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Crystal Downs Country Club pin flag Michigan Alister MacKenzie/Perry Maxwell pga
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Description
Crystal Downs Country Clubis 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 km
2
).
[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.