If you’re looking for a challenge on the course, then plan your golf trip through Southern Swing. You choose the courses, we’ll schedule the tee times and book the hotel.
Two of the toughest courses on the list are the Medalist and Stonehedge South.
The Medalist builds up to some real challenges in the middle, then ends with risk/reward shots so you can either make a glorious comeback or stay steady to win the race.
Hole #7 is known as “The Little Terror.” This par three isn’t very long, but there’s lots of trouble. Like a lot of the middle holes, it’s not the distance that matters, but what direction you can hit the ball.
The Medalist has some devious bunkers, and while the wildflowers are pretty, it’s easy to get your ball lost among them.
At least you don’t have to go far for great food. The Medalist Bar and Grille is right at the clubhouse, and gives a view of hole #18.
Gull Lake View has six golf courses, and the toughest one is Stonehedge South.
The terrain is for the competitive golfer, with rolling hills and tree-lined fairways. It’s beautiful, despite the difficulty. Stonehedge South recently won the Golf Pass Award for course conditions – the top 50 in the country.
Many golfers say it’s like up-north Michigan without the long car ride to up-north. And better prices.
“Each hole at Stonehedge could be considered the ‘signature hole’ as all offer excellent chances for golfers to hit a variety of shots into quick rolling, gently sloping greens,” according to the Michigan Golfer publication.
But if we have to pick just one, hold out for hole #11. It’s one of the memorable tee shots, with a view of trees on both sides, slightly going uphill. While the trees are scenic, they make it harder to get to the hole. Better shoot straight or you’re bouncing off some branches.
