When a friend suggested a golf weekend in northern Michigan, The Dream was one of the courses we chose. I'd heard about it, and its sister course, The Nightmare, but had never played either one.
Our experience at The Dream was nearly perfect. The course is in fantastic shape and is unbelievably beautiful. The only drawbacks are the freeway noise on a few holes (I-75 runs alongside the course) and the driving range doesn't have yardage markers. Every thing else was so perfect, I feel silly pointing out these small complaints.
How were the people? Everyone was great. They seemed happy to have us, especially since we'd never played there before. The starter even spent a few minutes giving us advice about the course.
How was the course? Like I mentioned, it's gorgeous. There are a lot of elevation changes and some blind shots. Not much water, but lots of sand, including the biggest bunker I've ever seen on #17. It's a challenging course, but pretty forgiving. Most of the fairways are relatively wide. The challenge comes in the elevation changes and the rolling greens.
What else? Each player receives a small bucket of balls for the range. Nice touch. The carts are in good shape (careful on the downhills - never gone that fast in a golf cart before!) and they each have a cooler and ice. Another nice touch.
Finally, the location. It's near West Branch, which is an easy drive from most parts of the lower peninsula. It's well-worth the time. I will definitely be back. Can't wait to try The Nightmare too. read more