The Loon Golf Resort (Loon Course)

Overview: The Loon is the signature course at Loon Golf Resort near Gaylord, a woodland layout that combines northern forest with the rolling ground of the Michaywe area. Butch Harmon’s design measures 6,677 yards at par 72 from the black tees, with several tee routes that make the course more adaptable than its longest number suggests. The fairways move through pines and changing lies, while the resort setting keeps the round connected to the larger Gaylord golf network. It is a balanced course for a destination itinerary, offering enough architecture and terrain to reward a careful player without becoming one-dimensional.

History: The course opened in 1994 and helped establish Loon Golf Resort as a full golf destination rather than simply another local nine. Butch Harmon’s involvement gave the property a distinctive design association, while later resort improvements kept the course relevant within the crowded Gaylord market. The Loon now sits alongside The Lakes and The Ridge as part of a three-course offering, but its original signature-course identity remains the centre of the resort’s golf story.

Did You Know? The Loon is part of a three-course resort, yet its name is not a generic property label. The operator reserves it for the Butch Harmon course, distinguishing it from The Lakes and The Ridge on the same northern Michigan itinerary.