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.
2023
The Loop
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #58 Black
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #69 Red
Golf Digest: Best in State (Private & Public) - #9 Black
Golf Digest: Best in State (Private & Public - #12 Red
GolfPass: Top 100 Walking Courses in America - #25
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses - t-#116
Golfweek: Best Resort Courses - #30
Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses - #32
Golf Digest: Best in State (Private & Public) - #6
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses - t-#174
Golfweek: Best Resort Courses - t-$45
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
2015
Michigan Course of the Year — Michigan Golf Course Owners Association
Golf Digest: 2015/16 America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses - #23 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2015/16 America's Greatest Golf Courses - #118 Forest Dunes
Matt Ginella — Morning Drive/Golf Channel: Best Courses You Can Play (U.S.) - #10 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses (America) - #85 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play (Michigan)- #3 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Residential Courses (America) - #35 Forest Dunes
2014
Golf Magazine: Top 100 You Can Play (U.S.) - #21 Forest Dunes
Golf Magazine: Top 100 You Can Play (Michigan) - #1 Forest Dunes
Matt Ginella — Morning Drive/Golf Channel: Best Courses You Can Play (U.S.) - #10 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses (America) - #97 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play (Michigan) - #3 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Residential Courses (America) - #25 Forest Dunes
2013
Golf Magazine: 2013 Top 100 US Courses - #72 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2013/14 America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses - #23 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2013/14 America's Greatest Golf Courses - #113 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2013/14 Best in State (Michigan) - #4 Forest Dunes (No. 2 Public)
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses - #91 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play (Michigan) - #3 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: Best Buddies-Trip Destinations - #18 Gaylord (Treetops Masterpiece; Forest Dunes; Black Forest)
Matt Ginella's Golf Channel Morning Drive: Top US Public Golf Courses - #9
2012
Golf Magazine: Top 100 Courses You Can Play (America) - #33 Forest Dunes
Golf Magazine: Top Courses You Can Play (Michigan) - #2
Golf Digest: Most Fun Courses|Public - #26 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses (America) - #87 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Residential Courses (America) - #28 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Courses You Can Play (Michigan) - #3 Forest Dunes
The Rolex World's Top 1000 Golf Courses
2011
Golf Digest: 2011/12 America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses - #99 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2011/12 America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses - #20 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: Best in State (Michigan) - #4 Forest Dunes
2010
Golfweek: Best Residential Courses (America) - #30 Forest Dunes
Golfweek: Best Modern Courses (America) - #90 Forest Dunes
Best Courses you can play (Michigan) - #3 Forest Dunes
Golf Magazine: Top 100 Courses You Can Play (America) - #45 Forest Dunes
2009
Golf World Magazine: Readers’ Choice Awards (America) - #1 Forest Dunes
Golf Week Magazine: Best Modern Courses in (America) (1960 – Present) - #82 Forest Dunes
Best Courses you can play (Michigan) - #2 Forest Dunes
Best Residential Courses (America) - # 24 Forest Dunes
Golf Digest: 2009/2010 America’s Greatest Public Courses - #18 Forest Dunes
2009/2010 America’s Greatest Courses Overall (Michigan) - #6 Forest Dunes
2008/2009 Best Paces to Play - 4 1/2 Stars
2008
Golf Week Magazine: Top Public Access Courses in (Michigan) - # 2 Forest Dunes
Top 100 Modern Courses in (America) 1960 – Present #84 Forest Dunes
Americas Top 100 Residential Golf Courses - # 27 Forest Dunes
Michigan Golf Magazine - Top 100 Golf Courses in (Michigan) - # 2 Forest Dunes
2007
Golf Digest: Best Public Access Golf Course in (Michigan) - # 3 Forest Dunes
Top Rated Golf Course in (Michigan) - # 6 Forest Dunes
Top 100 Public Access Golf Courses in (America) - # 20 Forest Dunes
Great Lakes Golf Magazine: Players Choice Awards (Midwest) - #1 Best Conditioned, # 1 Best Greens
2006
Golf Digest: Best Public Access Golf Course in (Michigan) - # 3 Forest Dunes
Top Rated Golf Courses in (Michigan) - # 6 Forest Dunes
Golf Week Magazine: America's Top 100 Residential Golf Courses - # 34 Forest Dunes
Top 100 Modern golf courses in (America) (1960 – Present) - #92 Forest Dunes
2005
Golf Week Magazine: America's Top 40 New Courses - # 16 Forest Dunes
Americas Top 100 Residential Golf Courses - # 50 Forest Dunes
2004
Golf Magazine - Top Public Access Courses in (Michigan) - # 3 Forest Dunes
Golf Week Magazine - Top 100 Golf Courses in (America) - #94 Forest Dunes
2003
Golf Digest - Best New Upscale Golf Courses in (America) - # 1 Forest Dunes
“Half the holes at Forest Dunes are Augusta National-style rolling down majestic corridors of red and jack pines, with elaborate bunkering of gleaming white sand. The remaining holes bring to mind Pine Valley, with dark, exposed native sand littered with scruffy underbrush. The mix is artfully blended on both nines.”
– Golf Digest Architectural Editor Ron Whitten
GolfWeek Magazine - Top 100 Modern Golf Courses in (America) (1960 – Present) #94 Forest Dunes
2002
Golf Magazine - Top 100 Public Courses in the (America) - # 94 Forest Dunes
Golf Week Magazine: Top 10 New Access Golf Courses in (America) - # 4 Forest Dunes
Top Public Access Courses in (Michigan) - # 2 Forest Dunes
Michigan Golf Magazine - Top 100 Golf Courses in (Michigan) - # 2 Forest Dunes
We could go on. Wait, actually – we can’t. We only opened in 2002!
