Michigan Golf Journal November 2020

19 November 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com As for other partner properties, The New Course at Talamore was tabbed the area’s “Course of the Year” in 2018. This came after a major green complex restoration and the addition of signature sodwall bunkers was performed on the Rees Jones design. A year later, the King’s Course at Mid South — the area’s only Arnold Palmer Signature course — underwent a similar restoration and greens conversion, along with other club enhancements. A must-play for many, Tobacco Road is a course of such uncommon beauty that it thrills and captivates the imagination with its creativity. Carving his way through an old sand quarry, the late architect, Mike Strantz, created one of the most celebrated and talked- about courses in the world. Throughout the Sandhills, there are plenty more outstanding, if lesser known, public layouts like Longleaf Golf & Family Club , site of the U.S. Kids Golf Academy and one of the many courses that hosts the annual U.S Kids World & Teen Championships. Meanwhile, Legacy Golf Links is only one of four area clubs to have hosted a USGA championship, and the Jack Nicklaus II design’s finishing hole is a real “Bear.” There are also several highly regarded private courses that are worth a little extra effort. Ask your travel consultant about the Country Club of North Carolina , Forest Creek Golf Club and the area’s newest, Dormie Club , which will debut a new clubhouse and on-site accommodations in 2021. Plan your trip now to make a pilgrimage to the “Home of American Golf.” www. HomeofGolf.com MGJ Gil Hanse designed and created The Cradle before he worked on Pinehurst No. 4 restoration This Mike Strantz design is as beautiful as it is diabolical and a Top 100 Course You Can Play