Grand Traverse Resort - Spruce Run

Grand Traverse Resort's Spruce Run was the original foundation for the entire northern Michigan resort, a nine-hole course that former University of Michigan golf coach William Newcomb redesigned and expanded to 18 holes in 1979, opening alongside the 239-room hotel in 1980 as 'The Resort Course.' The property was formerly a cherry orchard, and the course was renamed Spruce Run in 1992 to reflect the thick spruce and fir canopy that lines the fairways and framing-greens. 6,741 yards par-72 across classic Michigan-Up-North parkland terrain, gently rolling fairways, bentgrass putting surfaces, and water on just enough of the routing to demand honest ball-striking without threatening to ruin a scorecard. The resort's flagship course is The Bear (Nicklaus, 1984), later joined by The Wolverine (Gary Player, 1999); Spruce Run is the approachable companion card that fits most groups. Peak green fee runs $65-105 for resort guests. Fits a Traverse City trip as the warm-up or wind-down round in the Grand Traverse Resort 54-hole rotation.