1
DayArrival and Boyne Highlands, Heather
Fly into Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City or Pellston Regional, then drive to Boyne Highlands Resort near Harbor Springs. Check in and head to the Heather for an afternoon round.
Best Value: Three Nights in the Resort Corridor
Best Value: Three Nights in the Resort Corridor
Three nights, four rounds across three resort properties, and stay-and-play packaging that delivers the most golf per dollar in Northern Michigan.
Duration
3 Days
Type
Bucket List Trip
Estimated Cost
$800–$1500/person
Rounds
4
Difficulty
Moderate
This trip squeezes the most quality golf out of Northern Michigan's resort stay-and-play model. Four courses across three properties, each with on-site lodging that bundles rooms and rounds at rates below standalone booking. It is built for groups who want maximum golf without blowing through a moderate budget.
Northern Michigan, Michigan
Trip at a Glance
- Duration
- 3 days
- Type
- Bucket List Trip
- Cost / person
- $800–$1500
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Courses· 4
Stay· 2
Activities· 2
Craft Brewery Trail2-4 hours
2
DayDonald Ross Memorial and Shanty Creek, The Legend
Morning round on Boyne Highlands, Donald Ross Memorial. The composite design recreates 18 of Ross's most celebrated holes from courses across the country.
3
DayTreetops, Masterpiece
Check out of Boyne Highlands and drive about an hour southeast to Treetops Resort in Gaylord. Morning round on Treetops Resort, Masterpiece, Robert Trent Jones Sr.
4
DayDeparture
Drive to Cherry Capital Airport, roughly an hour and 15 minutes from Gaylord. Pellston Regional is closer, around 45 minutes from Boyne Highlands, if your flight schedule allows.
Trip Logistics
Plan the Practicalities
Logistics
The two-property structure (first two nights at Boyne Highlands Resort, final night at Treetops Resort) keeps course-day driving under an hour. The Day 2 drive between Boyne Highlands and Shanty Creek is the longest at roughly 50 minutes. Book stay-and-play packages directly with the resorts for the best bundled pricing. A rental car is essential. All four courses offer riding carts, though walking is an option at each.
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