220 Country Club Drive,
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan MI 482236
The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - no effort to walk.
Surroundings:
Residential. Close to, but not directly alongside Lake St Clair.
Designer:
Original design by English golf professional Bert Way, followed by substantial redesigns by Harry Colt (1912), Charles "Hugh" Alison (1927) and Robert Trent Jones Sr (1952). Recent bunker renovation by Keith Foster, and tees and greens rebuilt by Tom Doak (2010).
42.414616
-82.895037
In the Grosse Point Farms suburb of Detroit, 13 mi NE of downtown Detroit.
Detroit, CC of
Country Club of Detroit: partly tree-lined and partly-open, this top-quality parkland layout gains its reputation and renown courtesy of three English course designers: Harry Colt, Charles Hugh Alison and Robert Trent Jones Snr. Providing their separate inputs over the years, they've ensured a wonderfully absorbing test of golf here at Grosse Pointe Farms ... just a stone's throw from the shoreline of Lake St Clair.
The generously spaced holes are laid out over flattish terrain. Each quietly sidles past stylish bunkering en route to small, well-defended, circular greens. Although lacking water hazards and elevation changes, this Detroit gem has plenty up its sleeve to thoroughly test all facets of your game ... not least straight hitting from the tee and deft approach play.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
CC of Detroit has one of the largest caddie programs in the US.
Excellent
Separated by just two years in their founding years, but 15 miles in distance, the Country Club of Detroit (1897) and 36-hole Detroit Golf Club (1899) are two amongst a revered group of historic private golf clubs in the Detroit area. Oakland Hills (1916) and Franklin Hills (1927) are also amongst this elite.
At the Country Club of Detroit, Arnold Palmer picked-up his first and only US Amateur title in 1954, while Robert Gardner landed the same title here in 1915.
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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