Michigan Golf Journal February 2019

ƌŽůůĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŽŶĞ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ǀŝĞǁƐ ǁŝůů ĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƚ ŐŽůĨĞƌƐ͕ ƚŽŽ͘ ϳͿ ĂŐůĞ LJĞ 'ŽůĨ ŽƵƌƐĞ͕ Bath Mid-Michigan isn’t known for its rolling terrain, which makes what Chris Lutzke and (input from) Pete Dye were able to do at Eagle Eye even more impressive. Giant, fescue-covered mounds serve as sentries around many of the greens – and ũƵƐƚ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ͛ǀĞ ŐŽƩĞŶ ƟƌĞĚ ŚĂĐŬŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚĂůů grass, you have to contend with the island green at the ƉĂƌͲϯ ϭϳ th (exact replica of TPC Sawgrass). Tipping out Ăƚ ϳ͕ϯϴϬ LJĂƌĚƐ͕ ĂŐůĞ LJĞ is ready for whatever big- headed driver you plan to bring with you. D':͗ ƉƵůů ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚƌŝǀĞƌ͕ LJĞƐ͕ ďƵƚ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ďĂůů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞ ĨĂŝƌǁĂLJƐ Žƌ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƌŽƵŶĚ͘ dŚĞ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƐŽĚͲ ĨĂƌŵͲƚƵƌŶĞĚͲƌŽůůŝŶŐͲƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ͕ ĂŐůĞ LJĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐ ĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞ ŽĨ ǁŚĂƚ ŵĂŶͲŵĂĚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚͲŵŽǀŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ƚƌĞĂƚƐ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĂŶ ͚hƉ EŽƌƚŚ͛ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ ϴͿ dŚĞ >ŽŽƉ Ăƚ &ŽƌĞƐƚ Dunes, Roscommon /ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ŽŌĞŶ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐĂLJ that a Top 100 course can be overshadowed by its new sibling, but that’s the current ƐƚĂƚĞ ŽĨ ĂīĂŝƌƐ Ăƚ &ŽƌĞƐƚ Dunes – where the original Tom Weiskopf design has been joined by Tom Doak’s ĞdžĐŝƟŶŐ ŶĞǁ >ŽŽƉ͘ EĂŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ďĞƐƚ ŶĞǁ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ The Loop 2015 9 Must Play Golf Courses