Hanse & Wagner at Forest Dunes is official: Skyfall Golf Club

[Andrew Harvie]

Title is fairly self-explanatory and I suspect a lot of you already knew this was coming (caddies at Forest Dunes were leaking information, after all), but Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner will officially be part of the Forest Dunes compound with a private/resort guest hybrid model at Skyfall Golf Club. Plan below:





2028 opening. Thoughts?

[Bob_Garvelink]

I cant wait to see the finished product and Northern Michigan continues to prove it truly is one of the best places on the planet for golf.  I have always loved Forest Dunes and the Loop and I have do doubt this new private course will be fantastic as well.  I find it interesting they talk about elevation change of up to 70 feet so that is interesting as the other two courses don't have a ton from what I can recall.  Should be a great addition to an already loaded field of amazing Northern Michigan golf courses

[Ben Sims]

A few things jumped out. The ninth hole appears to be wicked uphill. I counted 28-30 contour lines from the far western end of the fairway to the green. That’s either ~30ft or ~60ft uphill. Unless these are 6 inch contour lines.


The alternate angled par three happens twice in one nine. Generally speaking I find that feature to be superfluous. I think the walk and the hole itself will almost always be better from one angle.


I need to get back to Northern Michigan badly.

[Tim Gavrich]

I count 89 planned bunkers, with one unbunkered green and one unbunkered tee shot landing area. The uphill 9th looks a bit Shinnecock-coded, which is cool.

[Ryan Book]

I see Tillinghast but I'm biased. Shinnecock comparisons are fair as well.

[Joe Wandro]

That's a tough corner of land to work in!

[MCirba]

This is likely a concept design plan for Marketing purposes, not to be confused with exactly what gets built on the ground on construction begins.   I wouldn't put too much stock yet in things like bunker placement, green sizing and shape, etc.

[Ben Sims]

Upon further study the ninth hole looks like it will have around the same elevation change as #2 at Pine Valley. Did that hole get mentioned on the uphill holes thread?

[Matt Schoolfield]

I apologize in advance, but I couldn't help myself: