The best golf courses in South Lyon, Michigan
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 6,486 rounds in Michigan and rate what they played. These are the 24 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of South Lyon, Michigan, ranked by those community scores.

South
Oakland Hills Country Club
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Rees Jones
- 4.9Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
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.
Written by
@notaburner105
- Must play
- Pristine
- Challenging

Franklin Hills Country Club
Franklin, MI, USAPrivateAlbert Kahn
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
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.
Written by
@mikeybenzinger
- Must play
- Driving range
- Pristine

Orchard Lake Country Club
Orchard Lake, MI, USAPrivateHarry S. Colt & C. H. Alison
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
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.
Written by
@Urannimal
- Pristine
- Walkable
- Driving range

Barton Hills Country Club
Ann Arbor, MI, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Pristine
- Hidden gem
- Challenging

Meadowbrook Country Club
Northville, MI, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

Plum Hollow Country Club
Southfield, MI, USAPrivateC. H. Alison & Wilfrid Reid
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Course is really excellent after the renovation a couple years ago. Good variety of holes, greens are always great. Still some things that could be changed to make it even better but great as it is.
Written by
@Njz1719
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Links

University of Michigan Golf Club
Ann Arbor, MI, USAPublicAlister Mackenzie & Arthur Hills
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Overall a really quality golf course for a good price. As a non-UM alumni, I did the Makenzie experience which was $175/person. This also came with a meal voucher and a UM bag tag which was cool Overall enjoyed the course and felt it was pretty challenging.
Written by
@Eli
- Challenging
- Walkable
- Must play

Birmingham Country Club
Birmingham, MI, USAPrivateTom Bendelow & Donald Ross
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 3.6Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine
Bloomfield Hills Country Club
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Harry S. Colt
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.7Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine

Radrick Farms Golf Club
Ann Arbor, MI, USAPublicPete Dye & Alice Dye
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- NRValue
- 2.5Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Mat range
- Fast greens

North
Oakland Hills Country Club
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.5Facilities
Not as good as the south, obviously. But still very fun. Just hard to live in the shadow of the south. Definitely the “members” course
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine

19~9
Shepherds Hollow Golf Club
Clarkston, MI, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Hidden gem

1~18
Shepherds Hollow Golf Club
Clarkston, MI, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Must play
- Parkland

Pine Lake Country Club
Orchard Lake, MI, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Golden Fox
Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center
Plymouth, MI, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Pristine
- Restaurant
- Views

Eagle Crest Golf Club
Ypsilanti, MI, USAPublicKarl Litten
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.8Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Restaurant
- Tourist trap
- Views

Moose Ridge Golf Course
South Lyon, MI, USAPublicRay Hearn
- 3.3Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Challenging
- Driving range

Northville Hills Golf Club
Northville, MI, USAPublicArnold Palmer & Ed Seay
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Hidden gem

Coyote Preserve Golf Club
Fenton, MI, USAPublicArnold Palmer & Ed Seay
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.9Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

West
Walnut Creek Country Club
South Lyon, MI, USAPrivateArthur Hills & Paul Albanese
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Stonebridge Golf Club
Ann Arbor, MI, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem

Fieldstone Golf Club of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities

Rackham Golf Course
Huntington Woods, MI, USAPublicDonald Ross
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 1.4Facilities
Instead of talking about what’s missing (a lot) focus on what it has to offer (also a lot.) This is one of the better public options I’ve played from a design and playability perspective.
Written by
@Lazstradamus
- Walkable
- Underrated

Leslie Park Golf Course
Ann Arbor, MI, USAPublicArthur Hills & Larry Packard
- Parkland
- Underrated
- Friendly
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of South Lyon, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in South Lyon, Michigan.
The top golf courses in South Lyon, Michigan on Course Vaults are led by Oakland Hills Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.2. This page ranks 24 courses, including Oakland Hills Country Club, Franklin Hills Country Club, Orchard Lake Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of South Lyon, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The South Lyon, Michigan list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of South Lyon, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Oakland Hills Country Club is currently #1 among courses in and around South Lyon, Michigan on Course Vaults at 9.2 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:43 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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