Sweetgrass is a fun prairie, links-style course with scenic and generous fairways and some of the most fun greens you can putt including a Redan, Biarritz, Island, and a double-green. The Island has been the UP’s go-to property for casino gaming and big-ticket live entertainment, but the growing popularity of its acclaimed Sweetgrass and Sage Run golf courses is attracting travelers and road trippers from all corners. The Loon Golf Resort: Lodging is a relatively new thing for The Loon, home to 54 holes and now multi-bedroom condo units for golf groups.Ī-Ga-Ming Golf Resort: 54 holes of golf and a variety of accommodation options make this value play near Traverse City worth a peek.As luck would have it, one of the Midwest’s top emerging golf destinations, The Island Resort & Casino in Michigan’s idyllic Upper Peninsula, offers some very attractive and amenity-loaded stay-and-play packages.

Lakewood Shores: On the sunrise side, 54-hole Lakewood Shores has been one of the best bargain resorts for vacationing Detroiters for years and sports the links-inspired Gailes course. They've recently added a handful of new four-bedroom cottages for buddies trips. Kingsley Club: Golf course architecture buffs should call on a PGA pro or member to request a tee time or two at this private, very low-key Mike Devries design that's earned national acclaim. The Lake Ausable Lodge has 11 guest rooms, plus cottages and villa accommodations for groups who want to stay under one roof. There's the Classic Golf Course, a walkable course to go with a more dramatic mountain course.įorest Dunes: Now home to 36 holes - or, 54 when you consider the reversible Loop course alternates directions each day - Forest Dunes is aiming to attract more golf groups to stay a night or two. Otsego Club: An old stalwart of the north particularly known for its ski club, it's a low-key option in the heart of downtown Gaylord. They also just opened a handful of four-bedroom cottages. The Lodge at Arcadia Bluffs: Michigan's top-ranked public course built a second floor on its clubhouse a few years ago to add 15 rooms overlooking the links and sunset over Lake Michigan. It's tough to narrow it down to just ten resorts in northern Michigan. The Lodge at Arcadia Bluffs is located at the original course about 1.5 miles up the road from the South Course.

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