Golf Accolades
BOYNE resorts are home to many things; skiing, hiking, zip lining, lodging and more but we are also proud to be the the home of eleven winning golf courses in Michigan. Our golf accolades range from awards from Golfweek and Golf Magazine to being voted one of the Top 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America by Golf Digest. View more of our golf courses awards below:
Bay Harbor Golf Club
"Gold Medal for Overall Excellence" by GOLF MAGAZINE 2010-2011
- "Silver Medal for Overall Excellence" by GOLF MAGAZINE 2012
- Ranked #49 among the Top 100 Courses You Can Play - "Bay Harbor Golf Club Links/Quarry" by GOLF Magazine
- Ranked #3 among the "Best Public Golf Courses in Michigan" - Bay Harbor Golf Club Links/Quarry by GOLF Magazine
- Named "Premier Resorts 2010: Best in your area" by GOLF MAGAZINE
#2 - Midwest's Best Lodging
#4 - Midwest's Best Golf - Ranked #13 among "Best Courses You Can Play" - The Links/The Quarry - 2012 by Golfweek
- Ranked #12 among "Best Courses You Can Play" - The Links/The Quarry - 2011 by Golfweek
- Best Resort Courses (#94) - 2011
- Named "One of the Most Picturesque Golf Sites in the Country" by Golfweek
- Named among "America's Most Diverse Collection of Holes" by Golfweek
- Ranked #51 among 100 of "America's Best Modern Courses" by Golfweek
- Ranked #3 in Michigan among "America's BEST Courses" - Links/Quarry by Golfweek
- Ranked #8 of the "Top 100 Courses in
America" by GOLF
- Ranked #7 of the "Top 100 Courses You Can Play" by GOLF
- Named "2008 Michigan Course of the Year" by National Golf Owners Association
- Links hole #7 ranked "Top 500 holes in the World" by Golf Magazine
- "Top 100 Courses for Women in America" by GOLF for Women
- Named among "Top Fairways" listing by GOLF For Women
- Ranked #33 of "The Top 100 Best Modern Golf Courses in America" by Golf & Travel
- Named among "Top 40 Daily Fees Golf Courses" by Golf & Travel
- "Sweet Sixteen" rating by Golf Digest
- "Five Star" rating by Golf Digest
- Named among "Courses You Need To Play" by readers of Golf Digest
- Ranked #14 among "Best In State" by Golf Digest
- Ranked #65 of "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses" by Golf Digest
- Ranked #20 among "America's Top 75 Golf Resorts" by Golf Digest
- Named among the ten courses of "Best of the Midwest Golf" by Midwest Living
- Ranked #45 of the "Top 75 Places To Entertain Clients" by Business Week Online/Golf Digest
- Ranked #19 among "Top Public Golf
Courses in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest" by Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Named "Most underrated Resort in the Midwest" by Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Ranked #3 among "Best Midwest Golf Resorts" by Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Ranked #3 among "Best Resorts for Buddy Trips" by Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Ranked #3 among "Best Resort Courses" by Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Named "Best Golf Resort (runner up)" by readers of Michigan Meetings + Events
- Named "Great Golf Resorts of the World" by PGA
- Ranked #8 among "Top 100 Golf Resorts" by readers of Conde Nast Traveler
- Named "Top 125 Golf Resorts" by Conde Nast Traveler's 2011 Readers' Golf Poll
Boyne Highlands Resort
- Named #17 among the "Best in State" by Golf Digest
Named #73 among "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" - The Heather by Golf Digest
- Ranked #26 (#1 in Michigan) "America's Top 50 Courses for Women" - The Heather by Golf Digest
- Ranked among top 20 consecutively in "Best in State" - The Heather by Golf Digest
- Ranked #42 of "Top 75 Golf Resorts in America" by Golf Digest
- Ranked among the "Top 10 Mountain Resorts in the United States" by Golf Digest
- Ranked #20 among "Best Public Golf Courses" in Michigan - The Heather by GOLF Magazine
- Named among "One of America's Best Golf Resorts" by GOLF magazine
- 2002/03 + 2004/05 "Silver Medal Resort" by GOLF Magazine
- Ranked #37 among "50 Best Courses For Women" - The Heather by GOLF For Women
- Ranked #10 in Michigan of "America's BEST Courses" - The Heather by Golfweek
- Ranked #20 among the "Best Courses You Can Play", Arthur Hills by Golfweek
- Named among "World's Best Golf Resorts" by readers of Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Named among "Top Ten Replica Courses" - Donald Ross Memorial by Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Ranked #1 of "Most Underrated Resorts" by Travel + Leisure GOLF
- Named "Best Golf Resort in Michigan" by Crain's Detroit Business
- Named "Best Golf Resort" by readers of Michigan Meetings + Events
- Ranked #52 among "Top 100 Golf Resorts" by readers of Conde Nast Traveler
Boyne Mountain Resort
- Guiness World Record - Fastest Round of Golf on Boyne Mountain’s Monument golf course
- Ranked #42 of "Top 75 Golf Resorts in America" by Golf Digest
- Ranked among the "Top 10 Mountain Resorts" in the United States by Golf Digest
- Recognized for "Excellence of Golf Facilities, Service and Accommodations" by GOLF
- Ranked among the "25 Best Family Resorts" in the U.S. by Golf for Women
After seeing the extensive list above, are you curious what all the fuss is about? If so, visit one or more of BOYNE's award winning golf courses for yourself! Book a tee time today and choose from eleven various courses fit for a variety of golfing skill levels.

