game. The elevated 13th tee sits over 100 feet above the fairway and tee shots seem to hang in the air forever against the verdant green backdrop. The Moor Course just underwent a renovation to update the greens and surrounding areas. It may be the most fun course to play at The Highlands at Harbor Springs. The Lodge at The Highlands recently underwent a massive renovation with the rooms sporting a more modern feel. Guests won’t want to leave. The Highlands at Harbor Springs is slated to undergo massive changes over the next couple of years. Ray Hearns has been contracted to build a new short par-3 course that will lay just behind The Highlands Lodge, at the base of the ski hill. Between the lodge and the Heather pro shop, a new upscale steak and seafood restaurant will be built to keep guests well-fed while at the resort. In addition, other changes will be occurring in stages to upgrade the lodge and add a convention and events center. BOYNE Mountain actually had the first golf course at the resort. The owner, Evert Kircher, used a Ford tractor to carve out a ninehole lay out, the Hemlock, to expensive golf course built in the United States when it opened for play in 1995. The golf club includes three nine-hole tracks, The Links, The Quarry and The Preserve, that can be mixed and matched to a variety of combinations. Several holes on the Links nine run along a cliff above Little Traverse BOYNE Golf: Donald Ross Memorial #9 BOYNE Golf: The Alpine #15 attract more guests to the ski resort in the summer. Today, two championship courses, The Alpine and The Monument, sit on the backside or BOYNE Mountain. After a 1.2 mile golf cart ride to the top of the mountain, where the first tee for both courses can be found, golfers wind their way back down the mountain to finish at Deer Lake and the Beach House Restaurant. Both courses are challenging and provide jawdropping views of the lake and valley below. The ruby in BOYNE’s crown is the Inn at Bay Harbor and the Bay Harbor Golf Club. Designed by Arthur Hills, it was the most
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