36 AT MANISTEE NATIONAL

A perfect one-two punch of golf can be experienced at Manistee National, just south of Manistee. Here, two golf courses sit within ¼ mile of each other with such a contrast in architecture, style of play and landscape, it feels like they could be states away from one another. Canthooke Valley is carved out of dense hardwoods and is often described as a course you could play every day and never tire of while the Jerry Matthew’s design at Cutter’s Ridge offers one of the highest slope ratings in the State of Michigan.

PLAY AT A PIECE OF HISTORY

Don’t let the name fool you, the Manistee Golf and Country Club is open to the public and is one incredible golf value considering you are playing on the shores of Lake Michigan. Opened for golf on just four holes in the summer of 1901, many people picked up a club for the first time and were learning the game since there we no courses in the region. The current clubhouse was constructed that same summer on the site of the current 14th green overlooking Lake Michigan for just $2,000 and was completed in 60 days. The early years of golf didn’t see many courses playing on the bluffs of Lake Michigan and yet early Manistee golf pioneers envisioned a beautiful layout of spectacular golf holes on its shores.

The course has a great flow of golf holes that provide for a fun but challenging round of golf. With three (3) sets of tees, golfers, from beginners to the more competitive, can enjoy this historic course. At just 5,614 yards from the tips, the course is not going to be the longest you find yourself on, but it makes for a very fun round of golf and is a great walking course.