Ranked by Google rating & review volume
Out of 5 public ranges in the Traverse City metro, these 5 earn the strongest marks from golfers — ranked by Google rating weighted by review volume (minimum 10 reviews), based on ratings researched July 27, 2026.
4.4(241 Google reviews)
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Acme, MI 49610
Public resort championship course in Acme; shares the resort's centralized outdoor driving range and short-game complex at the golf clubhouse.
View range details4.8(118 Google reviews)
5550 Bay Meadows Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684
Family-owned public course in Traverse City; official homepage explicitly confirms a large outdoor driving range with mat stations and turf tees plus multiple practice areas.
View range details4.1(235 Google reviews)
1750 Townline Rd, Traverse City, MI 49696
Public 18-hole course; official course-info page confirms a practice range with covered hitting stations plus separate putting and chipping greens.
4.1(17 Google reviews)
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Acme, MI 49610
Gary Player signature course at Grand Traverse Resort; uses the same centralized grass driving range and practice greens serving all three resort courses.
View range details4.3(13 Google reviews)
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd, Acme, MI 49610
Resort par-70 course in Acme; GolfNow facility listing and resort overview confirm driving range access via the shared resort practice complex.
View range detailsThe Bear Golf Course currently tops our Traverse City rankings with a 4.4-star Google rating across 241 reviews. Rankings weight both rating and review volume, so consistently well-reviewed ranges rise to the top.
We rank all 5 public ranges in the Traverse City metro by Google rating weighted by review count (minimum 10 reviews to qualify), so a range with hundreds of consistent reviews outranks one with a handful of perfect scores. Ratings were last researched July 27, 2026.
3 ranges in the Traverse City metro have verified natural-grass hitting areas (alone or alongside mats). Look for the green surface badge on each listing, or see the dedicated grass-tee guide.
Last researched: . Ratings and review totals are attributed to Google and can change.
