
Back Course
Twin Oaks Golf Club
About this course
Twin Oaks Golf Club's Back nine in Freeland, Michigan, represents the work of John Siegreen, a regional architect active in the Great Lakes area during the latter decades of the twentieth century. The course sits in Saginaw County, part of Michigan's central agricultural belt where the landscape transitions from the flat farmland of the Saginaw Valley toward gently rolling terrain. The routing takes advantage of whatever natural elevation changes exist in this relatively modest topography, with mature hardwoods—including the oaks that give the club its name—defining corridors and framing holes. The design reflects the practical, playable approach common to many Michigan daily-fee and semi-private facilities from this era. Siegreen typically worked with the existing land rather than imposing dramatic earthwork, so golfers encounter straightforward hole designs that reward accuracy over distance. Water features and bunkers provide strategic interest without excessive penal consequences, making the course accessible to a range of skill levels while still offering enough challenge to engage better players. Twin Oaks serves the Tri-Cities region of Michigan—Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland—as a community course where local leagues and casual weekend rounds form the backbone of play. The club operates in the tradition of Midwest golf facilities that emphasize playability and value, with conditions that reflect the shorter northern growing season and the practical realities of maintaining bentgrass fairways and greens through Michigan's variable weather patterns.
Quick facts
- Location
- Freeland, MI, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1965
- Designer
- John Siegreen
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 35
- Length
- 2,853 yards
Getting there
Twin Oaks Golf Club is reached via MBS International Airport in Saginaw, roughly twenty-five minutes northwest through the flat, agricultural heart of Michigan's Thumb region. The drive from the terminal follows straightforward county roads through open farmland and scattered woodlots, the landscape quintessentially Midwestern in its unhurried geometry. As you approach Freeland, the terrain softens into gentle rolls, and the club emerges quietly from the surrounding countryside - a local haven where the game is played without pretense, far from the noise of the coasts.

FAQ
Common questions about Back at Twin Oaks Golf Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Back was designed by John Siegreen.
Yes. Back at Twin Oaks Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Back is 35.
Back plays 2,853 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
Back is a 9-hole course.




