1 Round at each club

2 Nights accommodations in Traverse City, MI

Date will be in September, 2025

1 Player

Crystal Downs -

Perry Maxwell, the Midwest associate of architect Alister MacKenzie, lived on site while constructing the course to MacKenzie's plans, but there's evidence Maxwell exercised considerable artistic license on some holes. Whomever did it, Crystal Downs has fairways that zigzag and rumble over the glacial landscape and greens that have doglegs in them. One drawback is that the putting surfaces are so old-fashioned that they're too steep for today's green speeds. But that's part of Crystal Downs appeal. It's short but has considerable bite.

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1989.
2023-'24 ranking (and previous): 14th
Highest ranking: No. 10, 2007-'08.

Best in State: Ranked first, 1989-'93, 2005-'22. Ranked inside the top 5 since 1977. Ranked 1st in state 1989-'93 & 2005-'24.

Current ranking: First.

Kingsley Club -

Expertly routed across glacial domes and over kettle holes, Kingsley Club opens with a split fairway, a high-right avenue separated from a low-left one by a cluster of sod-face bunkers. It's an attention grabber than is repeated in various fashions throughout the round. For instance, the hilltop green on the short par-3 second seems tiny in comparison to the deep shaggy bunkers surrounding it. The long par-3 fifth plays over a valley with a tongue of fairway ready to repel any shot that comes up short. The par-4 sixth seems to slant in one direction, then cant in the other direction once past a lateral ridge that runs down the fairway.

2023-'24 ranking: 110th.

Previous ranking: 121st.

Highest ranking: No. 110, 2023-'24.

Best in State: Ranked fourth, 2017-'22. Ranked fifth, 2013-'14. Ranked sixth, 2011-'12, 2015-'16. Ranked inside the top 15, 2007-'09. Ranked inside the top 20, 2005. Ranked inside the top 25, 2003.

Current ranking: 4th.

Policy notes:

The hosting member is required to play with your group during each round.
Please note date of play has already been determined, see above for date details.
If you win the item, please contact our concierge team to schedule.