Marquette
Golf Club (Greywalls Course)
The dramatic Greywalls golf course in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan had a banner year in 2005, as it received
several highly acclaimed national awards. Greywalls received
national awards from Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, and most recently,
Travel + Leisure Golf and Golfweek, which recently honored the
layout as one of the best in Michigan.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula offers an all-too-brief
season, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality,
especially with this year's addition of the Greywalls course
at Marquette Golf Club. Architect Mike DeVries grabbed this
rugged site by the shoulders and shook loose 18 distinctive
challenges in a rough-and-tumble layout.
DeVries used the exposed granite here in every way possible--as
jagged hazards alongside the fairways and as aiming points behind
greens. Views of Lake Superior greet you on the first tee, and
everything that follows--from the approach on the 579-yard par-5
first to the forested, downhill, saddle-shaped 18th fairway--lives
up to the lake's name. Potential disasters loom throughout the
round. DeVries accomplished a minor miracle in routing such
a variety of holes on such a difficult site, and you'll tip
your hard hat to his labors.
"On my exclusive Yikes-meter scale of 1 to 10, this course
starts as an 11. Not that the course stays perched on the edge
of doom. Nothing this exhilarating can be sustained. Greywalls,
a new course on a stunning site in Michigan's Upper Peninsula,
starts off like a mythic medieval quest. The golfer might feel
like he is battling fire-breathing dragons, armored knights
and monsters from the netherworld along the way."
GOLFWEEK -April 23, 2005 by BRADLEY S. KLEIN -Golfweek
Senior Writer
Red
Fox Run
Red Fox Run has been designed to implement all aspects
of the game. The holes carefully blend rolling fairways, rich
woodlands, and scenic wildlife. It is a challenging but playable
course, and offers a panoramic golf experience. We have one
of the premier golf courses in the Upper Peninsula and are dedicated
to providing a level of service that will ensure an enjoyable
experience.
Course Information
Front 9
The Red Fox Run Golf Course offers two distinct designs. The
front nine features generous landing areas and well-bunkered
greens. Your long irons will need to be sharp for the three
challenging par 3 hole included in this nine.
Back 9
The back nine is set up for the shot maker. Narrow, tree-lined
fairways put a premium on driving accuracy. New tee boxes have
been constructed on holes 11 and 15, adding substantial length
to the demanding par 3 eleventh hole and the once drivable par
4 fifteenth hole. The par 4 seventeenth hole and par 5 eighteenth
hole are two of the most challenging finishing holes that you
will play in the entire Upper Peninsula. Both holes feature
severe topographical changes.
Chocolay
Golf Course
Chocolay Golf Club - Harvey (South Marquette) Chocolay Golf
Club is a residential golf course near Marquette. There are
homes and condos around this Jerry and Bruce Matthews III design.
Their previous hook was that they had the world's largest green.
However, since the completion of the 18 holes in 1993, they
have much more to brag about. The course has a fair amount of
roll to it with few traps and very little water. The have a
very nice clubhouse and the costs for golf are reasonable.
Chocolay Golf Club is well known for its ninth hole, the world's
largest golfing green, over 29,000 square feet. The total measurement
of the course is over 6,800 yards with par 72. The picturesque,
championship designed golf course contains water hazards, rolling
terrain and beautiful wooded areas.
