Michigan Golf Journal November 2020

the 2020Michigan Golf Course of the Year.” Unique among championship golf courses in Michigan, Stoatin Brae is located at one of the highest points in Kalamazoo County and presents golfers with sweeping panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. It was designed by Eric Iverson, Don Placek, Brian Schneider and Brian Slawnik, senior associates for Renaissance Design of Traverse City in collaboration with the Scott family. “The geographic area does have a northern Michigan feel, but the goal with Stoatin Brae is the opposite,” Scott said. “Think Scotland, but surrounded by forest-covered hills.” Stoatin Brae — translated from Gaelic meaning Grand Hill — has the elements to become a destination course; part of the plan for the Scott family, whose resort includes five other golf courses. They continue to attract golfers from across the upper Midwest and beyond to the scenic, rolling countryside. “Stoatin Brae offers a unique golfing experience,” said MGCA Board President Gilda Johnson of Lake Forest Golf Course in Ann Arbor. “We know golfing customers are wowed when they take to the tee.” MGJ 3 November 2020 www.michigangolfjournal.com