The best golf courses in Michigan

“It’s a time capsule. Mackenzie and Maxwell took a tilted piece of land and created 3 courses in 1. The start is down to low land, my favorite sections are 5-6-7 and 12 to 15. Very different from each other. I could study the 5th hole all day.”

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@Gdub201

• ✨Pristine
• |❗️Must play
• |💨Fast greens

“The Ross design / Hanse renovation is quite a 1-2 punch. I played right after the US Junior Am, boy was that course playing tough! Rough was beyond intense, and there was no easing into the rough… no first cut green-side, just a change from wicked quick greens to a disheartening rough.”

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@notaburner105

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |😅Challenging

“I like me some quirk and Kingsley has it in spades. You'll make birdies and doubles for sure. Fun fun fun. Also love me a good redan and #16 is a great one.”

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@Urannimal

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“Very fun / strategic layout. Lots of strategically placed bunkers and exceptional set of greens. Good hole variety and some of the best conditions I have played on. Super playable and courses uses the gently rolling property nicely - a lot of slightly elevated tee shots.”

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@mikeybenzinger

• ❗️Must play
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |✨Pristine

“Fantastic views. Course was pristine, but the greens are so extra it felt a little gimmicky. If I were to do it again I’d want a caddie to help with approach shots and around the green.”

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@jstevelman

• 🏞️Views
• |❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine

“Fun golf course. Routing is less than stellar, with a major highway crossing. Very friendly, good caddies. Don’t decline if you manage an invite.”

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@myklgolf

• ✨Pristine
• |🍔Restaurant
• |🚶🏻Walkable

“The South Course at Arcadia Bluffs is the perfect compliment to the Bluffs course, offering a completely different style of golf and experience. Golden age architecture, especially MacDonald and Raynor style of golf architecture is my favorite and The South course is inspired by both…”

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@golfingwxman

• ❗️Must play
• |💨Fast greens
• |✨Pristine

“I caught myself about 7 holes in a row on the back 9 saying "wow what a cool hole". Absolute must play if you're in Northern Michigan. Very old school. Downside is there's no marking around the course so at times it's hard to know where to aim or what a hole does.”

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@ADK

• ❗️Must play
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Finally got to knock this one off the top of the bucket list. Mike Keiser's maiden course is an unsuspecting 9-hole club tucked along the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan, originally bought to save the land across from his beach home from condo development.”

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@thedude

• ❗️Must play
• |🤝Caddies
• |😅Challenging

“Lots of challenging shots and fun undulating greens makes for a fun day. You can play away from a few pins and still end up by the hole. Lots of elevation changes as well as some beautiful views of Traverse Bay.”

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@willtheo

• 😅Challenging
• |💨Fast greens
• |🍔Restaurant

“Outstanding Alison members club in the Detroit area. If you can't have fun playing OLCC we probably shouldn't play golf together. The great holes there are right up there with Alison's top tier with a handful that don't quite reach those heights.”

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@Urannimal

• ✨Pristine
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range

“Played here a few times now and it’s challenging but playable. Significantly more challenging if the wind kicks up. I think I like it but I don’t love it. Greens had been punched yesterday and they also lost a couple of the greens and had them patched with sod.”

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@ADK

• 🍔Restaurant
• |🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play

“The course itself has a completely different feel on the two 9s. The front 9 is much more surrounded by trees and woods, whereas the back is more open with a bigger use of the sand dunes. There are some great risk/reward par 5s with 17 as a driveable par 4.”

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@golfingwxman

• ❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine
• |😅Challenging

“Firm and fast fescue turf. Hard to go back and forth between this and Forest Dunes bent but definitely preferred playing the Loop both ways over FD. Firm turf and slopes to use the ground is fun”

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@Golfingbrock

• ❗️Must play
• |🚶🏻Walkable
• |😅Challenging

“Very playable. Fantastic conditions and pace of play. Private club that is by golfers for golfers. No phones or music on the course. Much more open off the tee than it initially looks but the greens are the defense.”

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@ADK

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |❗️Must play
• |✨Pristine