A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort (Torch)

Overview: Torch is the original 18-hole course at A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort in Kewadin, a northern Michigan property set among forested ridges above Torch Lake. The resort describes the layout as a shot-maker’s course of nearly 6,700 yards from the back tees and par 71. Water appears on 11 holes, while mature woodland frames the fairways and makes accuracy more valuable than simply adding length. Elevated ground gives the round a strong sense of place, with views across Torch Lake and the surrounding countryside appearing between holes. The combination of wooded corridors, rolling ground and visible water makes Torch a natural first round for golfers building a Traverse City and Antrim County itinerary.

History: The course began as A-Ga-Ming’s original 18-hole routing and was renamed Torch in 2005 to reflect its setting above the lake. A-Ga-Ming’s wider resort now links Torch with Sundance, Charlevoix Country Club and Antrim Dells, creating a multi-course base for a northern Michigan golf trip. Current resort material attributes the design to Chick Harbert and Jerry Matthews and records later routing work intended to make the round more enjoyable while retaining the site’s natural ridges, woods and water. Because the sources do not agree on a precise first-opening date, this profile keeps the history tied to the documented resort development.

Did You Know? Torch Lake is not just scenery beyond the property. The course name itself was adopted from the lake in 2005, and the official routing notes that water is part of 11 holes. That makes the course’s identity unusually literal: its views and its strategy both come from the same long, clear body of water.