The King at his last signature design, Royal Golf Club in Minnesota.
He was a man so much larger than life, a man full of class and charisma, a gifted athlete, a successful businessman, a deeply devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. He won 62 PGA Tour events and seven Major titles, and playing at the dawn of the television age, the charismatic, down-to-earth superstar helped create soaring popularity in the game he loved.
Indeed, there is little doubt golf is what it is today because of Arnold Palmer, the man we called The King. Though we sadly said farewell last fall, when he died at the age of 87, Palmer’s enormous legacy in golf lives on. For those of us in the Great Lakes region, his legacy literally lives on in the dozens of incredible course designs in the places we call home. Here’s a brief look at some of his best in the Midwest:
* denotes private course.
WISCONSIN
The Bog
SAUKVILLE
Geneva National Golf Club
LAKE GENEVA
MICHIGAN
Coyote Preserve Golf Club
FENTON
www.coyotepreserve.com
Northville Hills Golf Club
NORTHVILLE
www.northvillehillsgolfclub.com
Ravines Golf Club
SAUGATUCK
The Legend at Shanty Creek Resort
BELLAIRE
Manitou Passage Golf Club
CEDAR
www.manitoupassagegolfclub.com
MINNESOTA
Deacon’s Lodge Golf Course at Breezy Pointe Resort
BRAINERD
Royal Golf Club
LAKE ELMO
ILLINOIS
The Den at Fox Creek Golf Club
BLOOMINGTON
Spencer T. Olin Community Golf Course
ALTON
Hawthorn Woods Country Club*
LAKE ZURICH
White Eagle Golf Club*
NAPERVILLE
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