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Since opening in 2000, the UAW golf course has piled up numerous awards, and this year is no exception. Black Lake Golf Club placed 25th in
Northern Michigan's newest golf jewel is Black Lake Golf Club, designed by acclaimed architect Rees Jones, who is renowned for his classic style and unsurpassed quality. Jones found a welcoming canvas on 300 acres of the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center with mature forests, wetlands and sandy soil, which are a designer's delight.
"We were trying to build an old style, classic course," Jones said. "You'll notice we don't have mounds or moguls. We just have sweeps and natural grade. We strive for holes blending with the natural terrain. There is nothing artificial or contrived. A good course should at once be a test of championship golf while at the same time affording an average golfer playing from forward tees an enjoyable round."
To that end, Jones designed a minimum of four and maximum nine tees for the course, which plays 7046 yards from the back tees to 5058 from the front and a par of 72. Complementing the championship course is The Little Course, a nine-hole par 3 with holes ranging from 34 yards to 117 yards and meant to introduce young people to the game as well as sharpen veteran players' short games.
Black Lake also presents an unrivaled practice area with a 350-yard double-ended bentgrass tee range, four practice bunkers and four chipping and putting greens, a clubhouse with dining room and lounge, and men's and women's locker rooms.
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©Black Lake Golf Club 2008
Onaway, Michigan
Pam Phipps, Director of Golf 989.733.GOLF (4653)
