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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6828 yards
Slope 147
Rating 73.5

Course Details

Year Built 2005
Golf Season May - October
Architect Mike DeVries (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $22
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard Visa card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

Reviews

5.0
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Reviews 10
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Worthy of the Hype

The Greywalls course at Marquette exceeded already very high expectations. In a word, it was incredible. The routing is so well done around all of that rock with interesting greens on every hole. Mike DeVries worked his magic here because as difficult as the course is (see approach to #2 and green on #17) it still feels playable. I never felt like I didn't have an option or enough room except maybe the tee shot on the par four 8th. The contrast between nines is nice as well. You get a bit of a break after hanging on for dear life on the front. Even if you took away the view of Lake Superior, the approach to #9 might be my favourite in all the courses I've played; the green sits perfectly into the hillside. I am looking forward to getting back again next year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth the effort to get to--spectacular course

A destination course that must be seen to be believed. Easy to think you're playing a course in the Rocky Mountains. It's rare to get a flat lie in the fairways and the greens as a set are about as challenging as I've ever played. Lots of tiers and severe undulations. A competent caddy would be invaluable for helping to read putts.

Friendly staff and service. One drawback is no clubhouse on the Greywalls 18, so no easy food or drink options other than the starter shack. But I rarely play top 100 golf courses for the food & drink, so that's not a big negative for me. Just plan ahead for water or other beverage during each nine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Michigan Advisor
First Time Playing

Most Difficult Course In MI

This is probably the most creative golf course I have played, I would say it’s definitely the most challenging. The most attention should be placed on the approach shots. The greens are fast and many seem to be on a plateau. Coming in too hot will cause the ball to roll off into collection areas. Make sure you get a yardage book in the pro shop. I couldn’t imagine trying to navigate the course without it since there are so many elevation changes and seem to be a couple blind shots. My advise for first time players is to move up a set of tees compared to normal.

My only negative feedback would be even though it’s beautiful and challenging, some of the hole are laid out in an unfair way. I don’t like smashing drives down the fairway and not being able to find them since the ball crashed off a rock formation.

I shot 10 strokes above my average. Really glad I finally played it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 734
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Michigan Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

My Favorite Public GC in Michigan

By far my favorite public golf course in the state. It is not easy getting here, but it is worth the effort. This course has it all: wild greens, terrific conditions, a bold layout, large elevation changes and views of Lake Superior.

Greywalls should be on anyone's golf bucket list.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Absolute beast!!

Incredible from the opening shot!! Probably the hardest course I've ever played..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 94
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Michigan Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Breathtaking experience

After playing the Kingsley Club, I didn't see how Mike DeVries could come close to creating a course as awesome, but he certainly succeeded with Greywalls.

Let me start by saying that the staff here was some of the friendliest I've ever met. After a frost delay, the gentleman in the pro shop (maybe the pro?) led us out onto the course and gave us some helpful hints. The starter was also very friendly and helped us choose the best set of tees.

It looks unlike any other track I've ever played. The natural beauty surpasses everywhere else I've seen- even Arcadia Bluffs. The hole design is spectacular; the first nine flows better than any other golf course I've played. You really have to think about every shot. You can't just wail on the ball and be in good shape. You have to think about how the vast contours and hazards will affect the resting place of your ball. Mike DeVries' greens are my favorite in golf because you often have to land your ball off the green to have it end up where you want it. The rock outcroppings create a unique experience as well, because hitting one can shoot your ball in the opposite direction.

Between the gorgeous views, challenging play, fast fairways and greens, impeccable design, and the friendly people, this was one of the best golf experiences I've ever had. I would highly suggest traveling to Marquette to play this course. I'm definitely going to make the trip every year now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 448
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing

Stunning Views Stunning Golf

The DeVries designed Greywalls at Marquette GC is demanding, picturesque and a truly joy to play. Already want to return to the UP to play it again.....well worth the trek. I heard many of the members want the nines to be switched up but I like it just the way it is. Starting out from the clubhouse you'll experience one of the longest drives by cart to reach the first tee and a starter shack/halfway house which features one of the most pleasing vistas of Lake Superior and golf holes that you'll find. You even get to preview several holes you'll be playing later so pay attention!! If you've played Black Forest (in Gaylord/Doak's first) and Dunmaglas (Charlevoix) I'd tell you Greywalls is a cross of both of those courses except on steroids.

My impression is that front nine holes were built to intimidate you. Mid to high handicappers...play the middle tees at 5831 yards.....you'll be able to enjoy your day more otherwise I guarantee you'll be a bad mood well prior to reaching the halfway house to medicate.

Your challenge begins with a downhill par 5 with fairway swales and mounds all over....protected by a turtle back green on a hillside. Almost all the greens have several levels or areas....some are a bit over the top but are still very playable and keep your interest/attention at a very high level. Local course knowledge is helpful but even for a first timer like me just concentrating on getting my tee shots and approach shots on a proper line did the trick just allow the elevations and ground to do the work. It was helpful not to know all the trouble that could be had. The 2nd thru 4th holes are demanding but the short uphill tee shot dogleg left par 4 5th with a 100 foot plus rock outcropping to the right of the green site coupled with the up hill par 3 6th were two of the most perfect back to back golf holes I've ever played. The back nine seems to settle down quite a bit...still demanding...just less severe. The Par 5 finishing 18th is a vista pleasing no sand down hill par 5 that funnels your tee shot... reachable in two with a dome in the middle of the green protecting the flats on all sides....a most memorable pleasant finish.
Conditions were top notch and well maintained. The starter that afternoon - Sid (doubling as the halfway house attendant) was outstanding. I hope they put in that sliding glass door for him in the halfway house so all the starters can enjoy the vistas as much as the golfers!! From top to bottom each and every one the staff at Marquette GC is top notch - Director of Golf Marc Gilmore down to the cart attendants and servers in the clubhouse...they are the most welcoming, pleasant folks you'll ever find and an absolute joy to interact with. Easy to see why this track is one of the top 10 you can play in Michigan. It's a gem. Absolutely do not miss playing the Heritage 18 especially if you are fan of old school golf design.....it's just as good from a different perspective. Each of these courses on their own would be worth scheduling a summer trip to the UP.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Top 100

I have played 5 courses in the so called top 100 in the midwest. This place is by far one of the best courses I will ever play and will be back next year. Played in the spring and conditions were perfect. One of the best layouts I have ever seen through the forest and through the mine. Worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

GREYWALLS, A TIMELESS BEAUTY

Greywalls Golf Club is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the city of Marquette. The course's natural beauty was formed by the glaciers and carved into a breathtaking landscape by designer Mike Devries. The giant quartz boulders, which the designer built the course around gives Greywalls a bold and majestic feel. Natural elevation changes, rolling hills, matured trees, plush fairways, thick rough grass off the fairways and great views of Lake Superior come together for a golfers paradise. 
   The day I played Greywalls it was sunny, with a mild breeze and the temperature was in the lower 70's.  I played the back tees which has a slope rating of 70.7/138 and measures 6537 yards.  There are 5 sets of tee boxes and the Championship tees are 6828 yards with a slope rating of 73/144.  Within the beauty of this course lies a beast with a wicked bite.  It comes in two forms; the fast, undulating greens and changes in the weather conditions. You will feel the true grit of the beast either way.  Pray for sunshine.
     Standing on the first tee box and admiring the stunning view of Greywalls, I am reminded of rounds I played at Ballybunion in Ireland, and Kingsbarns Golf Links in Scotland and modern courses such as Pelican Hills, Half Moon Bay, and Bodega Bay in California. These prestigious golf courses all take advantage of natural terrain and challenging layout.  Greywalls seems to have the best features of all these courses combined into one spectacular golf course.  Golfing Greywalls is most exhilarating, and refreshing at the same time.  Playing with someone who has local knowledge of the course was better than having a caddy, and much more rewarding.  I played well, and made a few birdies, but the best testimony I can give Greywalls is, "I look forward to returning to this side of heaven, and golfing at a course that is both a Beauty and the Beast."
     My memorable round of golf was made complete by Marc Gilmore, the Director of Golf at Greywalls.  I was given a detailed history of the course's humble beginning, it's challenges, and exciting plans for future expansion, including a new club house and state-of-the-art facilities.  My delicious meal in the Clubhouse dining room was made special by lively conversation with Jaycie, the long-time Clubhouse Director.  Her passion for customer satisfaction, a savoring meal, and a well rounded menu with fresh local foods, added to the charm and grace of Greywalls. The future of Greywalls is made brighter by the dedication of Marc and Jaycie.  Their plans for the future of the course will elevate Greywalls from a "Hidden Gem", to "The Gem" of Michigan golf.

Course Review
Horace Bell (Golf  Enthusiast)

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Greywalls Course at Marquette Golf Club

Pro: Even though it is in the far northern parts of Michigan in the Upper Pennsulia the course did really well. The layout never was flat and it had lots of elevation change. The greens and fairways were good as well. The course stood out well.

Con: I would not recommend to walk this course because of the big elevation changes. Always take a cart. It can be pricy to play there

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

highly recommended

some great courses are out of the way and off the beaten path - sand hills, bandon dunes & greywalls.

I couldn't rate this as 5 stars compared to these courses, but you get the idea, if you are in the area, and Marquette is quite out of the way, this is a must play course, rugged and challenging yet fair and playable. if you're used to country club fluff or muni traffic, be prepared as this will be a big eye opener. At the top of my list of all time favorite courses, its 3hrs drive away for me, so i wish i could play more.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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