Marquette
Golf Club (Greywalls Course)
The dramatic Greywalls golf course in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan had a banner year in 2005, as
it received several highly acclaimed national awards. Greywalls
received national awards from Golf Magazine, Golf Digest,
and most recently, Travel + Leisure Golf and Golfweek, which
recently honored the layout as one of the best in Michigan.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula offers an all-too-brief
season, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in
quality, especially with this year's addition of the Greywalls
course at Marquette Golf Club. Architect Mike DeVries grabbed
this rugged site by the shoulders and shook loose 18 distinctive
challenges in a rough-and-tumble layout.
DeVries used the exposed granite here in every way possible--as
jagged hazards alongside the fairways and as aiming points
behind greens. Views of Lake Superior greet you on the first
tee, and everything that follows--from the approach on the
579-yard par-5 first to the forested, downhill, saddle-shaped
18th fairway--lives up to the lake's name. Potential disasters
loom throughout the round. DeVries accomplished a minor
miracle in routing such a variety of holes on such a difficult
site, and you'll tip your hard hat to his labors.
"On my exclusive Yikes-meter scale of 1 to 10, this
course starts as an 11. Not that the course stays perched
on the edge of doom. Nothing this exhilarating can be sustained.
Greywalls, a new course on a stunning site in Michigan's
Upper Peninsula, starts off like a mythic medieval quest.
The golfer might feel like he is battling fire-breathing
dragons, armored knights and monsters from the netherworld
along the way."
GOLFWEEK -April 23, 2005 by BRADLEY S. KLEIN
-Golfweek Senior Writer
Red
Fox Run
Red Fox Run has been designed to implement all
aspects of the game. The holes carefully blend rolling fairways,
rich woodlands, and scenic wildlife. It is a challenging
but playable course, and offers a panoramic golf experience.
We have one of the premier golf courses in the Upper Peninsula
and are dedicated to providing a level of service that will
ensure an enjoyable experience.
Course Information
Front 9
The Red Fox Run Golf Course offers two distinct designs.
The front nine features generous landing areas and well-bunkered
greens. Your long irons will need to be sharp for the three
challenging par 3 hole included in this nine.
Back 9
The back nine is set up for the shot maker. Narrow, tree-lined
fairways put a premium on driving accuracy. New tee boxes
have been constructed on holes 11 and 15, adding substantial
length to the demanding par 3 eleventh hole and the once
drivable par 4 fifteenth hole. The par 4 seventeenth hole
and par 5 eighteenth hole are two of the most challenging
finishing holes that you will play in the entire Upper Peninsula.
Both holes feature severe topographical changes.
Chocolay
Golf Course
Chocolay Golf Club - Harvey (South Marquette) Chocolay Golf
Club is a residential golf course near Marquette. There
are homes and condos around this Jerry and Bruce Matthews
III design. Their previous hook was that they had the world's
largest green. However, since the completion of the 18 holes
in 1993, they have much more to brag about. The course has
a fair amount of roll to it with few traps and very little
water. The have a very nice clubhouse and the costs for
golf are reasonable.
Chocolay Golf Club is well known for its ninth hole, the
world's largest golfing green, over 29,000 square feet.
The total measurement of the course is over 6,800 yards
with par 72. The picturesque, championship designed golf
course contains water hazards, rolling terrain and beautiful
wooded areas.
