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    Kingsley Club

    Kingsley, MI Private

    Overview

    Expertly routed across glacial domes and over kettle holes, Kingsley Club opens with a split fairway, a high-right avenue separated from a low-left one by a cluster of sod-face bunkers. It’s an attention grabber than is repeated in various fashions throughout the round. For instance, the hilltop green on the short par-3 second seems tiny in comparison to the deep shaggy bunkers surrounding it. The long par-3 fifth plays over a valley with a tongue of fairway ready to repel any shot that comes up short. The par-4 sixth seems to slant in one direction, then cant in the other direction once past a lateral ridge that runs down the fairway. Every hole has its own character. With roughs of tall fescue and occasional white pines and hardwoods, Kingsley is all natural and all absorbing, a thoughtful design by Mike DeVries, who grew up in the area playing No. 14 Crystal Downs.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 6829
    Slope 0
    Facility Type Private
    Year Opened 2001
    Designer Mike DeVries

    Awards

    100 Greatest the Second 100
    Best Courses in Every State

    Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2013.

    2023-'24 ranking: 110th.

    Previous ranking: 121st.

    Highest ranking: No. 110, 2023-'24.

    Best in State: Ranked fourth, 2017-'22. Ranked fifth, 2013-'14. Ranked sixth, 2011-'12, 2015-'16. Ranked inside the top 15, 2007-'09. Ranked inside the top 20, 2005. Ranked inside the top 25, 2003.

    Current ranking: 4th.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.6

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.5575
    Character
    7.5084
    Challenge
    7.4254
    Layout Variety
    7.6305
    Fun
    7.4365
    Aesthetics
    7.4364
    Conditioning
    7.5996

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