As a golf writer, I get to play at a lot of great golf resorts. One I keep going back to is BOYNE Golf. This renowned Michigan golf destination has grown to become one of the largest golf destinations in North America, encompassing 10 courses and three resort properties, including Bay Harbor, The Highlands, and Boyne Mountain. The lakeside resort towns of Petoskey, Harbor Springs, and Boyne City have long been summertime playgrounds for those in the know.
At BOYNE Golf’s flagship property, along the shores of Lake Michigan near Petoskey, the nationally esteemed Inn at Bay Harbor and Bay Harbor Golf Club are high-end luxurious properties. Bay Harbor Golf Club, designed by Arthur Hills, offers 27 holes with the award-winning Links, Quarry and Preserve courses. It features a unique combination of open links along the Lake Michigan bluffs, holes flowing in and out of a rock quarry, and through the area’s hardwoods. Within five minutes lies BOYNE’s Crooked Tree Golf Club that is perched on bluffs overlooking Little Traverse Bay.
Crooked Tree Golf Course
17th hole
Across Little Traverse Bay, the Main Lodge at The Highlands has undergone an elegant transformation fitting to its Scottish Highlands charm. Upgrades to 87 guest rooms provide refined and luxury accommodations fitting for golfing couples and women’s buddy trips, in addition to many townhouses and condominiums for the traditional buddy trips.
The four courses at The Highlands are led by the classic Robert Trent Jones Sr. Heather course, which started BOYNE Golf’s boom back in 1966. The National Course of the Year in 2019, the Heather is a classic parkland experience. The popular Arthur Hills course takes golfers through a variety of landscapes including the hills of Northern Michigan reaching a pinnacle on the 13th tee with a view thousands of acres. The Donald Ross Memorial course provides a replica of great golf holes designed by the Hall of Fame architect. Renovations on holes #1, #13 and #15 have been completed and will be ready to play this spring. The fourth course, The Moor, offers wide fairways and expanded collection areas around the greens to create more fun and playable shot options.
Donald Ross Memorial Course
10th Hole
The third BOYNE Golf property, Boyne Mountain Resort, is located 20 minutes south of Petoskey. It features two 18-hole layouts, the Monument and Alpine courses, offering outstanding golf with spectacular panoramas. Chalet Edelweiss recently reopened after two years of construction offering golfing couples a luxury lodging experience with a European flair. Golfers can choose from a variety of additional options, including the Mountain Grand Lodge and Spa or condominiums and townhouses. Solace Spa, the recently opened SkyBridge Michigan, the world’s longest timber suspension bridge, and guided fly fishing are several of many off-course activities.
Publications like Forbes, Links, Golf Digest and Golfweek continuously rank BOYNE and its courses among the best in America. The variety of golf here is unmatched, the scenery amazing, and the staff always welcoming. And the long Northern Michigan days mean you can play all day, whether it be 36 holes per day or 18 and plenty of time to “play” off the course after your round.
The trip to BOYNE Golf has never been easier, with direct service from 17 cities into Traverse City’s Cherry Capital Airport, about an hour away. For private jets Boyne Mountain recently invested four million dollars of improvements to their 5,200-foot airport near the resort village. To find out more information visit
www.BOYNEGolf.com
or call 855.428.7447.
