The best private courses in Birmingham, 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 17 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Birmingham, 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
Meadowbrook Country Club
Northville, MI, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
Old
Indianwood G & Country Club
Lake Orion, MI, USAPrivateWilfrid Reid & William Connellan
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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
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
Regulation
Country Club of Detroit
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USAPrivateC. H. Alison & Harry S. Colt
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.9Facilities
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Pristine
South
Detroit Golf Club
Detroit, MI, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.3Scenery
- NRFacilities
Not very long, but the greens are wild. They let Donny run wild with the green complexes and it makes for a very fun round. Very unique, tons of fun.
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant
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
North
Detroit Golf Club
Detroit, MI, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
I cannot wait to see what they do with the redesign. From what I understand they’re going to go back to the original Donald Ross idea of using the ravine from 18 more around the rest of the course. I think it’s probably not the best for PGA Tour play, but it’s fun.
Written by
@Colinarmi
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Restaurant
Great Oaks Country Club
Rochester, MI, USAPrivateMark McCumber
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Short course with good conditions. Nothing special but better than the local public’s
Written by
@dpiddy
- Driving range
- Must play
- Restaurant
Pine Lake Country Club
Orchard Lake, MI, USAPrivateWillie Park Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Paint Creek Country Club
Lake Orion, MI, USAPrivateDon Childs
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
West
Walnut Creek Country Club
South Lyon, MI, USAPrivateArthur Hills & Paul Albanese
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
TPC of Michigan
Dearborn, MI, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Birmingham, 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 private course rankings in Birmingham, Michigan.
The top private golf courses in Birmingham, Michigan on Course Vaults are led by Oakland Hills Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.2. This page ranks 17 courses, including Oakland Hills Country Club, Franklin Hills Country Club, Orchard Lake Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks private 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 private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, Michigan list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Birmingham, 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 private courses in and around Birmingham, Michigan on Course Vaults at 9.2 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:50 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
