20 of the best courses in Michigan that take public tee times, grouped by area and city. Private member clubs are left out.
When to go: Best June to early October; peak roughly late May to late September, shoulder in May and October (northern courses close by mid-Oct to Nov).
Links-style course high on bluffs over Lake Michigan; Michigan's most famous public round.
ca.sports.yahoo.com arcadiabluffs.comWide, old-school Raynor-style course across the road from the Bluffs.
ca.sports.yahoo.com arcadiabluffs.comWild Upper Peninsula course over rock outcrops with Lake Superior views; cart required.
ca.sports.yahoo.com where2golf.comReversible course played clockwise (Black) or counter-clockwise (Red) on alternate days.
ca.sports.yahoo.com forestdunesgolf.comSandy, pine-lined course in the middle of the Huron National Forest.
ca.sports.yahoo.com forestdunesgolf.com1920s classic with old-fashioned greens; members hold noon-2pm.
ca.sports.yahoo.com belvederegolfclub.comBoyne's showpiece, mixing Lake Michigan cliff holes with an old shale quarry.
ca.sports.yahoo.com boynegolf.comQuiet course through woods and along the Maple River trout stream.
ca.sports.yahoo.com where2golf.comDye-style course near Lansing with an island-green 17th; cart required.
ca.sports.yahoo.com where2golf.comCasino resort course with native grasses and an island-green finish.
ca.sports.yahoo.com golfforkings.pages.devWooded sister course to Sweetgrass, opened 2018.
ca.sports.yahoo.com golfforkings.pages.devHilltop course with wide fairways and long views over farmland.
ca.sports.yahoo.com where2golf.comWooded, hilly course north of Grand Rapids with cart included.
ca.sports.yahoo.com greenfeetracker.comNicklaus course along dunes and the Paw Paw River, former Senior PGA host.
ca.sports.yahoo.com where2golf.comNicklaus rebuild benefiting military families; Taps plays every day at 1pm.
ca.sports.yahoo.com sports.yahoo.com1931 MacKenzie course next to Michigan Stadium, open to the public.
ca.sports.yahoo.com where2golf.comLong, hilly Boyne course with big elevation changes; carts required.
ca.sports.yahoo.com golfforkings.pages.devBold Jim Engh design with dramatic bunkering and bowl greens.
ca.sports.yahoo.com golfforkings.pages.devLow-cost, walkable course with excellent greens near Holland.
ca.sports.yahoo.com thefriedegg.comHilly Upper Peninsula resort course with big forest views.
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