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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
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Crystal Downs County Club golf course
Crystal Downs County Club golf course
Location within Benzie County
Location within Benzie County
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
 • Total
1.26 sq mi (3.3 km2)
 • Land1.26 sq mi (3.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
47
 • Density37.3/sq mi (14.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49635 (Frankfort)
Area code231
FIPS code26-19135[1]
GNIS feature ID1877506[2]
WebsiteCrystal Downs Country Club

Crystal Downs Country Club is a private country club and unincorporated community in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Lake Township on the shores of Lake Michigan. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined the community as a census-designated place for the first time for the 2010 census. At the census, the CDP had a population of 47 and a total land area of 1.26 square miles (3.3 km2).[3]

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)[4] 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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan
  3. ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 16. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "America's 100 Greatest Courses 2007/2008". Archived from the original on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2007-04-09.



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