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BOYNE HIGHLANDS RESORT Donald Ross Memorial Course
Michigan Golf Course review 5/30/08
General Information
Boyne features three top notch resort properties with 162 holes of some of the best championship golf in
northern Michigan, all available for public play. With designs by renowned architects Robert Trent Jones and
Arthur Hills along with a course that plays tribute to Donald Ross, Boyne has received high recognition from
national publications including Golf, Golf Digest, Golf for Women, Michigan Golfer - with several layouts listed in
Golfweek's Top 100 Resort Courses in the Country. For information on the property as well as info on golf packages, visit the Properties' website by clicking here.
Boyne Highlands Resort features four world-class designer courses - the Robert Trent Jones Heather Course,
The Moor, The Ross, and The Hills. Also on property are the Boyne Golf Academy and the traditional facilities of
the Country Club of Boyne, as well as a par three course (lit for night play), a unique putting course, plus the First
Tee of Boyne Highlands. Membership opportunities - which include a Members-only course and 6 other layouts,
swimming, tennis, dining and spa facilities, are being promoted in 2008. The resort amenities include nearly 400
hotel rooms and suites designed on over 3,500 acres of natural and manicured settings. Activities include a
fitness area and wellness center, swimming pool and hot tubs, chair lift rides, hiking, biking, croquet, badminton,
tennis courts and various dining options. For more info on the resort, visit our page for Boyne Highlands with direct link to their website by clicking here.
Donald Ross Memorial Course Review
The Ross Course, long considered one of Michigan's best layouts, features the likeness of 18 of Donald Ross'
most famous holes from around the globe. Golfers will be treated to the signature raised green complexes, which
are often protected by sand traps but also feature down slopes that often run off the sides and backs, creating
swales and collection areas that result in challenging recovery situations. The bent grass putting surfaces vary in size and shape and are often undulating.
Ample landing zones are present off the tee on most of the tree-lined fairways, which are quite rolling with
several elevated tee areas and significant mounding. There are five sets of tee boxes that play to distances and
slopes measuring 6814 yards/138 slope, 6563 yards/136 slope, 6233 yards/131 slope for men and 145 for women, 5658 yards/128 slope for men and 133 for women, and 4935 yards with a slope of 122 for women
playing from the silver tees.
The Ross, Moor and Hill courses share one clubhouse, which features a nicely stocked pro shop,
restaurant/lounge with lunch items, adjacent snack shop (breakfast sandwiches are available), plus locker rooms
with showers for men and women. Practice facilities include a spacious, targeted grass range, short game area
with sand bunker, plus multiple putting greens. Each course utilizes the color coded pin placement system, with
red indicating front, white - middle and yellow - the back of the green. 100, 150 and 200 yard blocks on located
the fairways and sprinkler heads are also measured to the center of the green on all par fours and fives. All tee boxes also have posted measurements.
The Ross Course has water hazards in play on 5 holes, and approximately 80 sand bunkers are situated
greenside or near the landing zones along the fairways. Several holes - especially those that feature more or
less a flat terrain from tee to green, have rough-sodded mounding on one or both sides, which makes recoveries
for par a difficult challenge. This is a beautiful layout and a fun round for players of all skill levels. For more info, visit our page for the course, with direct link to their website by clicking here
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