Michigan Virtual Golf Show 2021: Grand Traverse Resort and Spa

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa Michigan Virtual Golf Show Package Special

Three Stellar Courses — One Great Golf Experience

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa is the home of The Bear, a Jack Nicklaus design renowned as one of the toughest challenges in Michigan (if not the United States); The Wolverine, Gary Player’s first signature course in Michigan; and Spruce Run, a design by former University of Michigan golf coach turned-golf-architect William Newcomb.

Book your visit to Grand Traverse Resort and Spa now to take advantage of these golf show specials:

Golf Show Package Special

• Up to 35% Off Stay & Play
• Book before March 31, 2021
• Good thru May 27, 2021

Golf Show Special – Golf Only

• 35% Off rack rates
• Book before March 31, 2021
• Valid thru June 17, 2021
• Golf Only Tee times must be reserved online thru GTRS website using promo code: GOLFBLOGGER

Visit grandtraverseresort.com to book or call (800) 748-0303

Read more about Grand Traverse Resort and Spa’s courses below:

Three Stellar Courses — One Great Golf Experience

Three great designers created three renowned golf courses offering varying levels of challenge for golfers at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. Over the years, Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, Links Magazine, and other authoritative sources have recognized Grand Traverse Resort and Spa as one of the finest golf destinations in the Midwest, if not beyond. Here’s a rundown on the courses.

The Bear

Celebrated as one of the most difficult golf courses in Michigan, The Bear was also recently ranked as the 18th-toughest course in America, according to Golf Digest. Designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1985, its design features Scottish terraced fairways, tiered greens, deep grassy roughs, moguls and mounds, and deep pot bunkers. With rolling land, trees, lakes, streams, orchards, and wildlife, The Bear is a mix of many elements golfers rarely see on one course.

The Wolverine

As Gary Player’s first signature course in Michigan, The Wolverine is designed to take advantage of the Resort’s diverse environment. Its flexibility, versatility, and playability with four sets of tees means it can be set up to accommodate golfers of all abilities. It’s challenging for a low handicap, yet playable and enjoyable for high handicappers. Each nine is distinctive. The front nine is on lowland terrain with water and wetlands; existing wetlands were enhanced to interweave with several holes on the front. The back nine is constructed on highland terrain with hardwoods, rolling hills, and views of East Grand Traverse Bay. Water comes into play on 13 holes.

Spruce Run

Starting out as the nine-hole Acme Public Golf Course and expanding to 18 holes in the 1970s, this course was redesigned as a 6,741-yard par-72 course in 1979 by former University of Michigan Golf Coach William Newcomb and renamed the Resort Course. In 1992, it became Spruce Run to reflect the spruce and fir trees that line its fairways and greens. It was modified to a par-70 during development of The Wolverine. More forgiving than The Bear, Spruce Run is fun to play, winding among rolling hills that surround the hotel and overlook Grand Traverse Bay.

Call 231-534-6000 or go to grandtraverseresort.com

The Grand Traverse Resort “booth” is part of GolfBlogger’s Michigan Virtual Golf Show 2021. For all of the other participants in the Michigan Virtual Golf Show 2021, follow the link.