PINE KNOB MANSION
🇺🇸 Clarkston, MI, USA
Designed by Lorrie Viola
Pine Knob Mansion's Eagle and Falcon nines form part of a multi-course facility in Clarkston, a community in Oakland County northwest of Detroit. Designed by Lorrie Viola, a Michigan-based architect who has worked on several courses in the region, these layouts occupy rolling terrain characteristic of southeastern Michigan's glacial landscape. The property takes its name from the prominent hill that defines the area's topography and has long been a local landmark.
The Eagle and Falcon nines can be combined with other nines at the facility to create different eighteen-hole configurations, a format common to larger golf complexes that allows operational flexibility and variety for regular players. The routing works through a mix of wooded corridors and more open ground, with elevation changes that provide both strategic interest and natural drainage. Mature hardwoods frame many holes, particularly where the course moves through transitional zones between cleared fairways and preserved forest.
The facility serves a public and semi-private clientele in the northern Detroit suburbs, an area with a substantial golf market and a tradition of accessible daily-fee courses. Pine Knob Mansion includes event spaces and dining facilities that complement the golf operation, making it a venue for outings and gatherings as well as regular play. The courses reflect the practical design priorities of Michigan golf: playability across a range of skill levels, resilience through a short northern season, and routing that respects the natural contours without requiring excessive earthwork.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Eagle/Falcon was designed by Lorrie Viola.
Yes. Eagle/Falcon at Pine Knob Mansion is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Eagle/Falcon is 71.
Eagle/Falcon plays 6,594 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Eagle/Falcon is 134.
Eagle/Falcon is a 18-hole course.