Eastern Hills

Kalamazoo sits in the heart of southwest Michigan's golf country, a region where the same lake-effect weather that buries the ground in winter snow also produces the soft, lush fairways that make summer golf genuinely enjoyable. The area punches well above its weight for golf, with a dense concentration of public and semi-private layouts serving a community that takes the game seriously.

Eastern Hills, as its name suggests, occupies ground on the eastern edges of the city — terrain that in this part of Michigan typically means gently rolling glacial topography, with the kind of natural movement in the land that gives a par-72 design room to work with elevation, angles, and strategic bunkering without resorting to artificial drama. A full 18-hole layout at this par means a proper test by any standard, rewarding players who think their way around rather than simply overpower it.

For golfers visiting or relocating to Kalamazoo, Eastern Hills represents the everyday, accessible side of Michigan golf — the kind of course a player returns to regularly, learning its rhythms and subtleties across seasons.