Read our architecture editor's complete review, here. The two worked together for over a decade before splitting up in 1996, and they shared a common philosophy of course design. But it's uncanny how they created kissing-cousin courses. Though they were working at the same time on their respective projects (Forest Dunes was completed in 2000 but didn't open until 2002 Pine Dunes opened in 2001), I don't think Weiskopf or Morrish had any idea that they were working on such similar courses, and I don't think they stole each other's ideas. That course, Pine Dunes in Frankston, Texas, is built on much the same terrain, sand dunes covered in pines. When I first played it, I was struck by how much Forest Dunes resembles a Texas course designed by Weiskopf's former partner, Jay Morrish.
Forest Dunes has previously been ranked on both of our 100 Greatest (2011-'12) and Second 100 Greatest (2013 through 2020) lists.įrom Golf Digest Architecture Editor emeritus Ron Whitten: The Tom Weiskopf-designed Forest Dunes in Michigan is a terrific layout on a terrific piece of property, with sand dunes deposited by the nearby Au Sable River and covered with mature pines.
