WILLOW WOOD GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 Portland, MI, USA
Designed by Jeff Gorney
Willow Wood Golf Club sits in Portland, Michigan, a small city roughly twenty miles northeast of Lansing in the state's Lower Peninsula. The course was designed by Jeff Gorney, a Michigan-based architect whose work appears primarily across the Midwest. Portland's agricultural setting and gently rolling terrain typical of central Michigan provide the backdrop for the layout, which likely incorporates natural land movement and existing vegetation into its routing.
The course serves the local golfing community in Clinton County and the greater Lansing area, offering a regional option for daily-fee or semi-private play. Gorney's design approach in this part of Michigan generally emphasizes playability for a range of skill levels while working within the natural contours and features of the property. Willow Wood's name suggests mature tree cover or plantings that frame holes and define playing corridors, a common characteristic of courses built in this region where wooded lots and open farmland often intermingle.
As a community-oriented facility, Willow Wood likely provides a straightforward golf experience without the tournament pedigree or national recognition of major championship venues. The course fits into Michigan's deep roster of public-access layouts that serve local players throughout the season, typically running from April through October in this climate.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Willow Wood was designed by Jeff Gorney.
Yes. Willow Wood at Willow Wood Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Willow Wood is 71.
Willow Wood plays 6,138 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Willow Wood is 123.
Willow Wood is a 18-hole course.