GOLF’s Top Courses in Michigan Under $100

GOLF magazine recently put out its list of top courses from across the country for under $100, at peak weekend rates for walking.

The list was broken up by sections of the country, and Michigan landed five courses from the ‘Heartland’ region, stretching from the Canadian border to Texas, which only had about 20 courses listed, so Michigan had great representation.

Courses like Stoatin Brae at Gull Lake View Resort and Black Lake up north are most often below that cost, but narrowly missed the list due to a handful of prime weekend tee times going over $100, according to GOLF, which also explained it as “we had to omit courses as we had to establish a cut off, and $100 felt like a nice round number.”

GOLF’s story did not explain how each course got on their overall “top list.”

The Michigan locations are, with their designer’s listed and top-end walking rate cost (cart fees extra), as of Sept. 4, 2024:

Diamond Springs
Hamilton, Mich.
Mike DeVries, 1999
$60
 
Lakewood Shores (Gailes)
Oscoda, Mich.
Kevin Aldridge, 1992
$65
  
Pilgrim’s Run
Pierson, Mich.
David Wisen, Scott Pierre and Jerry Trannell, 1998
$99 (with cart)
 
Mines Golf Club
Walker, Mich.
Mike DeVries, 2005
$69

Wolf River Golf Park
Bear Lake, Mich.
Unknown, 1964; Steven Biehl, 2022
$37