Awards and Accolades
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In October 2003, Forest Dunes was certified as the first Gold Audubon International Signature Sanctuary in Michigan and one of only sixteen world wide! Since then, Forest Dunes has continued to meet the strict environmental standards of the Audubon International Certified Gold Signature Development program. 2009 Golf World Magazine: Readers’ Choice Awards (America) - #1 Forest Dunes Golf Week Magazine: Best Modern Courses in America (1960 – Present) - #82 Forest Dunes Best Courses you can play (State by State) - #2 Forest Dunes Best Residential Courses (America) - # 24 Forest Dunes Golf Digest: 2009/2010 America’s Greatest Public Courses - #18 Forest Dunes 2009/2010 America’s Greatest Courses Overall (State) - #6 Forest Dunes 2008/2009 Best Paces to Play - 4 1/2 Stars 2008 Golf Week Magazine: Top Public Access Courses in Michigan - # 2 Forest Dunes Top 100 Modern Courses in America 1960 – Present #84 Forest Dunes Americas Top 100 Residential Golf Courses - # 27 Forest Dunes Michigan Golf Magazine - Top 100 Golf Courses in Michigan - # 2 Forest Dunes 2007 Golf Digest: Best Public Access Golf Course in Michigan - # 3 Forest Dunes Top Rated Golf Course in Michigan - # 6 Forest Dunes Top 100 Public Access Golf Courses in America - # 20 Forest Dunes Great Lakes Golf Magazine: Players Choice Awards Midwest - #1 Best Conditioned, # 1 Best Greens 2006 Golf Digest: Best Public Access Golf Course in Michigan - # 3 Forest Dunes Top Rated Golf Courses in Michigan - # 6 Forest Dunes GolfWeek Magazine: Americas Top 100 Residential Golf Courses - # 34 Forest Dunes Top 100 Modern golf courses in America 1960 – Present 2005 GolfWeek Magazine: Americas Top 40 New Courses - # 16 Forest Dunes Americas Top 100 Residential Golf Courses - # 50 Forest Dunes 2004 Golf Magazine - Top Public Access Courses in Michigan - # 3 Forest Dunes GolfWeek Magazine - Top 100 Golf Courses in America 2003 Golf Digest - Best New Upscale Golf Courses in America - # 1 Forest Dunes “Half the holes at Forest Dunes are Augusta National style rolling down majestic corridors of red and jack pines, with elaborate bunkering of gleaming white sand. The remaining holes bring to mind Pine Valley, with dark, exposed native sand littered with scruffy underbrush. The mix is artfully blended on both nines.” – Golf Digest Architectural Editor Ron Whitten GolfWeek Magazine - Top 100 Modern golf courses in America 1960 – Present 2002 Golf Magazine - Top 100 Public Courses in the United States - # 94 Forest Dunes Golf Week Magazine: Top 10 New Access Golf Courses in America - # 4 Forest Dunes Top Public Access Courses in Michigan - # 2 Forest Dunes Michigan Golf Magazine - Top 100 Golf Courses in Michigan - # 2 Forest Dunes |




