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Plan Your Bay Harbor Golf Trip in 60 Seconds

Cliffside Lake Michigan golf at the BOYNE flagship

Bay Harbor Golf Club is northern Michigan's most scenic 27 holes — Arthur Hills routed The Links, Quarry, and Preserve nines along towering bluffs and a shale quarry on Little Traverse Bay. It anchors the BOYNE golf empire (Bay Harbor, The Highlands, Crooked Tree), making this a luxe Lake Michigan golf base.

5
courses
Summer, Fall
best season
PLN
25 min drive
10–50k
town size
The rota

Courses

Bay Harbor Golf Club — Links/QuarryBucket ListTOP 100 PUBLIC

Cliff-edge holes over Little Traverse Bay plus a dramatic shale-quarry nine — 'Pebble Beach of the Midwest'

$150–$295
Par 72 · 6,845 yds
coastal
Bay Harbor Golf Club — PreservePremiumDESIGNER CLASSIC

The wooded, hillside Preserve nine — combine with Links or Quarry for a fresh 18 each day

$120–$250
Par 35 · 3,268 yds
parkland
The Highlands — The Heather (RTJ Sr.)PremiumDESIGNER CLASSIC

Robert Trent Jones Sr.'s northern-Michigan classic at BOYNE's Highlands resort

$90–$175
Par 72 · 7,210 yds
parkland
The Highlands — Donald Ross MemorialPremiumDESIGNER CLASSIC

Eighteen recreated holes from Donald Ross's most famous courses — a greatest-hits design tour

$90–$175
Par 72 · 6,814 yds
parkland
Crooked Tree Golf ClubSolidBEST VALUE

Hillside Harry Bowers design with Lake Michigan views from nearly every hole — strong value round

$60–$120
Par 71 · 6,608 yds
parkland
Base camp

Where to Stay

resort houseSleeps 8–20

$350–$1,200 /night

Bay Harbor village condos and the Inn at Bay Harbor — upscale Lake Michigan resort base

on-site golfmarina accessmultiple restaurantsspalake views
lakehouseSleeps 8–16

$400–$1,100 /night

Little Traverse Bay and Walloon Lake homes around Petoskey/Harbor Springs

private docklake accessdeckgrillfire pit
The table

Dining

Sagamore Room (Inn at Bay Harbor)

$$$$
upscale

Bay Harbor's signature fine-dining room overlooking the marina and bay

Knot Just a Bar

$$
casual

Marina-side burgers, beers, and a deck — the easy group post-round spot in Bay Harbor village

City Park Grill (Petoskey)

$$$
upscale

Historic Petoskey restaurant and bar where Hemingway drank — steaks, seafood, and character

Palette Bistro (Petoskey)

$$$
farm-to-table

Bayfront farm-to-table with sunset views over Little Traverse Bay

After the round

Nightlife

Knot Just a Bar

Late night
patio

Marina deck bar in Bay Harbor village — the natural 19th hole

City Park Grill (Petoskey)

Late night
cocktail

Long mahogany bar in a Hemingway haunt — strong pours and history

Beards Brewery (Petoskey)

brewpub

Petoskey craft brewery with a big taproom for a group beer night

Off days

Activities

Little Traverse Bay charter & boat rental

boat rentalhalf day$60–$150/pp

Rent a boat or charter on Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay for a rest-day cruise

Lake Michigan / Bear River fishing charter

fishinghalf day$125–$275/pp

Salmon and trout charters out of Petoskey — big-water fishing for the crew

Petoskey breweries & downtown crawl

brewery2-3 hours$25–$60/pp

Beards, Petoskey Brewing, and the Gaslight District for an evening off the course

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