Press Clippings
Article Index
GOLF Magazine - December 28, 2021 - Our Favorite Public Courses We Played in 2021
No Laying Up - November 10, 2021 - Tourist Sauce (Michigan): Episode 4 Forest Dunes
Elite Traveler - August 17, 2021 - The Most Influential Golf Courses of the 21st Century
Fore Play Travel Series Barstool Sports - August 12, 2021 - The Loop is the Most Unique Course in America
Golf.com - June 23, 2021 - Playing Forest Dunes and Its Reversible Course, The Loop
The Fire Pit Collective - Feb. 17, 2021 - The Holy Waters of the AuSable River
The Fire Pit Collective - Matt Ginella Blog - Feb. 16, 2021 - He's Back! Rich Mack, Formerly of Streamsong, Buys Forest Dunes
The Fire Pit Collective - Feb. 15, 2021 - The Short Course at Forest Dunes video feature
Golfweek.com - Dec. 2, 2020 — Par-3 Courses Hit the Big Time with Surge in Popularity at Top Golf Resorts
GOLF Magazine - Nov. 27, 2020 - Best Golf Courses in Michigan
Golf Course Architecture - Oct. 27, 2020 - Forest Dunes: Destination Evolution
GOLF Magazine - Oct. 1, 2020 - Golf Best Road Trips: The Lake Michigan Loop
Golfblogger.com - Aug. 25, 2020 - Forest Dunes and The Loop 2020 Trip
The Golf Trip Authority Podcast - Aug. 22, 2020 - Forest Dunes featuring Don Helinski
Golfweek.com - Aug. 14, 2020 - Forest Dunes Adds Fun, Par-3 Short Course in Michigan
Golfweek.com - July 31, 2020 - Golfweek's Best 2020
GOLF Magazine - July 25, 2020 - Forest Dunes' New 10-hole Short Course is Short and Sweet
Golf Course Industry - July 24, 2020 - It Took Just 81 Days
Golf Course Architecture - July 8, 2020 - New Par-Three Course Completed at Forest Dunes
The Fire Pit Podcast with Matt Ginella - June 28, 2020 - How An Arkansas Trucker Found Golf Gold in Michigan
Golfblogger.com - July 2, 2020 - Forest Dunes Short Course Review
Fore! Golfers Network - June 6, 2020 - The Forest Dunes Story of Greatness and Vision
9 & 10 News - June 19, 2020 - Forest Dunes Introduces New Par-3 Course
Bogey Golf Podcast - May 28, 2020 - Forest Dunes - Three of the Top 50 Public Courses in the Country
Adventures in Golf / Erik Anders Lang - Oct. 22, 2019 — This Reversible Course Blew Our Minds
Adventures in Golf / Behind the Scenes - Oct. 22, 2019 — Behind the Scenes Vlog
Golf Magazine — October 2019 — Top 100 Resorts (Best for Buddies)
Toronto Sun — Oct. 16, 2019 — Michigan's The Loop Will Have Your Head Spinning
GreatLakesStateGolf.com — Oct. 7, 2019 — Destination Golf in Roscommon, Michigan
Tom Coyne - The Links Life — Oct. 4, 2019 — Episode 3 / Sand Valley, Lawsonia and Forest Dunes
GolfContentNetwork.com — July 19, 2019 — Q&A With Forest Dunes Owner Lew Thompson
Links Magazine — April 26, 2019 — Six of Golf's Best 19 Holes
Homefront — January 3, 2019: The Allure of "The Loop"
Michigan.org — July 24, 2018: The Pure Michigan 18
forbes.com — July 23, 2018: Northern Michigan's Golf Gems: From a Reversible Loop to Pebble Beach on a Lake
The Met Golfer — June/July 2018: What's New
Detroit Free Press — June 21, 2108: Michigan's Top 10 Vacation Golf Courses
Michigan Golf Live TV: June 4, 2018: The Loop at Forest Dunes Episode (Video)
Golftime Midwest — Summer 2018: Best of the Midwest Awards
MLive.com — May 2018: Top Michigan Golf Courses
Golf Business — May 2018: Reversal of Fortunes
Golfweek — April 28, 2018: Golfweek's Best 2018: Courses You Can Play
Golf Digest — April 2018: Editor's Choice Awards — Best Golf Resorts: Midwest
Forbes.com — March 23, 2018: The Dual at The Loop: How to play a reversible golf course in Michigan both ways in one day
Travel + Leisure — January 2018: Take a Golf Road Trip Through The Midwest
Golf Vacations — November 2017: Welcome to Northern Michigan
golf.com — September 20, 2017: Inside The Loop, Tom Doak's Reversible 18-hole Course in Northern Michigan
hookedongolfblog.com — Sept. 20, 2017: Course Review: Forest Dunes Golf Club
thegolfnewsnet.com — Sept. 5, 2017: Finding My Love of Golf While I Lose Myself in the Loop
hookedongolfblog.com – Sept. 3, 2017: Course Review: The Loop at Forest Dunes - Reversible Golf Course by Tom Doak
The A Position.com - The timeless allure of The Loop, Tom Doak's reversible course
Golfweek — August, 2017: The Loop, Tom Doak's ingenious reversible 18-hole course, a fascinating experiment
Golf Time — Summer, 2017: To Infinity and Beyond
golfchannel.com — July 12, 2017: Golf Central's Matt Adams talks about The Loop
Michigan Golfer — Summer 2017: Grayling: The Heart of the North
golfadvisor.com — July 11, 2017: Change in Direction
golfodyssey.com - July 2017: The Loop and Forest Dunes - Marvelous Must-Plays in Northern Michigan
Foregolfersnetwork.com — July 10, 2017: Tom Doak - The Loop at Forest Dunes
Dallas Morning News — June 23, 2017: Why Northern Michigan is one of America's Best Golf Bargain Destinations
Executive Golfer Magazine — June 2017: The Next Big Thing
nbcnews25.com — June 2017: 18 Holes of Mid-Michigan - The Loop
theculturetrip.com - June, 29 2017: The Best Golf Course to Play in Every U.S. State
Detroit Free Press - June 18, 2017: Ultimate Michigan Summer Sports Bucket List
shutfacegolf.com — June 12, 2017: The Loop: Course Review
golfdigest.com — May, 2017: America's 100 Greatest Public Courses
departures.com — May 1, 2017: Seeing Double in Michigan
golfweek.com — April 19, 2017: Best Courses You Can Play in Each State
robbreport.com — April 19, 2017: These Three Courses Are Leading U.S. Golf's Comeback
golfdigest.com — April 12, 2017: Editor's Choice Awards: Best Golf Resorts
Golf Inc. Magazine — March/April 2017: Development of the Year
golfvacationinsider.com — Jan. 24, 2017: 16 New Golf Courses to Play in 2017
Junior Golf Magazine — January, 2017: Take a Ride Back in History at The Loop
golf.com — Dec. 2017: Best New Golf Courses of 2016
golfadvisor.com — Dec. 8, 2016: Matt Ginella's Top 50 Public Courses You Can Play
golfdigest.com — Nov. 29, 2016: Best New Courses of 2016
friedegg.co — Nov. 28, 2016: Forest Dunes Golf Club: A Buddies Trip Destination
golfweek.com — Nov. 1, 2016: Best Residential Golf Courses
globalgolfpost.com — Oct. 17, 2016: Reversal of Fortune
golfblogger.com — Sept. 5, 2016: The Loop at Forest Dunes Course Review
chicagodistrictgolfer.com — Sept. 2016: Coming Attractions
michigangolflive.com — Sept. 1, 2016: MGL Road Trip - The Loop at Forest Dunes
pgamagazine.com — Sept. 2016: Reverse Psychology
golfclubatlas.com — August 2016: The Loop Course Review
back9mediagroup.com — August 2016: Tom Doak Creates a Masterpiece in Michigan
lenziehmongolf.com — July 19, 2016: Clockwise or Counter-Clockwise, The Loop Will Be an Attention-Grabber
GolfAdvisor.com — July 4, 2016: Around the Clock Golf at The Loop, Tom Doak's Two New Courses at Forest Dunes in Michigan
Detroit Free Press: July 6, 2016: The Loop: Reversible Golf Course in Roscommon Open to the Public
Forbes.com — April 15, 2016: Golf Outside the Box: A Reversible 18-hole Course is Set to Make Waves in Michigan
LinksMagazine.com — December 30, 2015: Top 10 Golf Anticipations of 2016
Detroit Free Press — December 26, 2015: Check Out The Loop, Michigan's Reversible Golf Course
GolfChannel.com — December 11, 2015: How and Why? The Reversible Course at Forest Dunes
GolfChannel.com — May 9, 2014: Matt Ginella's Top 20 Public Courses Rankings
BreakingEighty.com — December 19, 2013: Forest Dunes Golf Club Course Review
Golfweek — November 1, 2013: 2014 Best Residential Courses
Back9Network.com — October 21, 2013: 9 Best Public Courses in the U.S.
GolfChannel.com — July 11, 2013: New Ownership Brings New Life to Forest Dunes Golf Club in Northern Michigan
9and10news.com — July 9, 2013: McGowan's Menu: Sangomore's
9and10news.com — June 8, 2013: Beat the Pro Part 1
9and10news.com — June 8, 2013: Beat the Pro Part 2
theaposition.com — May 2013: Forest Dunes: Play, Play and Stay
SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio — February 8, 2013: Todd Campbell interview on Teed Off
golfchannel.com — February 5, 2013: Matt Ginella's Top 40 US Courses
Golf Digest — February 2013: 2013-14 America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses
Golf Digest — January 2013: Best Buddies-Trip Destinations
Golfweek — November 1, 2012: Golfweek's Best Residential Courses 2013
Golf Digest — September 2012: Most Fun Public Golf Courses
Golf Magazine — August 2012: Top 100 Courses You Can Play
gam.org — June 12, 2012: Winning Twosome: Kendall Academy & Forest Dunes
9&10 News — June 8, 2012: Beat the Pro Feature
WLUN-FM — June 7, 2012: ESPN on the Green Feature — Forest Dunes
Detroit News — August 3, 2011: Forest Dunes in Roscommon combines genius and nature
michigangolf.com — August 1, 2011: Player's Club: Forest Dunes Golf Club in Roscommon is a feast for the skilled
Morning Sun — July 13, 2011: Roscommon's Forest Dunes one of the state's best
mlive.com — June 29, 2011: Play for par -- and fun -- at Michigan top public golf courses
9and10news.com — June 10, 2011: Beat the Pro Course Feature: Forest Dunes
Golf Digest — September 2009: Away Game: Michigan - Northern Stars