Island Retreat
Take a big step back in history and play on Mackinac Island, just off Michigan's golf gem Upper Peninsula. A War of 1812 battle was fought near the site of Wawashkamo Golf Club, which opened in 1898. A fort from that era overlooking the island and the magnificent Grand Hotel is close to The Jewell, a slick 18-hole course that includes a horse-and-carriage ride to and from the back nine that is barely 20 years old and designed by highly acclaimed Jerry Matthews, who renovated a front nine that opened in 1907.

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Need to know your audience.
Need Pricing and consider seniors that are not and never have been CEO's.
Come back to the real golfers??
Have a good day and hittum somewhere..

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I would nominate The Grove Park Golf Course at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. A Donald Ross gem from 1926. The Grove Park Inn (opened in 1913) has been host to 10 United States Presidents. Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountain views....

Any list of most American golf courses should include Leather Stocking at Cooperstown New York. James Fenimore Cooper's novel the Deerslayer takes place in the area with descriptions of locale that can be recognized today. The porch of the Otesaga Hotel affords a view on the golf course, which includes the place of the climax of the book. Cooper's description of the place where Hawkeye is rescued from being burned at the stake by the Huron Indians is clearly the 17th green today.

to continue J&J's comments on FDR wanting "to put golf clubs in all citizens hands", check the opening date of your local muni anywhere in the United States and the odds are that it was built by the WPA during FDR's administration. People know about his make work projects to help get us out of the Great Depression but few know that building golf courses for the public was a large part of that.

The Progressive Democrat forgets to state the obvious reason for the disappearing middle class: The policies of the current administration that he helped put in office. Twice. I have no pity on his golf frustrations.

The five courses that comprise Bethpage State Park were commissioned by golfing (pre-polio) NY'er FDR as part of what he called a "people's country club" that even included a polo field! 1930's socialism aside, you can't argue with a prez who wanted to put golf clubs in all citizens' hands. I played the Tillinghast-designed Black Course, the first daily-fee course to host a U.S. Open. God bless America!

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Pelican north and south courses in Newport Beach.
Incredible incredible ...
Hills mountains scenery all challenges you could ever want.
It's a must on your golf bucket list.

The Omni Homestead Resort's Old Course was completed in 1892 and is distinguished as home of the nation's oldest first tee in continuous use. It had the first round of golf played by a sitting US President as well as purportedly the most rounds of presidential golf (over 20 have played).
The Homestead, in Hot Springs, VA was opened in 1766 with land granted to the owner from George Washington and the ‘Hot Springs’ were frequented by Thomas Jefferson.
Beyond the deep presidential heritage, the yardage is 6, 667 from the tips, a course/slope ratings of 73.0/137, hilly terrain with phenomenal vistas, it’s great golf with great views!

How about Plainfield CC in Edison, NJ? That's where the battle of Short Hills was fought during the revolutionary war.