One of my favorite courses in Michigan is Eagle Eye, a Chris Lutzke design that has a lot of the traits of a Pete Dye course. The course doesn't fit the land, as it used to be a flat farm, but although it is completely built up and a lot of dirt moved it is a great experience. IMO Eagle Eye is a top 10 public course here in Michigan and is a top 100 public course in the United States. The par 3's at Eagle Eye are great and I love the finishing par 5's on 9 and 18. I think that there are a few week par 4's on the front (7 and
but overall some great holes. I decided to take some pics recently for all of you to look at. If you get a chance to play it do so, you will be pleasantly surprised.
So, here we go...
Opening tee shot:
The par 3 2nd (forgive the winterizing with the silt fence):
The short par 4 3rd:
The long par 3 5th:
The approach to the short par 4 6th:
The par 4 7th:
The approach to the par 4 8th:
The tee shot to the par 5 9th:
Looking at the green of the par 5 18th from the 9th fairway:
The par 4 10th:
The approach to the par 4 11th:
The par 3 12th:
The long long long par 4 13th:
The par 5 14th:
The unique par 4 15th:
The long par 4 16th:
The replica par 3 17th: