Photo: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa via GoogleTraverse City
Grand Traverse Resort's Bear (Nicklaus) and Wolverine (Player) plus Shanty Creek's Legend (Palmer) and Cedar River (Weiskopf) deliver four major-architect courses in Traverse City. Crystal Downs and Kingsley Club are private. Pair with Arcadia Bluffs or BOYNE Golf for a week-long Lake Michigan trip.
Courses
7 courses
$$Grand Traverse Resort - The Bear
★ 4.218 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Jack Nicklaus (1985)
$$Grand Traverse Resort - The Wolverine
★ 4.218 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Gary Player (1999)
$$Shanty Creek - The Legend
★ 4.118 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Arnold Palmer (1985)
$$Shanty Creek - Cedar River
★ 3.618 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Tom Weiskopf (1999)
$$Grand Traverse Resort - Spruce Run
★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
William Newcomb (1980)
$$A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort - Torch Course
★ 4.518 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Jerry Matthews (1973), Matthews II (2005)
$$The Mines Golf Course
★ 4.318 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Mike DeVries (2001)
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Weather & Best Time to Visit
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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