Kingsley Club – the 8th course of my Michigan Golf Trip and the best overall true golf experience. I was fortunate to play Kingsley which is a private club. Kingsley like many new great courses in America, Kingsley is the result of great natural conditions and smart people. Very little earth was moved to make this amazing course, which features amazing elevation changes and undulations throughout the course that give it it’s character, along with great bunkering, uniquely shaped greens and some of the best routing I have ever played. While not overly long the course is a serious challenge, the position is key in the fairway to give you a possible chance of a shot into these very difficult greens. You can hit a great drive and the firm and fast conditions along with the natural motion of the fairways and you will find a very daunting approach. When the wind blows you will definitely play shots along the grown but the course allows you many ways to approach par but very few for birdies. The course has the feel of Scotland, with the hard fescue fairways and you will feel a sense of calm and peace as you connect with your inner golfer on the course which is only 30 minutes from Traverse City but is very isolated. The team at Kingsley is small but some of the best in the game. They keep it simple as Kingsley, simply awesome, nothing pretentious just a pitch-perfect environment for real golfers.
Golf Digest Ranks Kingsley the 121 Greatest Course in America, 4th best course in Michigan. Golf Magazine ranks the 110 best courses in America
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