Northern Links 2026
Walk the Ryder Cup fairways at Whistling Straits, hit irons over Lake Michigan at Arcadia, and play a reversible course like no other at The Loop - all in one trip that you don't have to plan.
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Northern Links 2026 Itinerary
Arrival at Detroit (DTW)
Range Session & Cocktail Hour
Welcome Dinner
Breakfast
Morning Round: Forest Dunes (Ranked #37 Public Course in the US)
Forest Dunes is a Tom Weiskopf-designed gem carved through northern Michigan pines and sandy dunes, offering a perfectly balanced mix of scenic beauty and strategic shot-making. Tucked away near the Huron National Forest, it feels like a pure‑golf retreat with elite conditioning and a true “destination” vibe for serious golfers.
Lunch
Afternoon Round: The Loop (Ranked #63 Public Course in the US)
The Loop at Forest Dunes is Tom Doak’s mind-bending reversible course, using the same 18 greens to create two completely different routings on alternate days. Firm, fast fescue fairways and endlessly creative ground-game options make it feel like 36 minimalist, links-style holes hidden in the northern Michigan pines.
Dinner
Breakfast
Transfer to Arcadia Bluffs
Lunch
Afternoon Round: Arcadia Bluffs, Bluffs Course (Ranked #16 Public Course in the US)
Arcadia Bluffs Bluffs Course is a clifftop links masterpiece perched 200 feet above Lake Michigan, delivering wind-swept drama, sod-walled bunkers, and panoramic ocean-like views on every hole. Warren Henderson and Rick Smith's design turns Michigan bluffs into Irish seaside golf, with wide fairways, massive greens, and strategic shot-making that tests all skill levels.
Dinner
Breakfast
Morning Round: Arcadia Bluffs, South Course (Ranked #53 Public Course in the US)
Arcadia Bluffs South Course is a golden-age tribute inland from the bluffs, with massive rectangular greens, ribbon bunkers, and strategic angles that veil deceptive complexity under serene, windswept simplicity. Designed by Dana Fry and Jason Straka, its two looping nines demand clever shot-making on firm, fast turf reminiscent of C.B. Macdonald classics.
Lunch
Transfer to Whistling Straits
Dinner
Breakfast
Morning Round: Whistling Straits, Irish Course (Ranked #65 Public Course in the US)
Whistling Straits Irish Course is Pete Dye's inland companion to the Straits, a parkland-links hybrid weaving through dunes, wetlands, and over 400 bunkers with rolling fairways and deceptive greens. Slightly more forgiving yet strategically brutal, its winding par 5s, pot bunkers, and elevation shifts deliver classic Dye drama without the full Lake Michigan exposure.
Lunch
Afternoon round: Whistling Straits, Straits Course (Ranked #4 Public Course in the US)
Whistling Straits Straits Course is Pete Dye's Irish links masterpiece, a walking-only beast hugging two miles of Lake Michigan shoreline with over 1,000 bunkers, wind-whipped drama, and a figure-8 routing that hosted PGA Championships and the Ryder Cup. Eight holes directly on the water demand bold shot-shaping amid fescue grasses and massive sod-faced traps, turning everyday golfers into gladiators.