The Michigan Golf Course Association’s Golf Course of the Year is presented at the Michigan Golf Business Conference and Vendor Fair December 2–4, 2024 at Somerset Inn, Troy. The winner of this prestigious award is also submitted to contend for the Golf Course of the Year Award nationally through the National Golf Course Owners Association.

The Course of the Year Award winner comes from MGCA’s membership and makes an outstanding contribution to the game of golf in their markets as well as being a model operation to their peers.

The Course of the Year Award honors a member demonstrating four criteria:

• Unique characteristics of your golf course.
• Exceptional ownership and management: What makes your golf operation stand out?
• Outstanding contribution to the community in which it does business.
• Contribution to the game.

Additional criteria:

• A golf facility that has one or more courses, can be awarded the Course of the Year no more than twice unless a change of ownership has occurred.
• An applicant from a MGCA Member Course is eligible to reapply more than one time if change of ownership has occurred from the first award and has made significant changes to the golf facility since the time of the first award.
• Nomination deadline: Friday, August 9.

1. Candidates for Course of the Year are nominated by a MGCA member (course or corporate) by emailing Jada Paisley the course name.
2. Courses that were previously nominated are automatically put forward for the current year, if they didn't win.
3. MGCA will then reach out to the course nominee to let them know of their nomination and will forward the application.
4. The course submits the completed application electronically through a Google Form link.

Friday, July 12 ∙ Course of the Year nominations open
Friday, August 9 ∙ Deadline to nominate a course
Friday, September 6 ∙ Deadline for nominated courses to submit an application

For courses nominated, submit your application electronically below.