Creation of the Heather Course at Boyne Highlands and Bay Harbor Golf Club transformed
Northern Michigan golf landscape
(PETOSKEY, Mich.) – BOYNE Golf – home to 11 premier golf courses spanning three resorts in the scenic northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula – announces it will celebrate landmark anniversaries for both Boyne Highlands’ The Heather course (50th) and 27-hole Bay Harbor Golf Club (20th) in 2016.
Opened for play in 1966, The Heather was the first BOYNE Golf course and widely credited with starting northern Michigan’s golf course construction boom. Robert Trent Jones, Sr., arguably the world’s most famous golf course architect at the time, was given the task of designing a layout to put Boyne Highlands on the map as more than a ski destination. He succeeded in spades; to this day, The Heather is consistently ranked among the top 20 courses in Michigan.
Thirty years later, the establishment of Bay Harbor Golf Club marked the opening of a new chapter for BOYNE Golf. The byproduct of a massive land reclamation project, Bay Harbor brought the first lakeside, five-star resort golf experience to the region.
Bay Harbor boasts three distinct nine-hole courses – The Links, The Preserve and The Quarry – all designed by Arthur Hills. The Links is reminiscent of Ireland’s famous seaside courses with six holes overlooking Lake Michigan; The Quarry winds its way through an immense, abandoned shale quarry; and The Preserve features stately trees towering over native grasses, wild flowers and wetlands. The 18-hole Links / Quarry combination is regularly ranked among the U.S.’s top 100 public courses by Golf Digest and GOLF Magazine.
“We’re excited to build on a very successful 2015 season with special 2016 programming that will commemorate both of these milestones,” says Bernie Friedrich, Boyne Resorts’ senior vice president of golf and resort sales. “They’re a tribute to the strength of the BOYNE brand and our unwavering, decades-long commitment to bringing guests the best in northern Michigan golf.”
More details regarding anniversary-themed golf stay-and-play packages, deals and events will be announced in the coming months.
BOYNE Golf’s three flagship resorts offer experiences to suit players of all ages and abilities.
Boyne Highlands Resort
• Arthur Hills (18) – Tumbling terrain and wide fairways deliver enjoyment for all skill levels
• Donald Ross Memorial (18) – Replicates classic, challenging holes created by namesake
• The Heather (18) – Flawlessly-conditioned Robert Trent Jones design appeals to purists
• The Moor (18) – Demanding layout highlighted by a variety of dogleg holes
• Hidden River Golf & Casting Club (18) – Player-friendly, scenic layout located just off-site
The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort
• Bay Harbor Golf Club
§ The Links (9) – Setting on windswept cliffs along coastline evokes game’s ancient roots
§ The Preserve (9) – Tree-lined holes dominate before dramatic lakefront finish
§ The Quarry (9) – Distinctively nestled in abandoned shale quarry
• Crooked Tree Golf Club (18) – Recently redesigned Nos. 16-18 enhance playability and charm
Boyne Mountain
• The Alpine (18) – Fun and fair; annual host of Michigan PGA Tournament of Champions
• The Monument (18) – Panoramic vistas combine with hole-by-hole tribute to golf history
Beyond golf, BOYNE’s unique on-property amenities include award-winning spas, waterfront dining, sandy beaches, Avalanche Bay – Michigan’s largest indoor waterpark and adventure sport venues. They are supported by historic, lakeside resort towns Charlevoix, Harbor Springs and Petoskey all a short drive from Mackinac Island. Following in Hemingway’s footsteps, taking in the famous northern Michigan sunsets, enjoying the casino and exploring acclaimed microbreweries like Petoskey Brewing mean golf isn’t the only game in town.
More information: www.BOYNEGolf.com, info@BOYNE.com, 844.634.5315
About BOYNE Golf
BOYNE Golf offers the largest collection of courses (11) in the Midwest shared among three resorts in northwest Michigan’s Petoskey area: Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs, Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, and The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort in Bay Harbor. Golfers play up to 72 holes daily thanks to the region’s long daylight hours and ideal summer temperatures. With courses suited to a wide range of playing abilities, accommodations for every taste and budget, world-class amenities and memorable off-resort attractions, BOYNE is a premier destination for vacationing golfers, families and meeting planners.
Contact:
Stephen Reynolds
Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
703.344.6031
sreynolds@buffalobig.com
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