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Michigan's best 20 public golf courses rankings: Arcadia Bluffs remains No. 1
It's our little secret: The state of Michigan continues to have some of the best public golf courses in the United States. Yes, much of the golf world is starting to recognize The Mitten state has lots to offer with a wide variety of resorts, lakeside views, isolated forests, epic rolling terrain and farmland. Advertisement Trying to narrow the more than 650 Michigan public-access golf courses into a top 20 is daunting, but that's just what Golfweek, part of the USA TODAY Network just like the Detroit Free Press, has been doing for many years. Golfweek on Monday, June 2 revealed its full state-by-state rankings for public-access golf courses, and Michigan's top courses were distilled into the 20 best. To no surprise, the top spots remain unchallenged. The original course at Arcadia Bluffs stays No. 1, and the one-of-a-kind Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is firmly No. 2. Forest Dunes' two courses in Roscommon — The Loop and the original Forest Dunes — remain Nos. 3-4, with Arcadia's South Course sticking at No. 5. Advertisement One newcomer to this year's ranking is a familiar name: the Jones Masterpiece at Treetops Resort in Gaylord. How do the rankings come to pass? Golfweek uses hundreds of course raters to analyze 10 different criteria on a scale of 1-10 at each place to produce an average course rating. Those categories include routing, conditioning, greens, and memorability and variety of golf holes. Raters also file a single, overall rating on each course, which are averaged to produce all of Golfweek's Best course rankings. To qualify, a course must allow public play in some fashion. "If there's a will, there's a tee time — no membership required," Golfweek's creative director and travel editor Jason Lusk writes. Here is Golfweek's top 20 ranking for Michigan golf courses as of 2025: Advertisement GET OUT: 5 public golf courses in Michigan I can't wait to play for first time Michigan best public golf course rankings for 2025 by Golfweek *Indicates location in Michigan's Upper Peninsula 1. Arcadia Bluffs (Bluffs Course), Arcadia (last year's rank: 1) 2. *Marquette Golf Club (Greywalls), Marquette (2) WORTH THE HYPE: Greywalls feels like a time warp back to Jurassic era OLD SCHOOL GEM: This might be Michigan's most underrated golf course THE BEST: No. 1 public golf course in metro Detroit brings some of The Masters to Michigan Dropped: Diamond Springs, Hamilton (19) Find the rest of Golfweek's state-by-state rankings, and check back for more rankings in June. Marlowe Alter is an assistant sports editor at the Detroit Free Press and spraying golf aficionado. You can reach him by email: malter@ Advertisement Stay connected and stay informed. Become a Detroit Free Press subscriber. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Best Michigan public golf course rankings for 2025: Top 20
USA Today
23-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
March Madness games and scores today: Times, TV channel for Day 3 NCAA tournament games
March Madness games and scores today: Times, TV channel for Day 3 NCAA tournament games Show Caption Hide Caption Video, Bryant and Michigan State fans set for Cleveland March Madness Bryant and Michigan State basketball fans get ready for the Bulldogs and Spartans to play a first-round March Madness game Friday in Cleveland. The first weekend of the NCAA tournament is nearly over. Today ends the round of 32 and the most exciting weekend in sports, a.k.a. March Madness of the men's Division I basketball tournament. While Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a victory over Texas A&M on Saturday, we had yet another upset with No. 10 Arkansas toppling No. 2 St. John's. The schedule resumes today at 12:10 p.m. when Florida takes on UConn in a Purdue meets McNeese in a 1-8 meeting. The second round of the NCAA tournament ends late tonight with former Pac-12 rivals Oregon and Arizona meeting in Seattle. Seems like old times, huh? The day also includes Michigan State's game with New Mexico at 8:40 p.m. Here is your viewing guide for March Madness today, with Day 4 schedules and scores to complete the second, plus times and TV channel information. IT'S BRACKET MADNESS: Enter USA TODAY's Bracket Challenge contest for a chance at $1 million prize You also can see, print and fill out your bracket at Round of 64: March 20 and March 21 March 20 and March 21 Round of 32: March 22 and March 23 March 22 and March 23 Sweet 16: March 27 and March 28 March 27 and March 28 Elite Eight: March 29 and March 30 March 29 and March 30 Final Four: April 5 April 5 National championship: April 7 Marlowe Alter and USA TODAY Network contributed.
USA Today
21-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
March Madness schedule, scores today: Times, TV channel info for Round 1/2 NCAA tournament games
March Madness schedule, scores today: Times, TV channel info for Round 1/2 NCAA tournament games Show Caption Hide Caption March Madness 2025: The Dos and Don'ts for filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket March Madness is finally here and Mackenzie Salmon has tips to help you fill out your NCAA Tournament bracket. Sports Pulse The first day of the first round is over. And the March Madness continues today with the second day of the men's Division I basketball tournament. While Michigan survived a scare from UC San Diego, but there were still two bona fide upsets in McNeese State's win over Clemson and in Drake's victory over Missouri. The schedule resumes today at 12:15 p.m. when Mississippi State and Baylor meet in an 8-9 matchup. That begins a schedule of final 16 NCAA tournament games for first round. The second round begins Saturday with eight games, including Michigan's game with Texas A&M at 5:15 p.m. Here is your viewing guide for March Madness today, with Day 2 schedules and scores to complete the first round, plus times and TV channel information. And we still have a few upsets for your bracket. IT'S BRACKET MADNESS: Enter USA TODAY's Bracket Challenge contest for a chance at $1 million prize TBA You also can see, print and fill out your bracket at Round of 64: March 20 and March 21 March 20 and March 21 Round of 32: March 22 and March 23 March 22 and March 23 Sweet 16: March 27 and March 28 March 27 and March 28 Elite Eight: March 29 and March 30 March 29 and March 30 Final Four: April 5 April 5 National championship: April 7 Marlowe Alter and USA TODAY Network contributed.
