Franklin Hills Country Club

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Holes 18

Length 6923

Slope 134

Facility Type Private

Designer Donald J. Ross, ASGCA

Awards

Best in State: Ranked inside the top 5, 1997. Ranked inside the top 10, 1989-'95, 1999-2001. Ranked 13th, 2013-'14, 2017-'18. Ranked 14th, 2021-'22. Ranked 15th, 2015-'16. Ranked inside the top 15, 2003, 2009. Ranked 16th, 2019-'20. Ranked 18th, 2011-'12. Ranked inside the top 25, 2005-'07.

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1 / 5

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“An outstanding collection of putting surfaces, with good variety in size, shape, and style. They also create some fun and challenging putting situations. Holes like #2, and #13 really stand out and unique, fun, and challenging. Some of the top-shot and/or aiming bunkers seemed unnecessary, though they did add to aesthetics. Conditioning was very impressive, given the early time of year and recent rain--the course still played firm and relatively fast and greens definitely rolled fast and true, even with a fairly recent aeration. The club recently changed #15 from a short par 5 to a long par 4--in a way, this results in less variety, since it's just another long par four when the course already has several. Odd saying it impacts variety when the club changed nothing except a number of a scorecard, but I think it's fair to say so? Based on a couple odd holes that stand out (particularly #17, though I'm not a huge fan of #7 or #18 either), I wouldn't consider this quite worthy of Top 100, but it is definitely a Top 200 course. Some polishing by Andrew Green could result in a Top 100 course."

2022

2 / 5

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“This course's famous neighbor, Oakland Hills, gets more press, but Franklin Hills is almost as good. It might be the best conditioned course I have played. The firm and fast fairways are tight but the ball sits up because the grass is so tight. The greens are large and undulating and very fast. It is a very private club."

2022

3 / 5

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“Absolutely beautiful property, some really good holes, slight elevation changes, greens are always perfect!"

2022

4 / 5

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“Franklin Hills is one of the best in Michigan! The original Ross uses amazing topography to provide an outstanding selection of holes. The design can be enjoyed by all."

2022

5 / 5

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“Solid course, but possibly overhyped a tad given that it is a Donald Ross course. Clearly not his best effort."

2018

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