Tullymore Golf Club in Stanwood, Michigan emerges as one of the nation's best courses
STANWOOD, Mich. -- Tullymore Golf Club at the St. Ives resort in central Michigan has quickly emerged as one of the nation's best golf courses.
It's Jim Engh's first Michigan design and is set on 800 acres of wooded wetlands -- not exactly tournament friendly with no parallel holes, but a luxurious, natural setting.
It features thin, snake-like bunkering on many holes and some innovative green complexes. The par-3 12th has been nicknamed, "Dell on steroids", in reference to Lahinch's famous par 3 in Ireland that plays to a green hidden behind a dune. This is much of the same here, only the green is much bigger and the hole plays 257 yards from the back tees.
Tullymore also featurs some of the most affordable green fees among Top 100 courses.
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Ignoring a couple of minor quirks, St. Ives Golf Club in Stanwood, Michigan could easily stand toe-to-toe with its top 100 sister course, Tullymore Golf Club. T [...]
Photo Gallery: Tullymore Golf Club in Stanwood, Michigan emerges as one of the nation's best courses
Tullymore Golf Club in Stanwood, Michigan: The best golf course in America you've never heard of
