Treetops Resort has been one of northern Michigan's most celebrated golf destinations for decades, home to multiple courses designed by some of the game's most respected architects. The Treetops name encompasses work by Robert Trent Jones Sr., Tom Fazio, and Rick Smith, whose Signature course climbs and tumbles through the hardwood hills above the Pigeon River valley with the kind of dramatic elevation change you rarely find in the Midwest. The views from several elevated tees rank among the most striking in Michigan golf, and the resort has long drawn serious players who want more than a flat parkland round.
Vanderbilt sits in Otsego County, squarely in the heart of northern Michigan's golf belt — the same stretch of state that includes Gaylord, Boyne, and Bellaire. The region's glaciated terrain, dense forests, and cool summers have made it a magnet for destination golfers, particularly from Chicago and Detroit.
A resort of this scale rewards a multi-day stay. Between the courses, the yardage options, and the teaching programs Rick Smith's academy made famous here, a single round barely scratches the surface.
