3962 Wilkinson Rd,
Gaylord, Michigan 49735
Office
+1 (866) 348 5249 (toll free)Pro shop
+1 (989) 732 6711Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Kevin McKinley (Director of Golf)Academy
Rick Smith and Jason Guss Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - golf cart compulsory.
Surroundings:
Woodland, wetland and open countryside.
Designer:
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
The Treetops Resort centre is home to the 18-hole MASTERPIECE course (par-71, 7007 yards, designer Robert Trent Jones Sr, opened 1987). Located 4 mi from the resort centre and sharing the same clubhouse are the following: PREMIER course (par-72, 6832 yds, Tom Fazio, 1992); SIGNATURE course (par-70, 6653 yds, Rick Smith, 1993); TRADITION course (par-70, 6357 yds, Rick Smith, 1997) and the 9-hole THREETOPS course (par-27, 1435 yds, Rick Smith).
45.033782
-84.590510
5 mi E of Gaylord.
The Masterpiece course is located alongside the Treetops Resort centre. All the other courses (Premier, Signature, Tradition and Threetops) share a clubhouse at Treetops North on Fazio Drive, 5 miles north of the resort centre.
Treetops (Jones- Masterpiece)
The Treetops Resort in Gaylord is one of Michigan's best known golf, ski and spa resorts. It is home to five golf courses, which include Tom Fazio's Premier course, Robert Trent Jones Sr's Masterpiece layout, and three Rick Smith designs: the Signature, Tradition and 9-hole Threetops.
Like the Premier and Signature layouts, the Masterpiece is a championship golf course that ranks with some of the best in Michigan. This tree-lined and open parkland layout provides a wonderful test for your all-round game, with many attractive, skilfully crafted and challenging holes to enjoy.
The Masterpiece was Robert Trent Jones Sr's final design in Michigan, and one that he held in high regard. The layout is located at the headwaters of the Pigeon River, and takes full advantage of natural valleys, ravines and broad plains. The signature par-3 6th features a 120-feet vertical drop and a panoramic view of the Pigeon River Valley.
Stay&Play at Treetops Resort: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts compulsory (walking permitted only on the Tradition course).
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The Robert Trent Jones designed "Masterpiece" course is located at the headwaters of the Pigeon River and takes full advantage of natural valleys, ravines and broad plains. The signature sixth hole features a 120’ vertical drop and a panoramic view of the Pigeon River Valley, and the treetops beyond.
Treetops Resort can apparently thank golf architect Robert Trent Jones Sr for its name. While designing the Masterpiece course in the early 1980s, he looked out across the surrounding hills and commented that the impressive and very natural view was dominated by "treetops."
3962 Wilkinson Rd, Gaylord, MI 49735
+1 (866) 348 5249
Visit websiteTreetops features 238 guest rooms, including standard and deluxe hotel rooms and two- and three-bedroom condominiums. Nearly every room takes advantage of the resort's wonderful setting, with sweeping vistas of ski hills, the Trent Jones Masterpiece golf course, pristine woods and wetlands.
Treetops (Trent Jones Masterpiece)
Treetops (Fazio Premier, Smith Signature, Tradition and Threetops courses); Otsego Club.
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Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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