By Fred Altvater
August and September are two great months to play golf in Michigan. There are so many wonderful courses in the ‘Mitten State’ and two of the best are often passed by. Bucks Run and Pohlcat, near Mt. Pleasant, are two courses that should be on your short list when you head north.
Bucks Run Golf Club
Bucks Run Golf Club is located between Mt. Pleasant and Midland on M20. Michigan-based golf course designer Jerry Matthews built a wonderful 18-hole championship course on the site of a former stone quarry.
Matthews sculpted fairways and greens in and around the Chippewa River that flows through the property. Holes No. 9 and 18 play along the large lake that sits in the center of the property. The course is always well maintained and in tournament condition every day. This course has to be one of the best values in the state.
For golfers heading farther up in northern Michigan, Bucks Run makes the perfect place to break up your trip and play a quick 18.
To make a tee time visit: https://www.bucksrun.com/.
Pohlcat Golf Club
Dan Pohl is a local Mt. Pleasant resident who made it to the PGA Tour. Dan won twice on tour and finished runner-up in the 1982 Masters, losing in a playoff to Craig Stadler. He had 70 career top 10 finishes and was inducted into the Michigan Hall of Fame in 2004.
Dan built Pohlcat Golf Club in 1992 along the Chippewa River wetlands and was determined to offer the best shot values possible.
Back 9 Report recently chatted with Dan about his Pohlcat Golf course and issues surrounding the PGA Tour. To watch the full video, click HERE.
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One of the highlights of playing a round at Pohlcat is catching Dan in the clubhouse and listening to his stories of life on the PGA Tour.
For more information, or to book a tee time visit: https://www.pohlcat.net/.
Both Bucks Run and Pohlcat are near Mt. Pleasant, the home of Central Michigan University. If you are heading to CMU for a football game this fall, tee it up at one of these great courses, while you are there.
