Photo: Treetops Resort via GoogleGaylord
'Gaylord Golf Mecca' — 20+ courses in a 30-minute radius, cabin lodging, summer-only season. Treetops Resort (5 courses by RTJ Sr./Fazio/Rick Smith) is the anchor; Forest Dunes + The Loop (Doak reversible, 90 min south) is the architecture-nerd pilgrimage.
Courses
9 courses
$$$Treetops Resort - Jones Masterpiece
★ 4.318 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1987)
$$$Treetops Resort - Fazio Premier
18 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tom Fazio (1992)
$$$Treetops Resort - Smith Signature
★ 4.318 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Rick Smith (1993)
$$$Forest Dunes - The Loop (Black & Red)
★ 4.618 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tom Doak (2016)
$$$Forest Dunes Golf Club
★ 4.518 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tom Weiskopf (2002)
$$Black Lake Golf Club
★ 4.618 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Rees Jones (2000)
$$Black Forest at Wilderness Valley
★ 2.218 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tom Doak (1991)
$$Otsego Club - The Tribute
18 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Rick Robbins, Gary Koch & Brian Lussier (2002)
$$Treetops Resort - Threetops
★ 4.318 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Rick Smith (1992)
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Weather & Best Time to Visit
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Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Recent Groups
Based on recent trips to this destination
4 golfers · 3 rounds
April 2026
~$1,400/person
6 golfers · 4 rounds
March 2026
~$1,850/person
3 golfers · 2 rounds
February 2026
~$980/person