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overlooking the lake. In addition, three
villas, that can comfortably sleep up to
eight persons per building, make it the
perfect arrangement for buddy’s golf trips.
As you look down any fairway on the
Loop, be sure to check the course map
for the location of camouflaged fairway
and green-side bunkers. What looks at
first blush as a simple mound along the
fairway or at the edge of a green is really
the back of a bunker waiting to gobble up
an errant golf ball.
One of the features of the Loop was the
necessity for eachgreen tobeable toaccept
shots from two different directions. Doak
has accomplished this with aplomb. The
greens although smallish and undulating,
will hold a well-struck shot that has been
effectively planned and executed.
Firm fairways and greens with run-
up approaches allow for roll, which
encourages golfers to play along the
ground. There are few forced carries and a
low ball flight with ample run, is preferable
to long high carries.
Forest Dunes now offers three world-class
golf courses for golfers to enjoy, while
staying in comfort and dining on the best
cuisine available.
is a walking-only
course and provides a pure golf experience.
It’s the way golf was meant to be played.
Carry your own bag, use a push cart or hire
a caddy to do your heavy lifting, but come
experience one of the great golf facilities in
the country at Forest Dunes.
It is Pure Michigan.
NWO Golf Links