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Manistee sits on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan in one of Michigan's most quietly compelling stretches of golf country — a region of rolling dunes, dense hardwood forests, and cool lake air that has quietly earned a reputation as a serious golf destination. The northwestern Lower Peninsula draws players willing to make the drive for scenery and solitude, and courses here tend to reward that effort with terrain that feels genuinely distinct from the manicured flatness that defines so much of American resort golf.
The Retreat's name signals its intent clearly: this is a place to step away from somewhere else. Resort courses in this corner of Michigan typically take full advantage of the natural topography — elevation changes carved by glacial activity, tree corridors that frame shots and punish the wayward, and that particular quality of light that comes off a Great Lakes landscape in the late afternoon.
A par-71 layout breaks slightly from the conventional mold, which often means a course that trades one of the expected par-5s for a longer, more demanding two-shotter — a design choice that tends to reward ball-strikers and keep scores honest.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE · men | 6,525 | 71.6 | 134 | 71 |
| WHITE · men | 6,118 | 69.5 | 129 | 71 |
| WHITE/GOLD · men | 5,528 | 66.8 | 124 | 71 |
| WHITE/GOLD · women | 5,528 | 72.1 | 130 | 71 |
| GOLD · men | 5,109 | 64.9 | 118 | 71 |
| GOLD · women | 5,109 | 69.4 | 122 | 71 |
| RED · men | 4,558 | 62.6 | 107 | 71 |
| RED · women | 4,558 | 66.3 | 114 | 71 |
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