Michigan (Lower Peninsula)
Michigan offers a vast spread of public golf courses. Bay Harbor Golf Club offers scenic bay views at virtually all holes while Robert Trend Jones Sr's Masterpiece course at the well-regarded Treetops resort makes the most of the natural landscape of valleys, plains and ravines. During your exploration of Grand Rapids' abundant natural beauty and electric nightlife, reserve the afternoon(s) for the championship layout at Thousand Oaks Golf Club or challenging, nationally-ranked course at Tullymore Golf Resort.
Visitors welcome
Traverse City
Warren Henderson in collabortion with Rick Smith.
Visitors welcome
Traverse City
Dana Fry and Jason Straka of Fry/Straka Design.
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Arthur Hills in collaboration with owner Stephen Kircher.
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Original design by William "Willie" Watson from Fife, Scotland (1925); revised by Ray Didier (1961) and renovated by Bruce Hepner (2016).
(Closed in 2019)
Gaylord
Wilderness Valley course designed by Al Watrous (1971). Black Forest course designed by Tom Doak (1991).
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Rees Jones
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Robert Trent Jones Sr
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Arthur Hills
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
William Newcomb, Jim Flick and E. & S.Kircher
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
William Newcomb, Jim Flick and E. & S.Kircher
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
William Newcomb designed both courses at Boyne Mountain: Alpine course (1970), Monument course (1985).
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Harry Bowers
Private club
Traverse City
Dr. Alister MacKenzie in collaboration with Perry Maxwell.
Private club
Detroit
Original design by English golf professional Bert Way, followed by substantial redesigns by Harry Colt (1912), Charles "Hugh" Alison (1927) and Robert Trent Jones Sr (1952). Recent bunker renovation by Keith Foster, and tees and greens rebuilt by Tom Doak (2010).
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Chris Lutzke in collaboration with Pete Dye.
(Closed in 2016)
Gaylord
Jerry Matthews
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Tom Weiskopf
Rsrt guests only
Gaylord
Tom Doak (Renaissance Golf Design)
Private club
Detroit
Donald Ross
Visitors welcome
Traverse City
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
Visitors welcome
Traverse City
A Gary Player Signature Design
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
William Mitchell
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
GLV West (Darl Scott family, 1963); GLV East (Darl, Charles & Jim Scott, 1973).
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Designed by Eric Iverson, Brian Schneider, Brian Slawnik and Don Placek of Tom Doak's Renaissance Golf Design.
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Stonehedge South (Charles Scott, 1988); Stonehedge North (Charles & Jon Scott, 1995).
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Jerry Matthews
Visitors welcome
Traverse City
John F. Robinson
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest
Visitors welcome
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Bruce Matthews III
By arrangement
Traverse City
Mike DeVries ... his first solo design project.
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Kevin Aldridge designed the Gailes (1992) and Blackshire (2001) courses; Bruce & Jerry Matthews designed the Seradella course (1969).
(Closed in 2019)
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Jeff Gorney
Private club
Chicago
Tom Doak
Visitors welcome
Detroit
Jerry Matthews
Private club
Detroit
South course: original design by Donald Ross (1918); modifications by Arthur Hills (1987), Rees Jones (2006) and Gil Hanse (2019).
North course: original design by Donald Ross (1922); redesign by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1969); modifications by Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest (2014).
Visitors welcome
Detroit
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Rick Robbins & Gary Koch (Tribute course, 2001); William H. Diddel (Classic course, 1958).
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Kris Schumacker & Mike DeVries of DeVries Designs.
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Arthur Hills and design associate Chris Wilczynski.
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Tom Weiskopf
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
Visitors welcome
Detroit
Arthur Hills
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Jerry Matthews
Visitors welcome
Detroit
Raymond Hearn
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Rees Jones
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Visitors welcome
Gaylord
Rick Smith
Private club
Petoskey / Harbor Springs
Jim Engh
Visitors welcome
Grand Rapids
Jim Engh
Visitors welcome
Detroit
Original design by Dr Alister MacKenzie (1931); renovated by Arthur Hills (1994).
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
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.
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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