Tag Archives: Forest Dunes
Part 1: A Michigan Golf Odyssey
By Barry Cronin, Editor Chicago District Golfer Part 1 of a 3-part series on Michigan Golf Resorts. Michigan is the land of Ford, GM, Chrysler, the UAW, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seger, Eminen, the Lions, Tigers, Red Wings and the hapless Pistons. Michigan is also known for its pleasant summer weather that is paired […]
Tom Weiskopf Passes at the Age of 79
By Fred Altvater Over the past two years Tom Weiskopf struggled with pancreatic cancer, but continued to work on course renovations and design, until the very end. Always in the shadow of Jack Nicklaus, his contemporary at Ohio State, as well as on the PGA Tour, Weiskopf was a curious study throughout his professional career. […]
New Name for Forest Dunes Short Course
Forest Dunes announced that its new short course will be named Bootlegger. The resort’s latest golf option opened for limited preview play last fall and will open full-time May 6. The 10-hole, 1,135-yard short course was designed by Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns. The Bootlegger was named in homage to the land where Forest Dunes’ award-winning courses now sit. The […]
Forest Dunes Short Course Open
Forest Dunes’ new 10-hole short course, designed by Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns, opened for play on Saturday, August 1. It features holes ranging between 50 and 150 yards laid out over 15 acres of rolling terrain. “When people talk about what is wrong with golf these days, they talk about how much time it takes to play, how much […]
Forest Dunes The Loop Offers “Dual” Golf Experience
The Loop is one of the world’s most intriguing course designs as a fully-reversible layout featuring 18 greens and 36 teeing areas. Its closest model of comparison is historic St. Andrews, which most golfers don’t realize was designed reversible but is played the opposite direction once per year, each April 1. The Loop, however, doesn’t require a trip overseas […]