A Summer of Golf 1997
Northern Michigan has in abundance all of the elements for a great summer of golf. Beautiful wooded and rolling terrain, sparkling lakes big and small, moderate temperatures and long, long days that allow for that extra "twilight" round of golf. With our Summer of Golf Feature we hope to capture some of the memories of Northern Michigan golf during the summer of 1997.
Fazio Premier, Treetops - October 9
Gaylord
The Fazio Premier embraces all the elements of great Northern Michigan golf -- fairways carved through the rolling terrain of thick hardwood forests. Add blazing fall colors and you've got the ultimate northern Michigan golfing experience.Matheson Greens - October 7
Leelanau County
Matheson Greens, located near the tip of the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula, offers spectacular views of Grand Traverse Bay.The Rock at Woodmoor Resort - September 1
Drummond Island
Golfing The Rock is more than 18 holes of golf on a very nice golf course. It's an experience -- one to be remembered. Like a mule trip down into the Grand Canyon, or a hole in one -- something that you will never forget.Shanty Creek Course - August 28
Shanty Creek - Bellaire
The Shanty Creek Course is part of the trio of great courses at Shanty Creek Resort. Although not as well known as The Legend, this is a course you don't want to pass up during your northern Michigan summer of golf.Gaylord Country Club - August 5
Gaylord
Called "The best kept secret in the North" by one paper and designated by Golf Digest in their Places to Play supplement as a "GREAT VALUE", the Gaylord Country Club offers golfers another great choice in the Gaylord Golf Mecca.Black Forest - Wilderness Valley - July 24
Gaylord
This Tom Doak design has received hearty praise in the golf press and from the golfing public. Scenic wooded views, stunning bunkering and greens that you may need a sports therapist to conquer, make the Black Forest a great golf challenge.Crystal Mountain - July 13
Benzie County
Crystal Mountain stays cool with the breezes blowing off of Lake Michigan. Combine this with plenty of shade in Crystal Mountain's wooded layout and you have comfortable golf even during the summer's hottest Midwest heat waves.The Legend - July 1
Shanty Creek
A little over 10 years ago, Arnold Palmer transformed a beautiful piece of northern Michigan landscape in a beautiful and challenging golf course. Read about The Legend at Shanty Creek.Eldorado - June 26
Cadillac
In its second year, the Eldorado golf course is in great shape, benefitting from warm, sunny weather in June. The fairways are lush and the greens are holding the ball nicely.Marsh Ridge Resort - June 17
Gaylord
With a name like Marsh Ridge you would expect marshes and ridges. You could be wrong, but you're not. You will see a lot of both on this course.High Pointe Golf Club - June 13
Traverse City
High Pointe offers the golfer a front nine with Scottish Flare and a back nine of classic Northern Michigan golf.McGuire's Resort - June 5
Cadillac
The Spruce Course at McGuire's Resort meanders through the high hills above Lake Cadillac. With a scenic mixture of water, sand and trees, the Spruce is a captivating and challenging golf course.Jones Masterpiece, Treetops - May 14
Gaylord
When Robert Trent Jones designed his signature course in the hills above the Pidgeon River Valley, he re-invented golf in Northern Michigan. A must-play course that is the heart and soul of the Gaylord Golf Mecca.