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ly knowing when to lay up. Carts are
required on all three courses. Green
fees: $55-$99. Call: 517-786-2211.
Marsh Ridge
This tree-lined course, opened in
1992, traverses over an elevated ridge
and through acres of wetlands. For
those who need to work on their
game there's a lighted range. For the
non-golfers, check out the health and
fitness programs. Suites, condo-
miniums, and lodges which accom-
modate up to 12 people are available.
Carts are required on the 6100 yard
course. Green fees with carts: $40-
$50. Call 517-732-6794.
Michaywe
The Michaywe Lake Course and
Pine Course are sculpted through
northern Michigan hardwood and
pine forests. The northern brand of
the Au Sable River meanders along
three holes of the original Pines. The
course is a classic design with strate-
gic bunkering and a minimum of wa-
ter hazards. The Lake course was
honored by GorMagazine as the third
best new course in 1988 and gets 3
1/2 stars from GolfDigest. Featuring
three distinct designs, six holes bor-
der Lake Michaywe, another six have
a Scottish flavor, and the final six are
Alpine and hilly. Green fees: $48-$55.
Call 517-939-8911.
THE SUNSET SIDE
The shores of Lake Michigan
from Harbor Springs, to Charlevoix,
Petosky, and inland to Boyne Falls
make up the sunset side of the state.
Outstanding courses, sand dunes,
hiking trails, fishing, and hardwood
forests compete for the tourists on
this side of the state.
Boyne Mountain and Boyne High-
lands
Choose from a Variety of Styles & Colors!
West Bloomfield • On the Boardwalk • Orchard Lake Rd.
Just South of Maple • 626-3362
Mon.-Weds. & Sat. 10-7; Thurs. & Fri. 10-9; Sun. 12-5
SUMMER 1994 • STYLE
TRAVERSE CITY AREA
This is Up North golf at its best.
Over 16 highly rated courses for your
pleasure. And to make it easy for
your travel, there's a new Central
Reservation Service : Ca111-800-TRA-
VERS to make your lodging and tee
time reservations.
Shuss Mountain-Shanty Creek's
Legend
Rated #1 in the Midwest and #19
among best resort courses by Golf
Digest only begins to give this Arnold
Palmer course the justice it deserves.
A picture-postcard layout, the com-
bination of heavily treed fairways,
sand traps and water hazards make
for some tight shots. Twice vote
Michigan's most popular public
course, be sure to bring your camera
along with your clubs! Green fees:
$50-$100.
A-Ga-Ming
This par-72 course is situated on
high bluffs overlooking Torch Lake,
considered by National Geographic
as one of the three most beautiful in-
land lakes in the world. A-Ga-Ming
means "beside water." Four sets of
tees vary the course length for all
playing abilities. Green fee:$20-$50.
Golf packages also available. Call 616-
264-5081.
Crystal Mountain Resort
Three distinct 9-hole layouts fea-
turing water hazards and tree-lined
fairways characterize this resort
course. The Mountain Creek 9 fea-
tures water, the Mountain Meadows
runs along the base of the hills; and
the Mountain Ridge, the newest takes
advantage of the surrounding hills.
Green fee: $20-50. Call 616-378-2000.
Grand Traverse Resort
The Nicklaus course, The Bear,
is the ultimate test for all golfers. A
number of holes require long carries
over water or swamps, and the un-
dulating greens are nerve racking for
the best of putters. For those who
want slightly less challenge, there's
Spruce Run, the resort's second
course, where water still comes into
play on 14 holes. Green fees: $48-
$99. Golf packages available. Call:
616-938-2100.
High Pointe Golf Club
Ranked one of the "100 Greatest"
in 1993 by Golf Digest, the front nine
is characteristic of British courses
with heather roughs, and the back
nine are classic, "up north" golf holes.
Green fee: $20-$49. Ca11:616-267-
9900.
Boyne Highlands is the home of
The Heather, a Robert Trent Jones
masterpiece ranked 74 in America's
Best 75 resort courses and receives
4 stars from Golf Digest. Heavily
wooded with large greens, water
comes into play on 8 of the first 9
holes. Deep bunkers encircle or
front the greens. Not far behind is
the Donald Ross Memorial with 3
1/2 stars and rated 32nd in Ameri-
ca's Best 75 resort courses. Green
fees: $50-$100.
Boyne Mountain is the home of the
Monument, a 7,086 course with four
sets of tees, rated the one of Ameri-
ca's best in 1993 by Golfweek. Also
located there is the Alpine, which re-
ceived 3 1/2 stars from Golf Digest
and is a perennial favorite. Green
fees: $50-99. Golf packages are also Sugar Loaf at Sugar Loaf Resort
Laid out with cherry orchards on
available with particularly good
prices off season. Call 1-800-GO- one side and tree-lined fairways of
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BOYNE.