Overview
One of three grand "new Pebble Beaches" that debuted in the late 1990s, Bay Harbor was ranked third in Golf Digest's survey of Best New Upscale Public Courses of 1999, behind the twin juggernauts Bandon Dunes and Whistling Straits. Bay Harbor consists of 27 holes, but we rank its Links 9, which plays mostly on a plateau overlooking Lake Michigan, and its Quarry 9, which dips in and out of a lakefront stone quarry.
Though there isn't lodging directly at Bay Harbor, the Inn at Bay Harbor is an upscale option part of the Autograph Collection right down the road. And eight-person cottages with stay-and-play deals are also available at nearby Crooked Tree.
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Awards


100 Greatest Public: Ranked since the inaugural edition in 2003. Highest ranking: No. 23, 2007-'08. 2021-'22 ranking: No. 63. The Links/Quarry nines are used for this ranking.
Best in State: Ranked 11th, 2021-'22. Ranked 14th, 2013-'14. Ranked 15th, 2017-'18. Ranked 17th, 2011-'12, 2019-'20. Ranked 19th, 2015-'16. The Links/Quarry nines are used for this ranking.