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Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan

Coordinates: 44°44′12″N 86°14′03″W / 44.73667°N 86.23417°W / 44.73667; -86.23417
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Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
Unincorporated community
9th Green at Crystal Downs
9th Green at Crystal Downs
Crystal Downs is located in Michigan
Crystal Downs
Crystal Downs
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 44°44′12″N 86°14′03″W / 44.73667°N 86.23417°W / 44.73667; -86.23417
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyBenzie
TownshipLake
Area
 • Total1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
 • Land1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49635
Area code231
FIPS code26-19135[1]
GNIS feature ID1877506[2]

Crystal Downs Country Club is a private country club and lakefront community in Lake Township, Benzie County, near Frankfort, Michigan, in the United States. Designed by golf course architects Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell in 1929, the par-70, 6,518-yard (5,960 m) course offers views of Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore lies just to its east.

Despite being consistently ranked among the top courses in the United States (ranked 10th for 2007–08 by Golf Digest)[3] the only tournament of note it has hosted has been the 1991 U.S. Senior Amateur, due to its location far from population centers and the corresponding lack of sufficient facilities (lodging, transportation, infrastructure) needed to accommodate the crowds attracted by major tournament events. Crystal Downs is currently ranked the #19 course in the world according to Golf.com.

References

  1. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
  3. ^ America's 100 Greatest Courses 2007/2008
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