William Newcomb

Oneida, WI

Brown County Golf Course is a public, 18-hole course owned by Brown County and located in the Village of Hobart near Oneida, Wisconsin, just west of Green Bay. Designed by architect Lawrence Packard, the course opened for play in 1958 on gently rolling terrain. It has undergone renovations in recent years, including green regrassing and drainage improvements. The course has long served as a standard for public golf in northeastern Wisconsin.

Boyne Falls, MI

The Monument is one of two eighteen-hole courses at Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls, Michigan, in the northern part of the state. The course dates to 1970, when William Newcomb produced the original design, and individual holes are dedicated to golf figures such as Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones. The layout asks for a complete game, combining demanding fairways with large, undulating greens that put a premium on approach shots and putting. Six sets of tees stretch from under 5,000 yards to just under 7,000 yards from the back markers. The Monument is bookable by resort guests and outside visitors alike through Boyne Golf, and it operates alongside the resort's other course, the Alpine. A practice area with a full driving range and multiple short game zones sits near the golf shop.

Bellaire, MI

Summit is the original golf course at Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire, Michigan, built when resort founder Roy Deskin added golf to the ski and lodging business he had started on Torch Lake. William Diddel designed the course, and it opened in 1965 as the Deskin Course before later being renamed Summit. Length is not the main challenge here; the course instead rewards a strong short game, with fast greens and a par-three tee option on every hole that makes it approachable for junior golfers. The routing winds across the rolling hills of Antrim County that also give Shanty Creek its ski terrain. Summit operates alongside four other courses at the resort, all bookable through one golf shop, and is open to resort guests and outside visitors from April through October.

Marshall, MI

The Medalist Golf Club is an 18-hole public course in Marshall, Michigan, set on nearly 300 acres of wooded land and wetlands in the south-central part of the state. It was designed by architect William Newcomb and stretches to nearly 7,000 yards from the back tees, with five sets of tees available on every hole to suit a range of playing levels. The routing has a links-style character despite its inland location, and the club has hosted state-level amateur and junior championships, including Michigan Women's and Junior State events, along with USGA Public Links qualifying rounds. The Medalist operates a GPS-based food and beverage ordering system that delivers to golfers on course. A clubhouse pavilion hosts weddings and banquets in addition to regular tee-time play. As a daily-fee public facility, the course uses dynamic pricing that adjusts rates based on demand and time of booking.

Carlyle, IL

Governors Run Golf Course is a public course in Carlyle, on Carlyle Lake. The 18-hole layout plays over rolling terrain near the lake, a scenic course that serves the Carlyle area.

Egg Harbor, WI

The Orchards at Egg Harbor is a public, 18-hole championship course on about 200 acres in Door County, Wisconsin. Designed by William Newcomb, who worked with Pete Dye earlier in his career, the course opened in 2000; the outward nine winds through mature hardwoods and orchards while the inward nine has dramatic elevation changes and finishes along a five-acre lake. The course plays to 7,206 yards from the back tees with bentgrass tee-to-green. A clubhouse offers a bar and grill, pro shop, locker rooms and banquet space, and tee times can be booked online or by phone.

South Lyon, MI

Tanglewood Golf Club is a public golf facility at 22805 Country Club Drive in South Lyon, Michigan, west of Detroit. The course opened in 1991 and was designed by architect William Newcomb, offering 27 holes routed through the Tanglewood housing development. The layout is maintained with bentgrass tees, fairways and greens, and the 18-hole combinations play to a par of 72 and stretch beyond 7,100 yards from the back tees at their longest combination. The club presents a country-club-style atmosphere with a stately clubhouse used for dining and banquets. Facilities include a pro shop, driving range and practice area with PGA instructors, and the course is open seasonally from April through mid-November.

Noblesville, IN

Noblesville's 27-hole municipal facility, opened in 1970 on rolling terrain west of downtown. Three nines (Central, East, West) combine into par-72 layouts stretching past 6,800 yards, with water on 14 holes. Fox Prairie hosts the Indiana Golf Association Tournament of Champions each year.

Bedford, IN

Bedford's municipal course inside historic Otis Park, a 145-acre park established in 1923 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The par-73 layout plays to 6,413 yards past the 1864 Pine Hall Mansion and WPA-built limestone structures from the 1930s. Weekday walking rates are $17, and the Jim Flick indoor learning center supports year-round practice.