place and the owners, so we're feeling
pretty comfortable about playing
here. We're out there to have fun and
it's a nice course for the average
player because the average player
can do real well here on a good day.
Green fees are $9-$14 and special
rates are available to seniors, juniors
and for twilight golf. )313-592-8758)
Fox Hills Golf Club off M-14 in
Plymouth is one of the preferred
courses for Iry Simons of West
Bloomfield.
"There are three different nine
holes and depending on the
combination, you play a different
course every week which makes it
more interesting," says Irv. "And the
new course, The Golden Fox, an
18-hole course with different shaped
greens, is in excellent condition. The
facility has a pro shop and driving
range. Special rates are available to
seniors and juniors. Green fees are
over $14. (313-453-7272)
Also located in Washtenaw
is Salem Hills on Six Mile Rd. in
Northfield. Ian Harris says that
Number 11 is the outstanding hole on
this course, requiring two perfect
shots to a very small green. The
facility includes a driving range and
pro shop and has special rates for
seniors and juniors. Green fees are
between $9 and $14. (313-437-2152)
Michigan's Resort
Golf Courses
Northwest Michigan is called
"America's Summer Golf Capitol."
People come from all over the
country to play its famous courses
and luxuriate in the natural setting of
Michigan's rolling hills and gently
wooded landscape.
The Grand Traverse Resort, home
of the AAA Michigan Open on the
Jack Nicklaus-designed course, "The
Bear" is considered one of the
premiere state opens in the country.
(1-800-748-0303) nl\vo miles east of
"The Bear" off of M-72 is High Pointe
Golf Club, new this year and one of
the top 75 public courses in the
United States as designated by Golf
Digest. (616-267-9900)
The Legend, designed by Arnold
Palmer, is a scenic 18-hole
championship course laid out in a
unique semi-circle design. It is one of
three distinctly different 18-hole
courses at Shanty Creek-Schuss
Mountain resorts. The 18-hole
championship courses have tree-lined
fairways, spectacular views, and large,
fast greens. (1-800-748-0249)
Other golf resorts in the area are
Resort
Mountain
Crystal
(1-800-321-4637) and Sugar Loaf Golf
Course (616-228-5461) where golfers
might see a deer, heron or maybe
even a red fox on the course. Boyne
Resort has 36 holes, the Donald Ross-
designed Heather and Alpine
courses.
On the Sunrise Side of Michigan
golf, stretching along the Lake Huron
shoreline from Standish to Mackinac
and inland to 1-75, spectacular vistas
accompany golfers as they play the
likes of Garland Resort in Lewiston.
With 63 holes of golf, Garland offers
a variety in course style and
challenge. (1-800-678-4952) II
Local Golf
Tournaments
June 6 9 Seniors Players
Championship, TPC of Michigan,
Dearborn.
June 24 29 Western Junior,
Michigan State University Golf Club,
East Lansing.
July 5 7 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
(LPGA), Highland Meadows Golf Club,
Sylvania, Ohio.
July 25 28 U.S. Senior Open,
Oakland Hills Country Club,
Birmingham.
August 1 4 Buick Open, Warwick
Hills Country Club, Grand Blanc.
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Local Golf Ranges
Carl's Golfland
Heated tees for winter practice,
grass tees, putting green, sand traps:
group and private lessons. Noted one
of America's best 100 golf shops by
Golf Digest. (313-335-8095) Telegraph
Rd. North of Square Lake Rd.
Oasis Golf Center
Winter golf dome, November
through April. Private and group
course.
miniature
lessons,
(313-420-4653)1-275 at Five Mile Rd.
Top of the Tee
Spring, summer and fall - weather
permitting. (313-626-8333) 14 Mile
and Orchard Lake Rd.
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