Michigan Golf Journal October 2021

25 October 2021 www.michigangolfjournal.com Editors also lauded Belvedere for being a private club that allows outside play. “As a big believer in the notion that great architecture should be shared, I tip my hat to the club,” Morrissett wrote. I couldn’t agree more. We’ll meet one of these days, Belvedere. Stoatin Brae : “ Much of the front nine traverses a plain, and then, starting at 10, the land goes crazy — a topsy-turvy six-hole stretch that you won’t soon forget. It is one of the best stretches on this entire list, even though a lot of people don’t know about it.” Being named national golf course of the year for 2021 won’t keep Stoatin Brae a secret much longer. I also found some tee times (in August) starting at $39 with a cart, but don’t tell anyone. I love golf and I can find something to enjoy about any course I play. Last week, I went on a golf vacation with friends and family from Pennsylvania. We played a Robert Trent Jones Sr. and an Arnold Palmer course at Oglebay Golf Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia. The courses were beautiful and challenging. There were too many sidehill lies for my taste, but we were on a mountain, after all. As much as I loved the golf and the camaraderie, there was one thought that kept coming back to me. I wished I was playing golf in Michigan, where I’ve always known the courses are majestic and the value can’t be beat. MGJ Soph i s t i cat i on and moder n comfor t come t oge ther at our l andmark four-d i amond re sor t wi th go l f cour s e, 5 i ve St eakhous e, heat ed and covered dr i v i ng range wi th Trackman , and the ar eas l arge s t re t a i l go l f s tore - Car l ’s Go l f l and . For s t ay & p l ay package s , re sor t re s ervat i ons and t ee t ime s ca l l 734-414-0600 or v i s i t the i nnat s t j ohns . com. 44045 Fi ve Mi l e Road Pl ymouth , MI 48170