Michigan Golf Journal May 2021

41 May 2021 www.michigangolfjournal.com abundance of quality holes and aesthetics, it commands a hefty price, but few would deny its memorability. Public golfers of all skill sets are usually thrilled to experience it and are rarely disappointed. Thomas Brown (Panelist since 2015; has played 95 of the Top 100): The University of Michigan Golf Course. Have a problem getting on Augusta National? The University of Michigan Golf Course was built the year before Augusta by the same Alister MacKenzie and his Midwest associate, Perry Maxwell. The 1st tee sits across the street from the stadium used for football. It won’t take you long into your round to appreciate the intricacies of what makes MacKenzie/Maxwell greens so renowned. U of M students are lucky. What’s the course in Michigan you’ve not played that you’re most eager to see and why? Morrissett: The two-year- ol d South Course at Arcadia Bluffs is at the top of my list. I love the Macdonald/ Raynor school, so to see how Dana Fry interpreted their design elements into the South Course is bound to be fascinating. Without doubt, the course will be hugely strategic, which is my No. 1 must-have criteria. Lapper: I have three tied at the top of that list : Stoatin Brae, The Reversible Cours e at Forest Dunes , and Meadowbrook GC (Northville). Stoatin Brae for all the reasons Ran cited, and to see what the talented team at Renaissance Design (Doak, Slawnick, Schenider, Placek and Iverson) produced. Who could possibly be interested in quality design and fun and not want to play a wholly reversible course? Finally, I’ve heard great things about the Andy Staples renovation of a classic Willie Park Jr. design. Thomas Brown: The Dunes Club. Long before his success in Oregon, golf’s Robert Moses, Mike Keiser, built The Dunes Club in 1995 in the southwest corner of Michigan. The Dunes Club is a private nine-hole golf club designed by golf architect Dick Nugent. The pictures available online are envious. Comparisons are made to No. 1 Pine Valley. Is it really as good as everybody tells me? Hopefully I will be able to find out on my own someday. MGJ Kingsley Club U-M Golf Course