New partnership
Boyne, the northern Michigan resort operator, will be booking rounds at Forest Dunes Golf Club through its golf packages as part of a partnership with the Roscommon, Mich., course.
BOYNE FALLS, Mich. – Boyne, the northern Michigan resort operator, will be booking rounds at Forest Dunes Golf Club through its golf packages as part of a partnership with the Roscommon, Mich., course.
Rounds at Forest Dunes start at $59, including cart, when booked through Boyne. The addition of Forest Dunes brings the Boyne portfolio to 11 courses.
Forest Dunes is a Tom Weiskopf design that is ranked No. 3 on the list of Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play in Michigan. Forest Dunes’ location in Roscommon probably will make it most appealing to golfers driving up to Boyne’s three resorts from the southern part of the state. The course is located 60 miles south of Boyne Mountain Resort, 80 miles from Bay Harbor, and 90 miles from Boyne Highlands Resort.
Forest Dunes was purchased last year by Lew Thompson, a trucking executive from Huntsville, Ark. Thompson is in the process of building a 22-room hotel onsite to accommodate ...
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