We know you’ve already started polishing your clubs, and that the batteries are charged in the newest golf gadgets you got for Christmas.  The only thing left to do—except perhaps praying for spring to come—is to book your tee times with golf packages from Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City.

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa—home of the renowned Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, The Bear—is preparing for golf season, which typically begins in mid-April. Lesson activity is increasing at the Resort’s indoor/outdoor Golf Academy, with golfers getting their swings tuned up in anticipation of the beginning of golf season.

Information and rates for the 2014 season is available on the Resort’s website, and is being distributed at regional golf shows.  A variety of golf packages are available throughout the spring, summer and fall, including holiday and event specials:

  • May 23 to May 26—Memorial Day Weekend Golf Specials:  The Bear $90, The Wolverine $70, Spruce Run $50
  • June 15 to June 22—Golf Your Daylights Out!:  $99 for Resort Guests, $129 for Non-Resort Guests (all day rates)
  • July 5 to July 12—National Cherry Festival Golf Specials:  The Bear $95, The Wolverine $75, Spruce Run $55
  • August 29 to September 1—Labor Day Weekend Golf Specials:  The Bear $90, The Wolverine $70, Spruce Run $50
  • September 27—Fourth Annual Big Hole Golf Tournament:  A three-person team scramble event featuring 10-inch cups on all 18 holes.
  • October 19—Sixth Annual Tuff Enuff Golf Tournament:  Play Michigan’s toughest golf course, The Bear, from the tips in a two-person best ball event.

Grand Traverse Resort and Spa will also offer a variety of one- and two-night golf packages in spring, summer and fall. For example, the midweek version of the Resort’s Two Night Championship Golf Package includes:

  • 2 Nights Accommodations
  • 2-Days of Unlimited Golf
  • Complimentary Bucket of Range balls
  • 2 Breakfast Buffets per person at Sweetwater American Bistro
  • Replay rate for additional rounds on any of our golf courses

Midweek Two Night Championship Golf Package pricing for the Spring Season—April 11 to May 22, 2014—starts at $276 per person in the Hotel and at $304 per person in the Tower.*

For more information, visit the Grand Traverse Resort’s Golf Page—where you can book reservations online—, or call 800.236.1577