Petoskey Ranked 2nd in Midwest for Golf

Golf Digest has ranked the Petoskey/Traverse City area as one of the top golf-home markets in the Midwest. The Petoskey area received the highest golf score (34.7) of any community in the Midwest. The Golf Digest golf score reflects the number and quality of courses, golf days per year and course congestion.

To give you an idea of the quality of courses in Northern Michigan, the Petoskey/Traverse City area's golf score ranked 11th nationally, behind only Scottsdale, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Maui, Myrtle Beach, Wilmington (NC), Pinehurst (NC), Hilton Head, Hawaii (Big Island), and North of Tampa. The Petoskey/Traverse City area's golf score of 34.7 compares favorably to Hilton Head (34.8), Hawaii-Big Island (34.8) and North of Tampa (34.8). Pretty good company, wouldn't you say?

According to the National Association of Realtors, Americans bought more than 1 million vacation homes in 2005, and golf was a deciding factor in nearly a third of these purchases. The Golf Digest rankings were prepared to help golfers in their search for a golf-home getaway.

Midwest Golf Rankings [Golf Digest]