Gaylord Country Club

Overview: Gaylord Country Club is a classic tree-lined parkland course in the heart of the town’s Golf Mecca. Wilfrid Reid’s 1924 layout measures 6,473 yards at par 72 from the blue tees, but the scorecard length is only part of the story. Small putting surfaces, water beside selected approaches and natural changes in elevation reward a golfer who values position and touch. The routing was built with walking in mind, and its scale gives the round a distinctly different feel from the large resort courses scattered around northern Michigan. For a visitor, it is an easy way to add historic local golf to a Gaylord itinerary.

History: The club dates to 1924 and celebrated its centennial era in 2024. It has retained a strong local identity while allowing public play alongside its semi-private club structure, a combination that has helped it remain part of the Gaylord golf story for a century. The course’s Reid heritage places it within the architectural language of the 1920s, when strategic angles, compact greens and walkable movement through the property mattered more than sheer length. Current records continue to identify the layout as parkland golf rather than a modern resort rebuild.

Did You Know? Gaylord Country Club’s history reaches back to the same year in which the town’s modern golf identity began to take shape. The 1924 opening makes it one of the area’s oldest continuously recognised golf destinations.