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Stanwood sits in the heart of Michigan's Mecosta County, a stretch of the Lower Peninsula where glacial terrain left behind rolling hills, dense hardwood forests, and an abundance of inland lakes. It's a landscape that suits golf naturally — the kind of land architects don't have to force into shape. St. Ives occupies this setting as part of the Canadian Lakes resort community, one of the larger private residential developments in the region, and the course reflects that pedigree: this is destination golf with a resort sensibility, drawing visitors from Grand Rapids and beyond who pair a round with the area's broader outdoor appeal.
St. Ives was designed by Jerry Matthews, a Michigan architect who shaped dozens of courses across the Midwest and understood how to work with glacially contoured land. The routing moves through wooded corridors and across varied elevation changes, giving the par 72 layout a character that rewards course management over raw power.
For golfers exploring Michigan's interior — often overlooked in favor of the celebrated northern courses near Traverse City or Petoskey — Stanwood offers a legitimate reason to stop. St. Ives is a well-regarded regional track with enough natural scenery and design interest to hold its own in a state with no shortage of quality golf.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK · men | 6,642 | 72.6 | 149 | 72 |
| BLUE · men | 6,209 | 70.5 | 141 | 72 |
| BLUE/WHITE HYBRID · men | 5,916 | 69.1 | 130 | 72 |
| WHITE · men | 5,688 | 68.1 | 126 | 72 |
| WHITE · women | 5,688 | 73.7 | 139 | 72 |
| WHITE/GOLD HYBRID · men | 5,225 | 65.8 | 122 | 72 |
| WHITE/GOLD HYBRID · women | 5,225 | 71 | 134 | 72 |
| GOLD · men | 4,806 | 64.3 | 112 | 72 |
| GOLD · women | 4,806 | 68.4 | 125 | 72 |
| GOLD/TIF HYBRID · men | 4,250 | 62 | 110 | 72 |
| GOLD/TIF HYBRID · women | 4,250 | 65.4 | 116 | 72 |
| TIF · men | 3,861 | 60.8 | 109 | 72 |
| TIF · women | 3,851 | 63.1 | 109 | 72 |
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