The Kingsley Club in northern Michigan is a trophy course coveted by golf purists
KINSGLEY, Mich. --The Kingsley Club, just 20 minutes south of Traverse City in northern Michigan, is a modern rock star, a trophy course coveted by golf purists.
Kingsley's architect, Mike DeVries, grew up playing the famed Crystal Downs Country Club in nearby Frankfort, and the comparisons between the two playgrounds are inevitable. He essentially "found" The Kingsley Club on land littered with scrub trees after a deforestion years earlier cleared much of the property. Without moving much dirt, DeVries let the natural fairways run wildly through the rolling hills.
The Kingsley Club plays firm and fast with all-fescue fairways. Members revere its five par 3s, especially the second and the ninth. Both are shorter than 162 yards but incredibly penal on missed shots.
Kingsley is a private club, but it will accept tee times made by phone from your PGA Professional.
The Kingsley Club
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Kingsley
600 Niblick TrlKingsley, MI 49649-9480
United States
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Firm all-fescue fairways and the ever-present wind on a raw, exposed site give The Kingsley Club -- a 6,931-yard course near Traverse City -- its distinctive Br [...]
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