Lakelands Golf & Country Club - Business Information

Amusement Parks, Arcades & Attractions · Michigan, United States · <25 Employees

Lakelands Golf and Country Club has continued to provide outstanding dining, golfing, and socializing at a great value for over 90th seasons, despite economic struggles in Southeastern Michigan. When the doors opened on Thursday, March 1st, 2012 it was the 90th opening day at Lakelands Golf & Country Club. Located a not far off the beaten path Lakelands Golf & Country Club includes an 18-hole traditional American course with shorter, tree-lined fairways that test short game skills with challengingly small greens. The Country Club offers a Pro Shop with 2 full-time PGA Professionals, and abundant merchandise; a driving range, putting green, and short game practice facility; Beach House on motor-free Winans Lake offering life-guarded swimming and serene fishing; and full service Club house with first rate menus that offer great seasonal variety, both casual and formal dining for members and their guests, and banquet facilities. The small, private, member-owned club and course has been in continuous seasonal operation since 1922 when the clubhouse sat across Club House Drive from its current location. In fact, this is the 3rd version of the main clubhouse, half of which was rebuilt after a devastating fire in 2003. Through the wake of the fire Lakelands continued to offer service, hosting its large invitational events in elaborate tents. With a flexible staff and accommodating members the summer of the fire turned out to be a memorable and successful one. That summer was not the first time Lakelands survived adverse conditions. In the Great Depression the membership banded together and the men created shifts to water and maintain the course while the ladies of Lakelands cooked and cleaned. The supportive members made it possible through this trying time to run an advertisement in the Ann Arbor News at the time, that read as follows: "COME TO BEAUTIFUL LAKELANDS. Golf all day with Chicken Dinner included.Read More

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