The Executive Nine at Cascades Golf Club in Jackson, Michigan represents work by Tom Bendelow, the prolific Scottish-born architect who shaped hundreds of American courses in the early twentieth century. Bendelow, who served as an in-house designer for the A.G. Spalding sporting goods company, became known for accessible layouts that brought golf to communities across the Midwest and beyond. His designs typically emphasized playability and straightforward routing adapted to available terrain. This nine-hole executive course offers a shorter alternative to the club's regulation layout, designed for quicker rounds and players developing their games. Executive courses typically feature a combination of par threes and short par fours, allowing golfers to focus on approach shots and short game skills without the time commitment of a full eighteen holes. The Cascades facility takes its name from the nearby Cascades Falls, a man-made waterfall system that has been a Jackson landmark since the 1930s. Jackson sits in south-central Michigan, a region where golf courses navigate rolling terrain shaped by glacial activity. The area's clay-based soils and mature tree growth are characteristic of courses throughout southern Michigan. As an executive nine within a larger club facility, this course serves members and guests seeking practice rounds or abbreviated play while maintaining the design sensibilities of its era.