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Palmer Park Golf Course may be a short, flat layout designed for beginners?but that doesn't mean it hasn't attracted its fair share of heavyweights. Since it was founded in 1927, boxer Joe Louis, singer Marvin Gaye, and members of The Temptations and Four Tops have all played the course. Though each of them gained fame in their respective fields, they all looked to Palmer Park as a place suitable for their more modest skills as golfers and budding interests in amateur turf management. In additional to traditional rounds, Palmer Park also features footgolf on the front nine, where players navigate the fairways by kicking soccer balls toward soccer ball-sized holes.

Course at a Glance: * 18-hole, par 71 course * Total length of 6,007 yards from the back tees * Three sets of tees per hole * View the scorecard

19013 Woodward Avenue

In 1917, famed golf-course architect Donald Ross carved New Rogell Golf Course out of an urban plot along Grand River Avenue, adding yet another gem to a portfolio of courses that also includes Pinehurst No. 2 and Oakland Hills. Today, players enjoy the fruits of Mr. Ross’s labor as they cruise over a bentgrass path that stretches to 6,075 yards from the farthest tees. Two additional tee boxes start off each hole as well, allowing golfers to tailor rounds to their skill level or forsake tees completely and start in a bunker.

Course at a Glance:

  • 18-hole, par 70 course

  • Total length of 6,075 yards from the back tees

  • Course rating of 70.2 from the back tees

  • Course slope of 129 from the back tees

  • Three sets of tees per hole

18601 Berg Rd

Golf and curling are similar in their basic values: both games require a steady hand, have their own distinct vernacular, and emphasize sportsmanship so much that the post-match handshake is a universal ritual. Roseland Golf and Curling Club brings the two genteel games together in one facility that features a six-sheet curling rink and a 27-hole golf complex. Open November through March, the curling club offers free ?Learn to Curl? classes at various points throughout the season, leagues for curlers of all ages and abilities, and open ice sheet rentals all day on Saturday.

Outside, golfers can test par-hunting skills at an 18-hole, par 72 course designed by Donald Ross and built in 1926. The layout measures a formidable 6,943 yards from the farthest tees, requiring golfers to call upon every club or oversized crowbar in their bag to complete the round. In addition, the facility offers shorter, short game-oriented rounds in the form of a 9-hole, par-3 course.

455 Kennedy Dr. W

Nine flagsticks are strategically placed across 2,274 yards of fairways and greens lined by sand traps and water hazards, beckoning golfers to seek them out in a competitive spirit. The executive layout of Hampton Golf Club features six par 4s and three par 3s for a par-33 track that presents diverse challenges. Interconnected ponds and streams figure prominently on six holes, including the 316-yard fourth hole, which plays toward a green that has concealed itself behind the edge of a pond in a never-ending attempt to win a game of hide-and-seek with a local soccer field. Before rounds, guests can stock their bags with cold drinks, snacks, and course necessities such as tees, balls, and dueling gloves at the course pro shop. Course at a Glance: * 9-hole, par-33 course * Length of 2,274 yards from the farthest tees * Course rating of 31.2 from the farthest tees * Slope rating of 113 from the farthest tees * Three tee options * Scorecard

11701 Burt Road