ever since the 1990s, when there was a golf course building boom throughout the Great Lakes, Traverse City has been the Midwest's most popular spot for golf, with designs from all the greats including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Arthur Hills, and Donald Ross.
There are more than 30 public and championship golf courses from which to choose, ranging from those that sprawl across the vast northern forests of pine, birch, and hardwoods, to the links-style courses that sprawl across the sandy dunes along Lake Michigan.
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A pure golf destination in northern Michigan, Forest Dunes offers three award winning designs by two renowned architects. Tom Weiskopf’s Forest Dunes course is annually ranked among the top 25 public courses nationally while the “reversible” The Loop course designed by Tom Doak plays as two completely different courses while alternating directions daily. -
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Top Rated Golf Courses in Traverse City Area
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![Traverse City GCC]()
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![Bay Meadows GC: practice area]()
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![Bay Meadows GC: driving range]()
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Acme, MichiganResort
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![The Club at LochenHeath]()
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![Interlochen GC: #8]()
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![The Kingsley Club: #15]()
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![Leelanau Club At Bahles Farms: Aerial view]()
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![Sugar Loaf The Old Course: #15]()
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![Elk Rapids GC]()
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![Manitou Passage GC: #8]()
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![Dunes GC: #18]()
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![Leland CC]()
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![Mountain Flowers at The Homestead Resort]()
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![Champion Hill GC: #13]()
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![Crystal Lake GC: #6]()
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![Pinecroft GP: #16]()
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Thompsonville, MichiganResort
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![Antioch Hills GC: #1]()
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![Northport Creek GC: #9]()
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![Northport Point GC]()
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![Timber Wolf GC]()
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