Est. 1925 · Wilfrid Reid and William Connellan
Why we love this place
We love Indianwood's Old Course for being gloriously different, a firm, fescue-lined heathland layout dropped into Michigan, the kind of ground-game golf you rarely find in the Midwest. It has tested U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open fields, yet still feels wild and natural underfoot. If you want links character without crossing an ocean, this is the place.
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About Indianwood Gold & Country Club
Indianwood Golf & Country Club's Old Course opened in 1925 in the rolling countryside near Lake Orion, north of Detroit. English professional Wilfrid Reid, working with William Connellan, shaped a firm, heathland-style layout unusual for the American Midwest, with fescue-framed fairways, exposed sandy scrub and a links character that sets it apart from the region's parkland courses. That distinctive playing surface has made the Old Course a favored championship venue. It hosted the U.S. Women's Open twice, with Betsy King winning in 1989 and Patty Sheehan claiming her title in 1994, and it welcomed the U.S. Senior Open in 2012, won by England's Roger Chapman. Firm turf, natural sandy waste areas and a strategic routing continue to challenge elite amateurs and touring professionals alike, preserving a rare taste of British-style golf in Oakland County, Michigan.
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