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The Story of Arcadia
Bluffs Golf Club
Gather your wits and pull up your
bootstraps because we have something VERY special for you!
Arcadia Bluffs Golf Club was founded in
1998 in Arcadia, Michigan. The course is built on the bluffs
above the shore of Lake Michigan and sits on approximately
245 windswept acres of lakefront property. The course drops
225 feet from its highest point down to the bluff, 180 feet
above sea level and has 3,100 feet of Lake Michigan shore
frontage. There might not be a more scenic spot in
Michigan!
The golf course was specifically designed to resemble a
seaside Irish links, with rolling terrain and windswept
natural fescues throughout. Players will be reminded of
their favorite holes at Lahinch and Ballybunion, while
enjoying breathtaking "ocean-like" views of Lake Michigan
from all points on the majestic layout. A Warren
Henderson/Rick Smith 7,300 yard design, Arcadia Bluffs
offers players a golfing experience unlike anything in the
United States.
While the view may captivate you, the course
demands your full attention. With crafted wide
fairways, it may seem you are in for a easy round, but the
danger lies in tough, undulated greens and dangerous
bunkers. Some of the more than 120 bunkers are
sod-walled so steep that you may find yourself hitting out
in the opposite direction from the green. Long fescue
grasses, swaying with the rhythm of the wind are
mesmerizing, but you don't want your ball anywhere near
them...they are more dangerous than a New Guinea Penal
colony! Carts are fitted with one of the best
GPS yardage computers so you may concentrate your attention
on the task at hand, not finding your distance to the green.
Come the first weekend of October, if the Lake Michigan
winter winds begin to blow, prepare yourself for DEVASTATION
and HUMILIATION! Sometime just ask one of your own
Yoot Shoot Brethren, Mr. Scott Bass, about his 8-putt in
perfect conditions...I'd hate to see his score if the wind
begins to blow!
Course Accolades
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#1 Public Course in Michigan - Golfweek Magazine
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#7 Top 50 Public Course - Golfworld Magazine
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#10 Golf Digest 100 Greatest Golf Course
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