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Sand Creek Country Club
Concert Golf Partners - experts at revitalizing underperforming private clubs and making them flourish – purchased Sand Creek in October 2014 and asked the members what they wanted. They ultimately decided on pool area upgrades and new informal dining areas, all of which you’ll see on a tour of the club. Still, you may be asking yourself, “Why would they purchase a private club in a small Indiana town, best known for standup comedian and actor, Jim Gaffigan?”
The folks of Concert Golf Partners look to the future and see potential. With 27 holes of award-winning golf, it’s like having three 18-hole courses at your disposal. The Creek, Lake, and Marsh courses never play the same way twice. Several holes are considered some of the most challenging golf holes in Indiana, not only for the challenge they offer but also for their beauty.
But perhaps a bigger reason is the potential that General Manager Mike Longyear sees. “There are a lot of private club members in the Chicagoland area who don’t want to pay a 6-figure initiation fee, so they will drive right past the Chesterton exit on I-94, go an extra 45 minutes, and join a private club just east of us. If they only knew we were here.”
Sand Creek Country Club is a world-class facility located in Chesterton, Indiana. The golf facility has been recognized as one of Golf Digest’s Top 10 courses in Indiana and the “Best in Golf” award from Links Magazine. Sand Creek was the first fully certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System in Indiana and has been the home course for the Valparaiso University men’s and women’s golf teams since the start of the 2017-18 season. It has been the home of the Northern Amateur – one of the biggest amateur golf tournaments in the country – since 1983 and attracts players from all over the world.
The Creek and Lake courses comprise the original 18 holes and were built by Chicago architects Killian and Nugent, who also designed Kemper Lakes. Sand Creek received the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America’s National Environmental Steward Award for U.S. private golf courses.
Sand Creek Country Club offers golfers five sets of tees that can be played anywhere from 5,162 yards to over 7,000 yards, so finding an appropriate yardage is easy for any level of golfer. As you make your way around the course you’ll experience rolling terrain, extensive wetlands, and tremendous greens. During the course of the day, you’ll use every club in the bag – at least once.
Although located in Northern Indiana in prime snow country, Sand Creek Country Club offers year-round golf entertainment. During the spring and summer months and into the fall, you can play three unique 9-hole championship layouts. When the weather turns cold and the white stuff starts to fly, move it indoors and play/practice at the Club’s Trackman indoor facility.
The clubhouse at Sand Creek is one of the most beautiful facilities in the country. This 50,000-square-foot Italian Renaissance-style clubhouse features a grand ballroom with separate meeting rooms. The formal dining room serves gourmet cuisine and the grill room is a great place to grab a quick bite before your round or share a drink and appetizers afterward as you tally up your winnings.
There’s also an executive dining room, a tennis and swimming complex, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a Trackman indoor golf practice studio.
If you’re looking to join a private club or are one of those Chicagoans who is driving to a private club in Michigan, Sand Creek offers a membership plan that will fit your needs and your budget. You can significantly cut down your drive time and spend more time with family and friends, enjoying their company and playing courses that are probably better conditioned and more challenging. Sand Creek Country Club offers an award-winning golf course, all of the amenities you’d expect, low initiation fees, and reasonable monthly dues.
The folks of Concert Golf Partners look to the future and see potential. With 27 holes of award-winning golf, it’s like having three 18-hole courses at your disposal. The Creek, Lake, and Marsh courses never play the same way twice. Several holes are considered some of the most challenging golf holes in Indiana, not only for the challenge they offer but also for their beauty.
But perhaps a bigger reason is the potential that General Manager Mike Longyear sees. “There are a lot of private club members in the Chicagoland area who don’t want to pay a 6-figure initiation fee, so they will drive right past the Chesterton exit on I-94, go an extra 45 minutes, and join a private club just east of us. If they only knew we were here.”
Sand Creek Country Club is a world-class facility located in Chesterton, Indiana. The golf facility has been recognized as one of Golf Digest’s Top 10 courses in Indiana and the “Best in Golf” award from Links Magazine. Sand Creek was the first fully certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System in Indiana and has been the home course for the Valparaiso University men’s and women’s golf teams since the start of the 2017-18 season. It has been the home of the Northern Amateur – one of the biggest amateur golf tournaments in the country – since 1983 and attracts players from all over the world.
The Creek and Lake courses comprise the original 18 holes and were built by Chicago architects Killian and Nugent, who also designed Kemper Lakes. Sand Creek received the Golf Course Superintendent’s Association of America’s National Environmental Steward Award for U.S. private golf courses.
Sand Creek Country Club offers golfers five sets of tees that can be played anywhere from 5,162 yards to over 7,000 yards, so finding an appropriate yardage is easy for any level of golfer. As you make your way around the course you’ll experience rolling terrain, extensive wetlands, and tremendous greens. During the course of the day, you’ll use every club in the bag – at least once.
Although located in Northern Indiana in prime snow country, Sand Creek Country Club offers year-round golf entertainment. During the spring and summer months and into the fall, you can play three unique 9-hole championship layouts. When the weather turns cold and the white stuff starts to fly, move it indoors and play/practice at the Club’s Trackman indoor facility.
The clubhouse at Sand Creek is one of the most beautiful facilities in the country. This 50,000-square-foot Italian Renaissance-style clubhouse features a grand ballroom with separate meeting rooms. The formal dining room serves gourmet cuisine and the grill room is a great place to grab a quick bite before your round or share a drink and appetizers afterward as you tally up your winnings.
There’s also an executive dining room, a tennis and swimming complex, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a Trackman indoor golf practice studio.
If you’re looking to join a private club or are one of those Chicagoans who is driving to a private club in Michigan, Sand Creek offers a membership plan that will fit your needs and your budget. You can significantly cut down your drive time and spend more time with family and friends, enjoying their company and playing courses that are probably better conditioned and more challenging. Sand Creek Country Club offers an award-winning golf course, all of the amenities you’d expect, low initiation fees, and reasonable monthly dues.
Carrollwood Country Club
Carrollwood Country Club proudly boasts 27 holes of incredible Dan Maples golf. Each nine is unique in its own right and exemplifies Dan Maples at his best. A variety of strategically placed bunkers dot the landscape in landing areas including devilish pot bunkers and large waste bunkers. Water hazards abut several elevated greens which are well-undulated and roll true.
The majestic tree-lined fairways of pine and cypress trees on the Pine Course give it a North Carolina look and feel. Water comes into play on seven of the nine holes and culminates with an island green, albeit on a par 5. A good drive that finds the fairway on this finishing hole may allow you to go for the green in two but beware, double bogeys are more common than eagles.
The Cypress Course is the longest of all three courses and is considered to be the most challenging. Many of the holes are tight and require accuracy off the tee to score well. Your journey starts with a tee shot that puts a premium on accuracy as water lines both sides of the fairway. Success off the tee on the first hole will leave an easy approach shot to the elevated green and hopefully set the tone for a good round.
The Meadows Course is the most wide-open of all three layouts, which may allow you to spray the ball a bit but won’t help you find the smaller, well-protected greens any easier. The 6th hole is a 390-yard par 4 dogleg right that requires a tee shot down the middle/left side of the fairway; anything to the right and your approach shot will be blocked out by cypress trees. A good tee shot will leave an approach shot of about 160 yards into a green that is well-bunkered and guarded by water up the right side.
If you prefer the courts over the course, you’ll be glad to know that Carrollwood Country Club has an extremely active tennis membership. They offer eight beautifully surfaced Har-Tru tennis courts equipped with brilliant lighting for nighttime play.
The warm Florida weather does have its advantages and being able to keep the sparkling Junior-Olympic swimming pool open year-round is one of them. The centerpiece of the Tennis & Aquatic Center is surrounded by a magnificent deck of pavers, palm trees, cabanas, lounge chairs, and a large natural grass activity area. CCC offers several regularly planned fun activities such as Kids Nights, Movie Nights, and Barbecues.
No private club is complete without a state-of-the-art fitness center. The Fitness Center at Carrollwood Country Club is located inside the Tennis & Aquatics Center and features Life Fitness equipment, cardio machines, and free weights. Members can also choose from several fitness classes designed to work certain parts of the body or work out at their own pace. No matter what you choose, it’s a great way to feel better and more energized!
Since its founding, Carrollwood Country Club has been a melting pot of family fun and memories. And there is no better place to make new friends than at one of the club’s social events. Whether it’s attending a Family Movie Night, taking a fitness class, or enjoying each other’s company at Happy Hour, CCC offers an active social calendar. Arrange a visit and see for yourself the family atmosphere that exists within the club.
The best way to take advantage of everything Carrollwood Country Club has to offer is to become a member! As a Full Golf Member, you, your spouse, and children under 24 will have full access to all 27 holes on the Meadow, Pine, and Cypress courses including greens fees and practice facilities for everyone listed on the membership. You’ll also receive full access to the Junior Olympic-size cooled and heated pool, fitness center, tennis courts, and social/dining events are also included.
Social and Tennis Members have full access to the Junior Olympic-size pool, fitness center, tennis courts, and social/dining events along with indoor and outdoor dining for everyone listed on the membership. For more information, visit their website.
The majestic tree-lined fairways of pine and cypress trees on the Pine Course give it a North Carolina look and feel. Water comes into play on seven of the nine holes and culminates with an island green, albeit on a par 5. A good drive that finds the fairway on this finishing hole may allow you to go for the green in two but beware, double bogeys are more common than eagles.
The Cypress Course is the longest of all three courses and is considered to be the most challenging. Many of the holes are tight and require accuracy off the tee to score well. Your journey starts with a tee shot that puts a premium on accuracy as water lines both sides of the fairway. Success off the tee on the first hole will leave an easy approach shot to the elevated green and hopefully set the tone for a good round.
The Meadows Course is the most wide-open of all three layouts, which may allow you to spray the ball a bit but won’t help you find the smaller, well-protected greens any easier. The 6th hole is a 390-yard par 4 dogleg right that requires a tee shot down the middle/left side of the fairway; anything to the right and your approach shot will be blocked out by cypress trees. A good tee shot will leave an approach shot of about 160 yards into a green that is well-bunkered and guarded by water up the right side.
If you prefer the courts over the course, you’ll be glad to know that Carrollwood Country Club has an extremely active tennis membership. They offer eight beautifully surfaced Har-Tru tennis courts equipped with brilliant lighting for nighttime play.
The warm Florida weather does have its advantages and being able to keep the sparkling Junior-Olympic swimming pool open year-round is one of them. The centerpiece of the Tennis & Aquatic Center is surrounded by a magnificent deck of pavers, palm trees, cabanas, lounge chairs, and a large natural grass activity area. CCC offers several regularly planned fun activities such as Kids Nights, Movie Nights, and Barbecues.
No private club is complete without a state-of-the-art fitness center. The Fitness Center at Carrollwood Country Club is located inside the Tennis & Aquatics Center and features Life Fitness equipment, cardio machines, and free weights. Members can also choose from several fitness classes designed to work certain parts of the body or work out at their own pace. No matter what you choose, it’s a great way to feel better and more energized!
Since its founding, Carrollwood Country Club has been a melting pot of family fun and memories. And there is no better place to make new friends than at one of the club’s social events. Whether it’s attending a Family Movie Night, taking a fitness class, or enjoying each other’s company at Happy Hour, CCC offers an active social calendar. Arrange a visit and see for yourself the family atmosphere that exists within the club.
The best way to take advantage of everything Carrollwood Country Club has to offer is to become a member! As a Full Golf Member, you, your spouse, and children under 24 will have full access to all 27 holes on the Meadow, Pine, and Cypress courses including greens fees and practice facilities for everyone listed on the membership. You’ll also receive full access to the Junior Olympic-size cooled and heated pool, fitness center, tennis courts, and social/dining events are also included.
Social and Tennis Members have full access to the Junior Olympic-size pool, fitness center, tennis courts, and social/dining events along with indoor and outdoor dining for everyone listed on the membership. For more information, visit their website.
Sea Palms Golf Club
Travel + Leisure Magazine considers St. Simons Island, GA one of the “Top 5 Best US Islands.” Golf is one of the biggest attractions on St. Simons Island with several private clubs and resort courses, few of which are open to the general public.
One of these resort courses is Sea Palms Resort, a beautiful property situated among the picturesque salt marshes of Georgia’s Golden Isles. Sea Palms stands out among St. Simons Island hotels and features ultra-comfortable accommodations in a secluded “island-within-an-island” retreat.
The main attraction for most visitors to Sea Palms is the 18-hole championship golf course, which winds its way through groves of live oaks, deep blue lagoons, and those enticing salt marshes. Its current pristine conditioning can be attributed to a well-trained and attentive maintenance staff that pays meticulous attention to all aspects of the course.
Before your round, warm up on Sea Palm’s large driving range where you can hit every club in the bag. The driving range is open to resort guests, club members, and the general public.
For me, the biggest takeaways from the golf course at Sea Palms are the green complexes. Not only are these putting surfaces incredible, but they are also incredibly well-protected. The 13th green is surrounded by four bunkers. A large, deep pot bunker in the middle of the fairway fronts the green on Number 14, with two more bunkers behind it. Because of the shape and undulation, a putt from the front right to a front left pin position is almost a guaranteed three-putt!
There are several memorable holes at Sea Palms but none more so than the last three holes which can make or break a good round. Number 16 is a 542-yard par 5 dogleg left and for most players, it’s going to be a 3-shot hole. A tee shot of 240 yards is still going to leave around 300 yards into the green. The green is almost 40 yards long, slightly elevated, and very narrow.
Number 17 is a par 3 that plays 195 yards from the White Tees over a little bit of water on the left. The large green is flanked by large bunkers on either side and slopes back to front.
The finishing hole at Sea Palms is a straightaway par four that plays 366 yards from the White Tees. There’s water all down the left side of the tee box with more water on the right, creating somewhat of an island fairway. A very wide waste bunker crosses the fairway about 70 yards in front of the green and continues down the left side between the water on the left and the green.
After your round, stop by The Golf Shop, which is well-stocked with golf apparel, equipment, and accessories from many of the game’s top manufacturers. You can also pick up something from their grab-and-go snack bar items.
In the event you’re staying at the resort, be sure to have at least one meal at Sago. Sago gets its name from a species of palm trees that are found throughout the property. The restaurant has long been a Golden Isles favorite for great food and entertainment and underwent a major renovation that was completed in 2021. Sago is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner and Saturday and Sunday for breakfast.
Resort golf courses tend to have a hard time attracting members, especially if they allow guests of the resort to play the golf course. It may not offer the privacy and exclusivity they are looking for. And while the golf course at Sea Palms may be open to guests of the resort, and the general public, there is one section of the club that is reserved exclusively for the members.
The Miracle is a one-of-a-kind practice facility that is member-only. The design team at King-Collins was able to transform what was once the finishing hole of the now defunct 9-hole course into a 4.5 acre practice facility. With wide fairways, five greens, unusual topography, and strategically placed bunkers, dunes, and water features, it allows players to practice just about any short game shot they can think of. It’s more of a golf amusement park than a practice facility – without the clown’s mouth!
One of these resort courses is Sea Palms Resort, a beautiful property situated among the picturesque salt marshes of Georgia’s Golden Isles. Sea Palms stands out among St. Simons Island hotels and features ultra-comfortable accommodations in a secluded “island-within-an-island” retreat.
The main attraction for most visitors to Sea Palms is the 18-hole championship golf course, which winds its way through groves of live oaks, deep blue lagoons, and those enticing salt marshes. Its current pristine conditioning can be attributed to a well-trained and attentive maintenance staff that pays meticulous attention to all aspects of the course.
Before your round, warm up on Sea Palm’s large driving range where you can hit every club in the bag. The driving range is open to resort guests, club members, and the general public.
For me, the biggest takeaways from the golf course at Sea Palms are the green complexes. Not only are these putting surfaces incredible, but they are also incredibly well-protected. The 13th green is surrounded by four bunkers. A large, deep pot bunker in the middle of the fairway fronts the green on Number 14, with two more bunkers behind it. Because of the shape and undulation, a putt from the front right to a front left pin position is almost a guaranteed three-putt!
There are several memorable holes at Sea Palms but none more so than the last three holes which can make or break a good round. Number 16 is a 542-yard par 5 dogleg left and for most players, it’s going to be a 3-shot hole. A tee shot of 240 yards is still going to leave around 300 yards into the green. The green is almost 40 yards long, slightly elevated, and very narrow.
Number 17 is a par 3 that plays 195 yards from the White Tees over a little bit of water on the left. The large green is flanked by large bunkers on either side and slopes back to front.
The finishing hole at Sea Palms is a straightaway par four that plays 366 yards from the White Tees. There’s water all down the left side of the tee box with more water on the right, creating somewhat of an island fairway. A very wide waste bunker crosses the fairway about 70 yards in front of the green and continues down the left side between the water on the left and the green.
After your round, stop by The Golf Shop, which is well-stocked with golf apparel, equipment, and accessories from many of the game’s top manufacturers. You can also pick up something from their grab-and-go snack bar items.
In the event you’re staying at the resort, be sure to have at least one meal at Sago. Sago gets its name from a species of palm trees that are found throughout the property. The restaurant has long been a Golden Isles favorite for great food and entertainment and underwent a major renovation that was completed in 2021. Sago is open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner and Saturday and Sunday for breakfast.
Resort golf courses tend to have a hard time attracting members, especially if they allow guests of the resort to play the golf course. It may not offer the privacy and exclusivity they are looking for. And while the golf course at Sea Palms may be open to guests of the resort, and the general public, there is one section of the club that is reserved exclusively for the members.
The Miracle is a one-of-a-kind practice facility that is member-only. The design team at King-Collins was able to transform what was once the finishing hole of the now defunct 9-hole course into a 4.5 acre practice facility. With wide fairways, five greens, unusual topography, and strategically placed bunkers, dunes, and water features, it allows players to practice just about any short game shot they can think of. It’s more of a golf amusement park than a practice facility – without the clown’s mouth!
The Ford Field & River Club
The Ford Field and River Club in Savannah, Georgia offers a lifestyle that most people are not familiar with. This extremely upscale and private 1,800-acre vacation home community is built along Georgia’s Ogeechee River and is located minutes from downtown Savannah. The Ford - as it is better known - has a tremendous history dating back to 1917, when world-renowned automaker Henry Ford first encountered the Savannah, Georgia area. Ford purchased over 70,000 acres – equivalent to 120 square miles - of land in the Savannah area.
The Ford is a recreational oasis with a myriad of sports and recreational opportunities at your disposal to keep you busy and active. Equestrian enthusiasts can explore more than 10 miles of bridle trails. The state-of-the-art Equestrian Center is a 7-acre facility comprised of 22 stalls, multiple arenas, and a members' lounge. Water lovers can choose from several activities such as kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, or boating. If fishing is your thing, the waterways around the community are teeming with bass, trout, blue crab, and shrimp or you can book an expert-guided fishing excursion through the Deepwater Marina. The nearby 5,000-acre Dorchester Shooting Preserve offers sporting clays and upland wing shooting. Other activities include archery, running, hiking, biking, swimming, canoeing, water skiing, tennis, and pickleball.
For the majority of residents, the main attraction at The Ford is its award-winning golf course. This exciting Pete Dye design winds its way throughout 250 acres and is shaped by freshwater lakes, meadows, and coastline.
Pete Dye’s main objective was to create a course that was playable for the members, one they could enjoy and have fun on. And, with its two different design styles, this course does not disappoint. The front nine is traditional, Lowcountry, parkland-style golf with a lot of doglegs, and winds its way along the lakes and through groves of oak trees draped with Spanish moss.
The back nine was built on rice paddies and is reminiscent of a Scottish links course, especially when the wind is blowing. There are few trees, good undulation in the fairways and on the greens, and wide-open spaces. In his own words, Dye proudly proclaimed The Ford his “finest Southern links.”
As you make your way around the course, you’ll encounter tricky pin placements and strategically placed bunkers. Getting off the tee is the easy part, many of the fairways are wide and generous and everything slopes toward the middle. The course gets a little tougher with each hole played, primarily the approach shots. Better golfers that try to take a more direct route to the green had best be on their A-game, otherwise, the course will eat you up! You’ll have the most fun if you keep the ball in the fairway and minimize risk-taking. Ladies will appreciate the attention given to the placement of the forward tees, which typically eliminate the need to carry water or larger hazards. Women have Pete’s wife Alice to thank for that!
The Ford also has some pristine practice facilities with a full-length driving range, putting green, and a short game area. If you’re having trouble with any facet of your game, the talented professional staff can help.
To help keep you in shape physically and mentally The Ford’s Sports Barn & Pool offers 7,000 square feet of fitness equipment including a squash court, cardio and strength-training equipment, personal training, and more. There are three Har-Tru tennis courts nearby as well as croquet, bocce, lawn tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts. There are several pools too.
One of the best ways to experience all that the Ford Field and River Plantation has to offer is one of their Discovery Experience packages. As their guest, you will have the opportunity to enjoy three days and two nights at The Main House, Henry, and Clara Ford’s prized estate, and indulge in all the activities you so desire.
The Ford is a recreational oasis with a myriad of sports and recreational opportunities at your disposal to keep you busy and active. Equestrian enthusiasts can explore more than 10 miles of bridle trails. The state-of-the-art Equestrian Center is a 7-acre facility comprised of 22 stalls, multiple arenas, and a members' lounge. Water lovers can choose from several activities such as kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, or boating. If fishing is your thing, the waterways around the community are teeming with bass, trout, blue crab, and shrimp or you can book an expert-guided fishing excursion through the Deepwater Marina. The nearby 5,000-acre Dorchester Shooting Preserve offers sporting clays and upland wing shooting. Other activities include archery, running, hiking, biking, swimming, canoeing, water skiing, tennis, and pickleball.
For the majority of residents, the main attraction at The Ford is its award-winning golf course. This exciting Pete Dye design winds its way throughout 250 acres and is shaped by freshwater lakes, meadows, and coastline.
Pete Dye’s main objective was to create a course that was playable for the members, one they could enjoy and have fun on. And, with its two different design styles, this course does not disappoint. The front nine is traditional, Lowcountry, parkland-style golf with a lot of doglegs, and winds its way along the lakes and through groves of oak trees draped with Spanish moss.
The back nine was built on rice paddies and is reminiscent of a Scottish links course, especially when the wind is blowing. There are few trees, good undulation in the fairways and on the greens, and wide-open spaces. In his own words, Dye proudly proclaimed The Ford his “finest Southern links.”
As you make your way around the course, you’ll encounter tricky pin placements and strategically placed bunkers. Getting off the tee is the easy part, many of the fairways are wide and generous and everything slopes toward the middle. The course gets a little tougher with each hole played, primarily the approach shots. Better golfers that try to take a more direct route to the green had best be on their A-game, otherwise, the course will eat you up! You’ll have the most fun if you keep the ball in the fairway and minimize risk-taking. Ladies will appreciate the attention given to the placement of the forward tees, which typically eliminate the need to carry water or larger hazards. Women have Pete’s wife Alice to thank for that!
The Ford also has some pristine practice facilities with a full-length driving range, putting green, and a short game area. If you’re having trouble with any facet of your game, the talented professional staff can help.
To help keep you in shape physically and mentally The Ford’s Sports Barn & Pool offers 7,000 square feet of fitness equipment including a squash court, cardio and strength-training equipment, personal training, and more. There are three Har-Tru tennis courts nearby as well as croquet, bocce, lawn tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts. There are several pools too.
One of the best ways to experience all that the Ford Field and River Plantation has to offer is one of their Discovery Experience packages. As their guest, you will have the opportunity to enjoy three days and two nights at The Main House, Henry, and Clara Ford’s prized estate, and indulge in all the activities you so desire.
Wild Bluff Golf Course
The course is situated on a natural bluff overlooking Waishkey Bay and Lake Superior and features deep and natural ravines with winding rivers and streams that border the Hiawatha National Forest. Most of the holes are situated on the bluff and offer tremendous views of the bay. You’ll find gently rolling terrain as most of the land on top of the bluff is relatively flat with undulation built into them. There are only a few holes that show the course’s natural elevation changes and luckily all of them play downhill.
This beautiful parkland-style course features wide, Bentgrass fairways that are tree-lined, although you must be having a really bad day if you keep finding the trees! You’ll find a few forced carries but nothing that can’t be handled easily. It’s the ravines and natural areas you need to steer clear of.
The greens are large, roll true, and very puttable. Many are often elevated and/or crowned. The easiest way to play them is to knock it close on approach! All in all, the course is designed so that every player can find a reasonable and fair challenge and enjoy themselves. Wild Bluff is certainly not the easiest course you will find, but if you keep the ball in play and hit a lot of fairways, you’ll score well.
Wild Bluff has several memorable holes, starting with the risk/reward factor on the first tee. Number one starts you off from a very elevated tee box. It's a dogleg right and the green sits just right of the furthest bunker on the left. The green is reachable, but you will need to carry a lot of trees and rough off the tee. Mishit it and you may as well retee! A hybrid or 3-wood is all you need to find the fairway and will leave a short pitch shot into a large, well-undulated green.
Number 18 is a very picturesque finishing hole that starts from a very elevated tee box that overlooks Waishkey Bay with Canada in the background. The hole plays 386 yards from the White tees and features strategically placed fairway bunkers on either side of the landing area off the tee. You’ll need to finish your round with an accurate approach shot and avoid the pond right of the green. The putting surface is elevated, slopes back left to front right, and is protected by sand left and water right. End with a par and consider the day a success
Before your round, hit a few balls on the range. Wild Bluff boasts some pretty impressive practice facilities with a double teed driving range, expansive chipping area, and a large practice putting green. There are four target greens on the range in the shape of a heart, club, diamond, and spade.
Inside the clubhouse, you’ll find a pro shop filled with all kinds of logoed apparel and some of the latest golf equipment designed to improve your game.
Wild Bluff Golf Course is part of the Bay Mills Resort & Casino, located across the street. Bay Mills is a full-service casino with numerous slot machines and all the standard table games. The hotel side offers comfortable accommodations, as well as convention and meeting facilities, and a few restaurants to choose from, including the Back Bay Grill and Games, which is home to the World’s Best French Onion Soup. My wife agrees!
This beautiful parkland-style course features wide, Bentgrass fairways that are tree-lined, although you must be having a really bad day if you keep finding the trees! You’ll find a few forced carries but nothing that can’t be handled easily. It’s the ravines and natural areas you need to steer clear of.
The greens are large, roll true, and very puttable. Many are often elevated and/or crowned. The easiest way to play them is to knock it close on approach! All in all, the course is designed so that every player can find a reasonable and fair challenge and enjoy themselves. Wild Bluff is certainly not the easiest course you will find, but if you keep the ball in play and hit a lot of fairways, you’ll score well.
Wild Bluff has several memorable holes, starting with the risk/reward factor on the first tee. Number one starts you off from a very elevated tee box. It's a dogleg right and the green sits just right of the furthest bunker on the left. The green is reachable, but you will need to carry a lot of trees and rough off the tee. Mishit it and you may as well retee! A hybrid or 3-wood is all you need to find the fairway and will leave a short pitch shot into a large, well-undulated green.
Number 18 is a very picturesque finishing hole that starts from a very elevated tee box that overlooks Waishkey Bay with Canada in the background. The hole plays 386 yards from the White tees and features strategically placed fairway bunkers on either side of the landing area off the tee. You’ll need to finish your round with an accurate approach shot and avoid the pond right of the green. The putting surface is elevated, slopes back left to front right, and is protected by sand left and water right. End with a par and consider the day a success
Before your round, hit a few balls on the range. Wild Bluff boasts some pretty impressive practice facilities with a double teed driving range, expansive chipping area, and a large practice putting green. There are four target greens on the range in the shape of a heart, club, diamond, and spade.
Inside the clubhouse, you’ll find a pro shop filled with all kinds of logoed apparel and some of the latest golf equipment designed to improve your game.
Wild Bluff Golf Course is part of the Bay Mills Resort & Casino, located across the street. Bay Mills is a full-service casino with numerous slot machines and all the standard table games. The hotel side offers comfortable accommodations, as well as convention and meeting facilities, and a few restaurants to choose from, including the Back Bay Grill and Games, which is home to the World’s Best French Onion Soup. My wife agrees!