Michigan Golf Journal June 2021

Michigan Golf Journal Freeways and Fairways a difficult layout. The Whites are in at 6,392 and a 70/6/124. Gold tees measure 5,769 and play at 67.4/119. The forward tees find their rage at 5, 118 yards and a 68.6/117. The Dream offers golfers a nice variety of holes. Lines from tee to green on the golf course are rarely straight, asking players to consider ball placement on every tee. Still, only four of the holes are what I would consider real doglegs. The remainder have twists that won’t take you out of play but will increase the difficulty of the following shot. Further complicating matters are the fairway bunkers on eleven of the holes. I like golf course designs with fairway bunkers because they add an additional strategic consideration to the holes. My favorite hole was the first, a downhill thrill ride with a turn to the right at the end (photo at top of page). It’s bombs away here. Try to keep the ball to the left, but don’t get caught in the bunker. Another bunker threatens on the left side of the fairway around a hundred yards out. A good drive gives a player a chance at reaching in two, but the green has a bunker on the front left and mounding on the edges. These could end up negating the advantage of a heroic, but wayward shot. A more prudent player might decide to lay up the right of the 100-yard bunker. 18th Annual Tech Invitational Golf Outing Presented by DTE Energy