The best private 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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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.”

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@Njz1719

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |😅Challenging
• |🌾Links

“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.”

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@Colinarmi

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🍔Restaurant

“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”

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@Colinarmi

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

“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.”

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@Colinarmi

• 🏌️‍♂️Driving range
• |💎Hidden gem
• |🍔Restaurant

“Short course with good conditions. Nothing special but better than the local public’s”

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@dpiddy

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