The Donald Ross Memorial course at Boyne Highlands Resort is a 1989 William Newcomb layout that recreates famous Donald Ross holes from around the country, including the 2nd at Scioto, the 16th at Oakland Hills and the 18th at Inverness.
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The Donald Ross Memorial course at Boyne Highlands Resort is a 1989 William Newcomb layout that recreates famous Donald Ross holes from around the country, including the 2nd at Scioto, the 16th at Oakland Hills and the 18th at Inverness.
Boyne Highlands (Donald Ross Memorial)
The second of the golf courses designed at the Boyne Highlands Resort, the Donald Ross Memorial features interpretations of the master’s “greatest hits” that allows the everyday golfer to experience Ross’s classic concepts at a much more reasonable rate than at their original homes (if they’re available to the public at all).
Among those featured are the second from Scioto Country Club (held among the best in the world for its place within 18), the iconic No. 16 at Oakland Hills, and the tournament make-or-break short par four from Inverness.
The course was not technically designed by Ross, of course, but by William Newcomb, a Michigan golf icon. Newcomb got his start working for Pete Dye after winning the Michigan Amateur, and also served as the coach of the University of Michigan’s golf program before returning to architecture. He also completed the Alpine course at Boyne Mountain, among numerous other Michigan layouts.