Admin June 17, 2024
A surprising six Michigan golf courses are among the top 100 public layouts in the United States for 2024, including two that did not appear last year.
Golfweek, part of the USA TODAY Network, released its popular annual top 100 ranking Monday and familiar names dotted the top.
Pebble Beach, Pacific Dunes (Bandon Dunes), Pinehurst No. 2, Old Macdonald (Bandon Dunes) and Whistling Straits remained in the 1-5 spots. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort had all five of its courses in the top 15, with No. 6 (Bandon Trails), No. 7 (Bandon Dunes) and tied for 13th (Sheep Ranch).
Here is where the Michigan courses landed:
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6 Michigan courses inside Golfweek’s top 100 publics
No. 31: Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (Bluffs) still leads all Michigan courses, despite sliding down four spots from No. 27 in 2023. Score: 7.20 (out of 10). Location: Arcadia.
No. 40: Marquette Golf Club (Greywalls), down two spots from No. 38 last year. Score: 7.01. Location: Marquette.
No. 47 (tie): Forest Dunes Golf Club (The Loop Red & Black), down five spots from No. 42 last year. Score: 6.91. Location: Roscommon.
No. 68 (tie): Forest Dunes Golf Club (Forest Dunes), down eight spots from No. 60 last year. Score: 6.70. Location: Roscommon.
No. 87 (tie): Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club (South Course) is new to the list this year, but was 94th in 2022. Score: 6.60. Location: Arcadia.
No. 94 (tie): Belvedere Golf Club is new to the list. Score: 6.56. Location: Charlevoix.
Earlier in June, Golfweek revealed its top 20 public-access courses in Michigan and the state’s top 15 private courses.
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The re-inclusion here of Arcadia Bluffs’ South Course, opened in 2018, and the introduction of Belvedere, perhaps Michigan’s most underrated golf course, is a big nod to the excellent public golf throughout The Mitten.
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