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Ravenna is a village in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,308 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The village is located in Ravenna Township .
Six Michigan golf courses made the top 25 of best conditions for public courses in the country in a list compiled by GolfPass reviewers.
The golf course has four distinct sections, as noted on the scorecard. [6] The first six holes are inland holes; holes 7, 8, and 9 play through dunes, as they are the closest holes to Lake Michigan. The first four holes on the back nine are woodlands holes; and holes 14-18 are river holes, playing on or near the Paw Paw River.
The following is a partial list of golf courses designed by Pete Dye. [1] He is credited with designing more than 200 courses internationally during his lifetime. [2] In 1982, Sports Illustrated wrote that Dye had a reputation for transforming "unpromising" land into picturesque and challenging golf courses, that required a style of play called "target golf".
The village of Ravenna is in the northeast part of the township. Muskegon , the county seat , is 18 miles (29 km) to the west, and Grand Rapids is 27 miles (43 km) to the southeast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94 km 2 ), of which 36.2 square miles (94 km 2 ) are land and 0.2 square ...
The team's home course is Windmill Lakes Golf Club, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Kent in Ravenna, which has also been used by the women's golf team since their inception in 1999. Kent State began using the course regularly in 1978 after Herb Page, the head professional and part-owner at Windmill Lakes, was hired as head coach.
The Michigan Open is the Michigan state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Michigan section of the PGA of America . It has been played annually since 1916 at a variety of courses around the state.