Awards & Accolades

Awards and accolades – nice, but certainly not the end-goal for us.

We’re very proud of the accolades that have come our way in the few short years since Forest Dunes Golf Club opened.

Be assured that we’re going to continue to do everything possible to live up to these past accomplishments. These are not attained goals, but mere milestones on the road to continued golf excellence from Forest Dunes.

2022

The Loop
Golf Magazine:  Top 100 Courses in the US — #125
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses — t-#31
Golfweek: Best Public Courses — t-#43
Golfweek: Best Modern (Built after 1960) — t-#116
Today's Golfer/Golf World: Best Public Courses in the USA — #23

Forest Dunes
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses — #44
Golfweek: Best Public Courses — #60
Golfweek: Best Modern (Built after 1960) — t-#174
Today's Golfer/Golf World: Best Public Courses in the USA — #49

2021

The Loop
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #59 Black
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #78 Red
Golf Magazine: Top 100 You Can Play — #34
Golfweek: Top 100 You Can Play — #39 
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses — t-#29
Golfweek: Best You Can Play in Michigan — #3
Golfweek: Top 200 Modern — t-#103
EliteTraveler.com - Named one of the Most Influential Courses of the 21st Century

Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #33
Golf Magazine: Top 100 You Can Play — #73
Golf Digest: America's Second 100 Greatest Courses — #163
Golfweek: Top 100 You Can Play — t-#54
Golfweek: Best You Can Play in Michigan — #4
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses — t-#41
Golfweek: Top 200 Modern — t-#157

2020

The Loop
Golf World/Today's Golfer: Top 100 in the World You Can Play - #88
Golf Magazine: Top Courses in the U.S. - #115
Golf Magazine: Best in Heartland Region - #32
Golf Magazine: Best in Michigan - #4 (#1 Public)
Golfweek: Best Resort Courses - #28
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play - #36
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses - #105

Forest Dunes
Golf Magazine: Best in Michigan - #16 (#5 Public)
Golfweek: Best Resort Courses - #39
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play - #52
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses - #154

2019

Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #28
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses - #41 
Golf Digest: Best In Michigan - #5 (#2 Public)
Golfweek: Best Modern - #152

The Loop
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #45 Black
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #47 Red
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses - #23 
Golf Digest: Best in State; Black Routing - #8 Overall (#3 Public)
Golf Digest: Best in State; Red Routing - #10 Overall (#4 Public)
Golfweek: Best Modern - #84

Facility
Golf Magazine: Top 100 Resorts (Best for Buddies Category)

2018

Forest Dunes
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses - #31 
Golfweek:  Best Courses You Can Play in Each State - Michigan #4 

The Loop
Golfweek:  Best Modern Courses - #69 
Golfweek:  Best Resort Courses - #21 
Golfweek:  Best Courses You Can Play in Each State - Michigan - #2 

2017

Golf Inc. Magazine - Development of the Year

Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2017/18 Best in State - #5 Forest Dunes (#2 Public Course)
Golf Digest: 2017/18 America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses - #25 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2017/18 America's Second 100 Greatest Golf Courses- #135 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: Best Golf Resorts Editor's Choice Award (Midwest)
Golfweek: Best Residential Courses (America) - #35 Forest Dunes
Matt Ginella — Golf Channel Morning Drive & Golfadvisor.com: Best Courses You Can Play in the U.S. - #10
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play in Each State - Michigan #3

The Loop
Golf Digest: 2017/18 Best in State - #8 The Loop (#3 Public Course)
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play in Each State - Michigan #4

2016
The Loop
Golf Digest — Best New Public Course of 2016
Golf Magazine — Best New U.S. Course You Can Play 2016

Forest Dunes
National Golf Course Owners Association — National Course of the Year
Golf Magazine — Top 100 Courses You Can Play (U.S.) - #21
Golf Magazine — Top 100 Courses You Can Play (Michigan) - #1
Golf Digest — Golf Resorts Editor's Choice Award (Midwest)
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses (America) - #96 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play (Michigan)- #3 Forest Dunes