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Crystal Downs Country Club

Frankfort, Michigan

MacKenzie & Maxwell Golden Age masterpiecePerfect green complexity score (100/100)Lake Michigan bluffs and duneland terrain

Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course)

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Donald Ross (1918 original)Elevated Contoured GreensHistoric Major Host

Kingsley Club

Kingsley, Michigan

Mike DeVriesGlacial Kettle Terrain

Forest Dunes – the Loop

Roscommon, Michigan

Tom DoakReversible Shared GreensU.S. Top 100

The Dunes Club

New Buffalo, Michigan

Dick NugentMinimalist Duneland Routing

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Bluffs Course)

Arcadia, Michigan

Rick Smith & Warren HendersonBluffland LinksUSGA Host

High Pointe Golf Club

Williamsburg, Michigan

Tom DoakMinimalist Contoured Greens

Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club

Marquette, Michigan

Mike DeVriesLimestone Shelf LeapsUSGA Host

Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (South Course)

Arcadia, Michigan

Dana Fry & Jason StrakaTemplate Bunker StrategyU.S. Top 100

Orchard Lake Country Club

Orchard Lake, Michigan

Harry S. Colt & Hugh Alison (1926)Colt Alison Bunkering

Lost Dunes Golf Club

Bridgman, Michigan

Tom DoakMassive Dune Bunkers

Forest Dunes Golf Club

Roscommon, Michigan

Tom WeiskopfDramatic Pine CorridorsU.S. Top 100

Indianwood Golf & Country Club - Old Course

Lake Orion, Michigan

Wilfrid Reid & William ConnellanRolling Parkland ContoursMajor Championship Host

Belvedere Golf Club

Charlevoix, Michigan

William Watson (original)Watson Green ComplexesUSGA Host

Barton Hills Country Club

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Donald Ross (original)Ross Parkland StrategyMajor Championship Host

Detroit Golf Club

Detroit, Michigan

Donald Ross (original)Restored Ross Greens

Point O' Woods Golf & Country Club

Benton Harbor, Michigan

Robert Trent Jones Sr.Bold Ravine BunkeringUSGA Host

Gull Lake View Golf Resort - Stoatin Brae

Augusta, Michigan

Renaissance Golf Design (Eric IversonWind Swept Links

American Dunes Golf Club

Grand Haven, Michigan

Jack Nicklaus (2020 redesign)Wind Swept SandscapesUSGA Host

Arthur Hills at the Highlands

Harbor Springs, Michigan

Arthur HillsElevated Climbing Routing

Tullymore Golf Club

Stanwood, Michigan

Jim EnghWetland Trench Bunkers

Meadowbrook Country Club

Northville, Michigan

Willie Park Jr.Squared Geometric GreensHistoric Major Host

Country Club of Detroit

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

Bert Way (orig.)Colt Alison BunkeringU.S. Amateur Host

Plum Hollow Country Club

Southfield, Michigan

C. H. Alison (Colt & Alison)Perched Alison GreensHistoric Major Host

Franklin Hills Country Club

Farmington Hills, Michigan

Donald Ross (original)Subtle Ross ContoursMajor Championship Host

True North Golf Club

Harbor Springs, Michigan

Jim EnghWoodland Elevation Routing

University of Michigan Golf Course

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Alister MacKenzieMacKenzie Contoured GreensUSGA Host

LochenHeath Golf Club

Williamsburg, Michigan

Steve SmyersBluffside Links Greens

Bloomfield Hills Country Club

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Tom Bendelow (original)Restored Colt Bunkering

Birmingham Country Club

Birmingham, Michigan

Tom Bendelow (original)Stream Valley CrossingsHistoric Major Host

Battle Creek Country Club

Battle Creek, Michigan

Willie ParkStrategic Parkland GreensUSGA Host

Radrick Farms Golf Course

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Pete DyeQuarry Contour Routing

Indianwood Golf & Country Club - New Course

Lake Orion, Michigan

Bob Cupp & Jerry PatePerched Multi Section Greens

Knollwood Country Club

West Bloomfield, Michigan

C.H. Alison (original)Expanded Recontoured GreensU.S. Amateur Host

Boyne Highlands Donald Ross Memorial

Harbor Springs, Michigan

Bill Newcombe (original)Ross Style Greens

Muskegon Country Club

Muskegon, Michigan

Thomas Bendelow (1908)Rolling Dune FairwaysUSGA Host

Battle Creek Country Club

Battle Creek, Michigan

Willie ParkConcentric Routing Design

Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club

Grand Blanc, Michigan

James Gilmore Harrison (original)Tree Lined Doglegs

Red Run Golf Club

Royal Oak, Michigan

Willie ParkPush Up Greens

Oakland Hills Country Club (North Course)

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Donald Ross (1924)Canted Ross Greens

The Moor at the Highlands

Harbor Springs, Michigan

William (Bill) NewcombClassic Dogleg RoutingUSGA Host

Lochmoor Club

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

Walter J. Travis (consulting)Travis Strategic BunkeringUSGA Host

Rackham Golf Course

Huntington Woods, Michigan

Donald RossDeceptive Ross GreensU.S. Amateur Host

Forest Dunes - the Bootlegger Course

Roscommon, Michigan

Keith Rhebb & Riley JohnsSculpted Rolling Greens

The Wolverine

Williamsburg, Michigan

Gary PlayerMarshland Water Carries

Kalamazoo Country Club

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Willie Watson (original)Parkland Strategic Greens