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With its spectacular mountain setting and panoramic views towards Deer Lake, The Alpine’s surroundings are every bit as breathtaking as its noteworthy design. Known for its open, playable layout that trends down the mountain, solid drives are rewarded, and its forgiving greens can bolster confidence in your short game.

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The first hole starts with a dramatic tee shot that drops in elevation to the fairway below. There is some room to the right, but the hole becomes much longer. A fairway bunker down the left will keep your greedy side honest. The green slopes from the back left to the front bunker.

Hole 1

Distance is not important here. A pond in front of the green can be reached by longer hitters and provides little advantage to risk flirting with. The local pros usually choose an iron, hybrid, or fairway wood here. Any shot down the right side of the fairway will follow the slope to the middle, setting up a short iron approach. This may be one of the flattest greens on the course. It is really easy to over-read a putt here.

Hole 2

This par-3 plays slightly uphill, and players should always consider at least one more club. The front of the green is well protected by bunkers but is very playable from behind the green. So, at all costs, you do not be short here.

Hole 3

The tee shot should be a response to the hole location. A fairway wood short of the bunker on the right is best if the pin is left. If the pin is to the right, try to draw the ball around the first fairway bunker on the left to set up the best angle for approach. Either way, make sure you have something you can advance towards the green. The trees to the left and right are open enough to find your ball, but even an experienced seamstress may not be able to thread those needles.

Hole 4

Just over 500 yards from the tips. Short par five, right? Except for the giant hill that #5 climbs. Long hitters will reach this green in two shots, but they must be two excellent shots. For the rest of us, playing two safe shots to set up an approach from 100 - 150 yards gives an opportunity to still make birdie and takes out the risk of the round buster.

Hole 5

Perhaps one of the best par 4 holes at BOYNE Golf. A corridor of trees opens up to the fairway, which is guarded by fairway bunkers down the left. The towering trees to the right provide additional headaches but give you somewhat better odds of saving a par than the left side does. The green has some tricky breaks, so make sure you walk around the entire hole before committing to a line.

Hole 6

Club selection is critical on this downhill par 3. The front bunkers dare you to challenge a front pin. This green has more slope from left to right than most people read and also has a back tier to be dealt with. Lots of 2's and lots of 5's here.

Hole 7

A wide landing area bottlenecks to just a few paces wide, creating havoc for the longer player trying to reach this green. A well-played second shot will avoid the sand bunkers down the left and leave a slightly uphill short iron or wedge into this green that again slopes severely from back to front.

Hole 8

A dogleg left hole, this hole favors someone who can flight a shot from left to right. The fairway slopes to the right and can cause balls to roll into danger of the right-hand trees. Large bunkers flank this green and have certainly spoiled many a good front nine.

Hole 9

The aggressive play is to shape a shot around the corner of the dogleg with a driver, but this opens up some new dangers down the right side with a bunker and wooded area. This play can also lead to a downhill lie to a tough green. A shot played to the top of the hill is just fine, leaving a mid-iron shot that plays shorter because of the elevation drop. This green is scary fast from the right side to the left, but the slope can be used to funnel approach shots toward any middle-to-back left-hole locations.

Hole 10

A classic "keep it below the hole" hole. Playing from the long side of this green is extremely tough, so pay special attention to the wind when making a club selection. The front greenside bunkers see plenty of action. With some hole locations, you can find some of the easiest or most challenging 3-foot putts on the course. Again, keep it below the hole!

Hole 11

Enjoy the view of the "Alpine Valley" all the way down to Deer Lake. A tempting par 5, the tee shot can carry the traps along the left to set up an opportunity to reach in two. Be sure to check your lay-up yardage, as the pond in front can sneak up quickly. There is a collection area in the back so don't be afraid to take one extra club here.

Hole 12

A tight driving hole, too far left and your second shot may be blocked by the trees at the end of the fairway. So, right of the center is more desirable than missing it to the left. This approach always plays one full club more, maybe two full clubs to a back pin. This green slopes considerably from the back right to the front valley.

Hole 13

There is more room to play here than originally meets the eye. Your tee shot should be played to finish in line with the tallest tree in the distance.... left of the stand of pines. Two fairway bunkers will snatch any tee shots that are too far down the right.

Hole 14

A risky tee shot down the right side of this split fairway requires a long carry over a pond to a peninsula of the fairway with a reward of a short iron approach. A huge stand of trees in the middle of the split fairway will reject any wishy-washy efforts. Though safer, the left side of the fairway will add at least 30 yards to the already difficult approach.

Hole 15

A great tee shot here will crest the hill or perhaps catch the downslope for some added distance. Either way, it is essential that the ball stays away from the trees down the right-hand side. Though the bunkers on the left certainly should be respected, they provide an easier advance to the green. A pond guards the entire hole. Players who may not have the best lie should consider using the approach to the left of the green as a safety net.

Hole 16

It's not the longest par three, but certainly not the easiest. Just like #11, anything above the hole here is trouble. The green runs hard from the back right to the front left. Anything hit on the front of the green with spin will surely come back onto the approach, so consider an extra club…or two. You should be happy with a par here any day of the year!

Hole 17

The tee shot here takes a wallop to clear the pond. If there is any wind in your face, consider the right side; you will be laying up anyway. Cross bunkers in the lay-up zone will hold your attention, and the pond in front of the green will swallow any golf balls that you might have left. Be patient here, and you will set yourself up with a short approach that you can then be aggressive with.

Hole 18

The Alpine

Based on golf architect Ray Hearn's recommendations, several updates have been made to The Alpine. They begin on number one and carry throughout the entire course. We have extended the fairway cuts to widen and lengthen the fairways, as well as around the greens, to offer more shot options into the green. Ray’s intent was to increase the playability while respecting the original course design.

Each year, The Alpine plays host to Michigan's Tournament of Champions. Once you've played the course, you'll understand why.

	Yardage	Par	Rating	Slope
Brown	7045	72	73.6	140
Purple	6875	72	72.5	138
Orange	6501	72	70.9	134
Blue	6265	72	69.5	130
Green	6041	72	69.1/74.6	126/134
Silver	5053	72	64.5/69.3	115/123

The Alpine

A View From The Top

The Alpine

Hole 1

Boyne Mountain Practice Area