Public · 18 holes · Cedar
Sugar Loaf The Old Course
An 18-hole public course on East Bodus Road in western Leelanau County, with a Cedar address, open for the 2026 season.
Benzie & Sleeping Bear
Golf · Public · Suttons Bay
Bahle Farms Golf Course
An 18-hole public course on about 200 acres in Suttons Bay Township, opened by the Bahle family in 1999.
Bahle Farms Golf Course sits on roughly 200 acres in Suttons Bay Township. Members of the Bahle family opened it in 1999 and have since passed it to new owners, and the Leelanau Enterprise marked its 25th season in 2024, noting that it draws tens of thousands of golfers to the peninsula each year.
Golf Digest lists the 18 holes as public and credits the design to Gary Pulsipher. The course opened for the 2026 season on May 1, according to the Leelanau Enterprise.
Fly in
Estimated drive times from OpenStreetMap routing data, without traffic or stops. Arrange ground transport with the airport or FBO.
- Woolsey Memorial Airport (5D5)
General aviation: private and charter aircraft
about 40 min by car, about 21 miles
- Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)
Airline service and private aircraft
about 40 min by car, about 18 miles
- William B. Bolton Airport (Y87)
General aviation: private and charter aircraft
about 1 hr by car, about 32 miles
Places to stay near Suttons Bay
Hotels and inns
Mid-range
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Location
Map of Bahle Farms Golf Course
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
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