COURSE OF THE YEAR | GOLF ESSAYS | 600 PUBLIC COURSE DIRECTORY Visit Michigan and save 15%* at participating Choice hotels. With more than 90 locations across Michigan, it's easy to find a Choice hotel that fits your budget and travel plans. Just call today and ask for the Lakes Golf Rate to save 15%, or for hotel information visit us online. And don't forget, you can earn nights or flights when you take advantage of our reward programs, Choice Privileges ® and EA$Y CHOICE.®**
Vol. 8, No. 1, 2006 $5.00 michigangolfmagazine.com
A hundred miles away still qualifies as a getaway.
MICHIGAN’S TOP 50 PUBLIC COURSES
ANN ARBOR Quality Inn 3750 Washtehaw Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734.971.2000 Comfort Inn 3501 South State St. 734.761.8838 Comfort Inn 2455 Carpenter Rd. 734.973.6100 Comfort Inn/Chelsea 1645 Commerce Park 734.433.8000 Sleep Inn/Milan 1230 Dexter St. 734.439.1400 BATTLE CREEK Quality Inn & Suites 11081 East Michigan 269.964.3000 Econo Lodge 165 Capital Ave., SW 269.965.3976 BIRCH RUN Comfort Inn 11911 Dixie Hwy. 989.624.7777 BENTON HARBOR Comfort Suites 1825 Meadowbrook 269.925.8800 CADILLAC Econo Lodge 2501 Sunnyside Dr. 231.775.6100 CHARLEVOIX Sleep Inn 800 Petoskey Ave. 231.547.0300 COLDWATER Econo Lodge 884 W. Chicago Rd. 517.278.4501 DAVISON Comfort Inn 10082 Lapeer Rd. 810.658.2700 DETROIT Comfort Inn/Detroit/Downtown 1999 E. Jefferson Ave. 313.567.8888 Econo Lodge/Detroit 17729 Telegraph Rd. 313.531.2550 Comfort Suites/Auburn Hills 1565 N. Opdyke Rd. 248.370.0200 Comfort Inn/Belleville 45945 South I.94 Service Dr. 734.697.8556 Econo Lodge/Dearborn 23730 Michigan Ave 313.565.7250
Sleep Inn/Flat Rock 29101 Commerce Dr. Flat Rock, MI 48134 734.782.9898 Comfort Inn/Farmington Hills 30715 W. Twelve Mile Rd. 248.471.9220 Sleep Inn & Suites/Lincoln Park 1805 Papalas Dr. 313.381.5600 Quality Inn & Suites/Livonia 30375 Plymouth Rd. 734.261.6800 Comfort Inn/Livonia 29235 Buckingham Ave 734.458.7111 Comfort Inn /Mt. Clemens 1 North River Rd. 586.465.2185 Comfort Inn/Plymouth 40455 Ann Arbor Rd. 734.455.8100 Clarion Hotel/Romulus 8600 Merriman Rd 734.728.7900 Quality Inn/Romulus 7600 Merriman Rd. 734.728.2430 Comfort Inn/Romulus 31800 Wick Rd. 734.326.2100 Comfort Inn/Roseville 31960 Little Mack 586.296.6700 Comfort Suites/Southfield 24977 Northwestern Highway 248.357.9990 Comfort Suites/Southgate 18950 Northline Rd. 734.287.9200 Quality Inn & Suites/Taylor 6778 S. Telegraph 313.292.6730 Comfort Inn/Utica 11401 Hall Rd 586.739.7111 Quality Inn/Warren 32035 Van Dyke 586.264.0100 Comfort Suites/Warren 2020 Walter Reuther 586.427.7000 DUNDEE Comfort Inn 621 Tecumseh 734.529.5505 ESCANABA Econo Lodge 921 N. Lincoln Rd. 906.789.1066 FLINT Comfort Inn 2361 Austin Parkway 810.232.4222
Sleep Inn 2325 Austin Parkway 810.232.7777 Econo Lodge 3180 W. Bristol 810.239.2888 GAYLORD Quality Inn 137 West St. 989.732.7541 Econo Lodge 2880 S. Otsego 989.732.5133 GRAND RAPIDS Quality Inn 4495 28th St. SE 616.956.8080 Comfort Suites 7644 Caterpiller Ct. 616.301.2255 Comfort Inn 4155 28th St., SE 616.957.2080 Sleep Inn 4284 29th St. SE 616.975.9000 Sleep Inn/Allendale 4869 Becker Dr. 616.892.8000 Comfort Suites/Grandville 4520 Kenowa Ave 616.667.0733 HART Comfort Inn 2248 Comfort Dr. 231.873.3456 HOLLAND Comfort Inn 422 E. 32nd St. 616.392.1000 IRON MOUNTAIN Comfort Inn 1555 N. Stephenson Ave. 906.774.5505 JACKSON Comfort Inn & Suites 2435 Shirley Dr. 517.768.0088 KALAMAZOO Clarion Hotel 3600 E. Cork St. 269.385.3922 Comfort Inn 3820 Sprinkle Rd. 269.381.7000 Comfort Inn /Plainwell 622 Allegan St 269.685.9891 KALKASKA Econo Lodge 703 N. Cedar 231.258.9119 LANSING Clarion Hotel and Conference Center 3600 Dunckel Dr. 517.351.7600
Quality Inn 3121 E. Grand River Ave. 517.351.1440 Quality Suites 901 Delta Commerce Dr. 517.886.0600 Comfort Inn /Charlotte 1302 E. Packard Hwy 517.543.7307 Sleep Inn/DeWitt 1101 Commerce Park Dr 517.669.8823 Comfort Inn/Okemos 2209 University Park Dr. 517.349.8700 MACKINAW CITY Clarion Hotel 905 S. Huron 231.436.5539 Comfort Suites 720 South Huron St. 231.436.5929 Comfort Inn 611 S. Huron Ave. 231.436.5051 Econo Lodge at the Bridge 412 Nicolet St. 231.436.5026 Econo Lodge 712 S. Huron 231.436.5777 MANISTIQUE Comfort Inn 726 E. Lakeshore Dr. Manistique, MI 49854 Econo Lodge Hwy. U.S. 2 906.341.6014 MARQUETTE Comfort Suites 2463 US 41 W. 906.228.0028 Econo Lodge 2050 South US 41 906.225.1305 MIDLAND Sleep Inn 2100 W. Wackerly St. 989.837.1010 MT. PLEASANT Comfort Inn 2424 S. Mission St. 989.772.4000 MONROE Comfort Inn 6500 East Albain Rd. 734.384.1500 MUSKEGON Quality Inn & Suites 150 Seaway Dr. 231.739.9429 Comfort Inn 1675 E. Sherman Blvd. 231.739.9092
NEWBERRY Comfort Inn 1394 State Hwy. M.28 906.293.3218 PAW PAW Comfort Inn & Suites 153 Ampey Rd. 269.655.0303 PETOSKEY Comfort Inn 1314 US 31 N. 231.347.3220 PORT HURON Comfort Inn 1700 Yeager St. 810.982.5500 SAGINAW Comfort Suites 5180 Fashion Square Blvd. 989.797.8000 SAULT ST. MARIE Quality Inn & Conference Center 3290 I.75 Business Spur 906.635.6918 Comfort Inn 4404 I.75 Business Spur 906.635.1118 SOUTH HAVEN Comfort Suites 1755 Phoenix St. STEVENSVILLE Comfort Suites 2633 W. Marquette Woods Rd. 269.775.6100 ST. IGNACE Quality Inn 913 Boulevard Dr. 906.643.9700 Comfort Inn 927 N. State St. 906.643.7733 ST. JOSEPH Clarion Hotel 100 Main St. 269.983.7341 TRAVERSE CITY Quality Inn 1492 US 31 N. 231.929.4423 Econo Lodge 1065 M.37 South 231.943.3040 Sleep Inn/Acme 5520 US 31 N. 231.938.7000 WEST BRANCH Quality Inn 2980 Cook Rd. 989.345.3503
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