Top 10 Courses: Michigan
From Golden Age giants to modern masterpieces, here is our list of the top 10 golf courses in Michigan, also known as The Great Lakes State.
Modern Classics: The Kingsley Club
Inspired by a neighboring classic, the Michigan masterpiece at The Kingsley Club combines the best of worlds old and new.
7 Great “Mountain” Golf Courses You Can Play
What are some of top golf courses that have the word “mountain,” or a version thereof, as a part of their name?
Top 10 “Red” Courses You Can Play
Seeing red—being overcome with anger—isn’t much fun, but playing red can be a blast. Dozens of stellar courses worldwide identify as “Red,” with the spectrum’s boldest color an integral part the course name. In other cases, Red is the actual course name. We’re speaking to such renowned international layouts as England’s The Berkshire (Red), designed […]
First Peek: The Cardinal at Saint John’s Resort
High-end golf is opening in the Motor City for the first time in more than 20 years Golfers researching a vacation to Michigan should take the state’s most populous city into consideration before automatically looking west toward Lake Michigan or north to the Upper Peninsula. Saint John’s Resort in the Metro-Detroit suburb of Plymouth, Mich., […]
Golf Destination Face-Off: Michigan vs. Wisconsin – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 138
It’s time for another edition of “Golf Destination Face-Off”—co-hosts Al Lunsford and Joe Passov compare the golf offerings in the Midwestern golf hotbeds of Michigan and Wisconsin on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast. This episode is presented by Tourism Ireland. You can subscribe to the LINKS Golf Podcast in iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen […]
6 Mostly Undiscovered U.S. Golf Destinations
You might picture long-established centers like Scottsdale, Myrtle Beach, and Palm Springs when asked to think of a golf destination. They could obviously get by without it but, for most people—certainly LINKS subscribers, anyway—the golf is really what you go for. Or you might be imagining Bandon Dunes, Streamsong, and Sand Valley, built for no […]
Three New Par-3 Courses Planned for Boyne Resorts Across the Country
Short courses have been the rage in recent years, at least when it comes to new additions at golf destinations. Among last year’s limited number of course debuts were QuickSands at Gamble Sands, The Baths at Blackwolf Run at Destination Kohler, The Staple Course at PGA National, and The Hay short course at Pebble Beach. […]
My 10 Favorite Public Courses in Michigan
For a state with an annual snowfall that’s measured in feet, Michigan has a lot of avid golfers—and more than 800 courses for players to choose from when the snow finally melts. From the Motor City of Detroit in the state’s southeastern corner, to its long Lake Michigan shoreline in the west, to its Upper […]
First Peek: American Dunes
Jack Nicklaus’s sandy new design in Michigan is a celebration of the red, white, and blue In 2018, Air Force fighter pilot Lt. Col. Dan Rooney approached his boyhood hero, Jack Nicklaus, with a dream: to revamp Grand Haven Golf Club into golf’s most patriotic experience, with all profits going to his Folds of Honor […]
