Michigan Golf Journal August 2019

By Tom Lang Michigan Golf Journal Course Review Many types of businesses, inside and outside the golf industry, try to be all things to all people. When it comes to golf, Fox Hills in Plymouth offers just about anything for any golfer – as much as any single property could. There’s the original Fox Classic, with 27 holes of pure fun under great conditions that’s very playable, even from the tips (roughly 6,000 yards for 18 holes). Then the Golden Fox offers yet another option for outings and championship play. The Strategic Fox is an 18-hole short course of all par 3s – plus FootGolf. And next door is the Learning Center, with heated bays, a driving range and short-game practice area, staffed with multiple award-winning instructors to serve men and women, boys and girls. (www. foxhillslearningcenter.com). Classic Fox: With its first 18 holes dating back to Wilfrid Reid’s 1927 design, this now 27- hole layout has a surprising number of holes molded to the land’s natural shaping. The layout goes up and down the hilly terrain and is cut through hardwoods on a very walkable layout featuring short distances from green to next tee, without feeling cramped. Most greens are small and require accurate Fox Hills Offers All Sides of Golf From a Short Course, to 45 Holes of Regulation Length, to Top Instruction