Few clubs in the Detroit metropolitan area carry the quiet prestige of Orchard Lake Country Club. Situated on the shores of one of Oakland County's most scenic inland lakes, the club has long served as a gathering place for the region's established families, blending golf with the broader rhythms of lakeside club life. Its roots stretch back to the early decades of American country club culture, and that sense of tradition is still felt in the atmosphere today.
Oakland County's chain of glacially formed lakes gives this corner of Michigan a character distinctly its own — wooded, gently rolling terrain where elevation changes are modest but the tree lines are dense and the water is never far from view. Golf here tends to reward local knowledge, and Orchard Lake's membership has accumulated plenty of it across generations.
The par-71 layout departs slightly from the standard 72, which typically signals a design decision around a particularly strong or unusual hole configuration — details a first visit will quickly make clear.
