The Kingsley Club
Kingsley, MI
The Kingsley Club is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Kingsley, Michigan, playing 6,956 yards with a course rating of 73.2 and slope of 141. It is ranked #99 on GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (2024-25).
🏛 Designed by Mike DeVries (2001)
The Kingsley Club is a private, links-style course near Kingsley, MI, designed by Mike DeVries and opened in 2001 on naturally rolling terrain with minimal earth movement during construction. Golfweek ranked it 24th among modern courses in 2013.
Accolades
- Ranked #99, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #86, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
- Ranked #4, Best in Michigan (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 600 NIBLICK TRAIL, Kingsley, MI
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 5 par 3s, 9 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 14, 579 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 9, 137 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 12, about 75 ft downhill from tee to green
- Doglegs: 1 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 560 | 7 bunkers |
| 2 | 3 | 142 | 9 bunkers |
| 3 | 4 | 411 | 7 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 400 | 10 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 5 | 3 | 214 | 9 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 6 | 4 | 388 | 19 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 7 | 5 | 557 | 17 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 8 | 4 | 348 | 8 bunkers |
| 9 | 3 | 137 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| Out | 35 | 3,157 | |
| 10 | 4 | 430 | 7 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 11 | 3 | 171 | 2 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 448 | 1 bunker, plays about 75 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 278 | 9 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 14 | 5 | 579 | dogleg right, 11 bunkers, plays about 65 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 454 | 4 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 16 | 3 | 220 | 12 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 17 | 5 | 549 | 13 bunkers |
| 18 | 4 | 410 | 6 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| In | 36 | 3,539 | |
| Total | 71 | 6,696 |
Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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