University of Michigan Golf Course

Ann Arbor, MI Public

Overview

Alister MacKenzie’s University of Michigan Golf Course was one of just a handful of college courses when it opened in the early 1930s, and it has remained one of the country’s best at any university. A restoration by Michigan native Arthur Hills in the 1990s restored some bunker and green complexes to MacKenzie’s original intent. The scene at the Blue, as it’s often referred to, is also one of the best of any collegiate venue as it sits atop hilly terrain in the shadows of the Big House, the Wolverines’ famous football stadium.

About

Holes 18
Length 6730
Slope 135
Price $165
Facility Type Public
Year Opened 1930
Designer Alister MacKenzie/(R) Arthur Hills, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest
Best Courses in Every State
Greatest College Courses

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: The course was part of Golf Digest's original 200 Toughest Courses list from 1966-'68.

Best in State: Ranked inisde the top 10, 1997, 2001-'03. Ranked inside the top 15, 1999. Ranked inside the top 20, 1995, 2005. Ranked 25th, 2011-'12. Not ranked 2013-'22.
2023-'24 ranking: 27th.

America's Greatest College Courses: 3rd, 2023

Golf Digest Logo Panelists

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

3.8

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
6.9623
Character
6.7636
Challenge
6.8192
Layout Variety
7.1539
Fun
7.0453
Aesthetics
6.6203
Conditioning
6.5656

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