Arthur Hills Golf Course Review, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Michigan

Arthur Hills Golf Course Review, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Michigan

by danperry on December 3, 2007

in Golf Course Reviews

Played the Arthur Hills course at Boyne in June of 2006 with my wife. The course starts out with pretty expansive views (including the ski resort), but within a few holes, you’re within a pine forest, which is what I think of when I think of Northern Michigan golf. Kate actually commented on how neat it looked. Wildlife was abundant, and I got some close-ups of a young deer foraging through the woods.

Arthur Hills golf course, Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Michigan

After finishing the 12th hole, I remember going uphill for a longer period of time than expected. We just kept winding up and up and up. Finally, when arriving at the 13th tee, it was apparent why. Easily the best view on the course. I think we could see for miles, and I must’ve taken 10 pictures, just to make sure I had some to choose from. It was a high point of our Boyne vacation. (It reminded me of the view from the 14th tee at The General at Eagle Ridge Resort.) In addition, someone had carved a small bear out of a stump with a chainsaw. That’s something you don’t see everyday, and one of those items that made you glad you remembered a camera.

Chainsaw art

Following is a very tough par 3, that luckily played perfectly into my draw. Then, we saw a couple of sandhill cranes walking across the course, nonchalantly, like they do. It was nice seeing them as a pair, so I took multiple shots.

Crane of some sort

The course finishes with another view of the mountain, and abundant wildlife around the lake. We saw some ducks, swans, and a Caspian tern, all within the same hole!

Bird with cool beak

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