Northern Michigan

Clifftop Lake Michigan course rated among the best public tracks in America — sweeping dunes, bluff edges, and pure northern Michigan drama.

Tom Weiskopf design in Roscommon and #32 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Courses — a true Northern Michigan bucket-list round.

Pete Dye 27-hole masterwork on Lake Michigan — stunning views of Little Traverse Bay and one of the most scenic settings in Midwest golf.

Tom Doak's reversible course at Forest Dunes — Black and Red routings play the same fairways in opposite directions, creating two completely different rounds on the same land.

A 1925 Willie Watson design in Charlevoix and one of the Midwest's great golden-age courses — endlessly strategic green complexes and old-school variety that have hosted the Michigan Amateur more than 40 times. Private in culture but welcoming to guests, with online tee times for non-members; a must-play detour for anyone who loves classic architecture.

An Arnold Palmer design in the heart of Sleeping Bear Dunes country near Cedar and Glen Arbor — rolling, wooded holes a short hop from Leland's Fishtown and some of the prettiest Lake Michigan shoreline anywhere. Public, with online tee times.

More recent companion to the Bluffs — equally beautiful inland layout through forests and meadows with excellent conditioning.

Robert Trent Jones Sr. design at Boyne — one of Michigan's great classic resort layouts with mature trees and challenging terrain.

Replica tribute course featuring holes from Ross's finest American designs — a fun and historically rich round.

Arthur Hills design at Boyne Highlands — winding through northern Michigan hardwoods with solid conditions throughout.

The flagship at Treetops — set high on a ridge with sweeping valley views and classic RTJ Sr. design hallmarks.

The most accessible of the Boyne Highlands layouts — a fun, well-maintained course perfect for a warm-up or casual round between the bigger tracks.

Tom Fazio's hillside layout at Treetops — dramatic terrain and stunning Michigan scenery at a great resort value.

Jack Nicklaus Signature design in Acme — long, demanding, and consistently ranked among Michigan's toughest public courses.

Charlevoix-area public course with rolling, Links-influenced terrain and panoramic views of Lake Michigan and the Little Traverse hills.

Tom Weiskopf design in Bellaire — one of Michigan's finest resort courses with dramatic elevation and hardwood forest scenery.

John Robinson design with water hazards on 9 of 18 holes — named among Michigan's top courses and the top 25 course layouts in the US.

Arnold Palmer design with dramatic elevation changes, doglegs, and water hazards — views of Lake Bellaire and Shanty Creek running through the layout.

Harry Bowers design overlooking Little Traverse Bay — part of the Boyne Resorts portfolio with sweeping Lake Michigan views from elevated holes.

Rick Smith's flagship design at Treetops — dramatic elevation changes through Northern Michigan's hardwood forests.

Rick Smith's parkland-style sister course to the Signature at Treetops — more open, player-friendly, and walkable.

Gary Player Signature design at Grand Traverse — dramatic elevation changes through hardwood forests with sweeping views of East Grand Traverse Bay.

A friendly, tree-lined par-72 carved out of the woods near Arcadia — and just up the road from Arcadia Bluffs, which makes it a smart low-cost pairing on a Golf Coast day. Wooded, walkable, and refreshingly cheap: green fees run about $60 for 18. "Where golf is still just a game."

Classic Northern Michigan mountain course at the Schuss Mountain base — a fun, scenic layout with elevation changes throughout.

The most relaxed of the five Shanty Creek layouts — a great warm-up or casual round with beautiful northern Michigan scenery.

9-hole par-3 short course at Treetops, designed by Rick Smith — site of Lee Trevino's $1 million hole-in-one in 2001.

The original course at Grand Traverse Resort — a Bill Newcomb design with classic Northern Michigan parkland feel.