#forestdunes

New review up on the blog! Forest Dunes course in Roscommon, Michigan. Click the link in the bio to check it out. #forestdunes #ForestDunesGolfClub #MichiganGolf #golf #GolfTrip #golfarchitecture #BuddiesTrip (at Forest Dunes Golf Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsVY5tlRZe/?igshid=m6x8jkwnsxfg

On the 9th day of Christmas, #golf gave to me...The Loop at Forest Dunes, Tom Doak's reversible 18 hole course that is played clockwise one day, then counterclockwise the next day. Novelty of the reversibility aside, The Loop is fairly unique in that all of the mown areas are either fairway or green height,, which makes for incredibly wide playing corridors. The fescue turf is given to firming up and playing fast, which appears to make the ground game very much a part of the course strategy. Unfortunately, all of that space is a false promise of ease, as the general lack of firm aiming targets and all that room make it tougher from the tee than it should be. The real intrigue on The Loop comes from the green complexes. While the fairways are gently rolling, the greens are chocked full of angles and slopes and pitches (to accept shots from multiple angles). They're big, undulating, and big fun. #TheLoop #ForestDunes #golfcoursearchitecture #GolfTrip #walkinggolfer #MichiganGolf (at Forest Dunes Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/B60sz1aFvEB/?igshid=974rlmh1cmy1

On the 5th Day of Christmas, #golf gave to me...Forest Dunes. A smart, fun challenge from start to finish, the Weiskopf design strikes a great balance of resistance to scoring and playability. The variety of the settings are magnificent, as the routing moves from sandy marsh to heavy woods to orchard flats and back to the sandy clubhouse surrounds. The strategies of the holes vary as much as the setting, providing players with plenty of width from which to play (and recover). Sand is omnipresent, in the form of bunkers and waste areas, but it's so well maintained that it need not even be a ½ shot penalty. It was an exciting course to play, so much so that we played it twice the same trip, a new experience for us. The Forest Dunes course is simply wonderful, part of the best golf resort experience we've had yet. #GolfTrip #ForestDunes #NorthernMichiganGolf #WeiskopfDesign #Roscommon #GreatGolf (at Forest Dunes Golf Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6qnboaljGO/?igshid=1ucmfj2q8jaw8

Forest Dunes bunkers drove a significant portion of the strategy around the greens. With such large greens with so much pinnable surface, they factor into almost every approach shot. Fortunately, they're maintained well, leaving a chance for a heroic recovery. It's a clever golf course in a magnificent setting. #GolfTrip #ForestDunes (at Forest Dunes Golf Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/B04f50dl0Bw/?igshid=g4lyag0hlv68

The Loop named @golfdigest Best New Public Course of 2016. Happy to have been a part of the team! Congrats @forestdunesgolf and #renaissancegolfdesign! #michigangolf #golfthemitten #golfdigest #2016 #tomdoak #theloop #forestdunes (at Forest Dunes Golf Club)