Best golf courses: Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
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Lutzke, Chris

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Chris Lutzke in collaboration with Pete Dye.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Mitchell, William

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William Mitchell
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Scott, Darl et al

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GLV West (Darl Scott family, 1963); GLV East (Darl, Charles & Jim Scott, 1973).
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Renaissance Design

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Designed by Eric Iverson, Brian Schneider, Brian Slawnik and Don Placek of Tom Doak's Renaissance Golf Design.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Scott, Charles & Jon

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Stonehedge South (Charles Scott, 1988); Stonehedge North (Charles & Jon Scott, 1995).
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Nicklaus, Jack

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A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Matthews, Jerry

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Jerry Matthews
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Hills, Arthur

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Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Schumacker & DeVries

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Kris Schumacker & Mike DeVries of DeVries Designs.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Matthews, Jerry

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Jerry Matthews

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Jones, Rees

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Rees Jones
5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
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Engh, Jim

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Jim Engh

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Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)