Course architect, Gary Pulsipher comments on one of his favorite holes, #14, at The Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms: "I spent a lot of time on this hole while we were building it, partly because of its potential as a great par 4, and partly because of the awesome patch of wild black respberries I found along the revine. Sweet hole!"

Number 14 is a 445 yard par 4. Golfers must avoid a huge sugar maple on the right and then negotiate a 20 foot ravine before arriving near the green, which offers unsurpassed views of West Bay.We don't force the golf holes. We allow the terrain to influence the design. It's complicated getting to the greens, so we've made the greens a little less complicated. There has to be a process of give and take. Your reward for a good tee shot and negotiating the challenging terrain is getting to a green that will give you a chance to make birdie. I want people to make birdies here.

I've designed this course to be fun.

Our fifth hole is as good a par 5 as you'll find anywhere in the nation. Once in a while you are presented with an opportunity that you just can't pass up. At 565 yards, we were able to turn this into a true thinking player's hole. We ask you to get 400 yards in two shots. Then your third shot is 150 yards over a scrub pine ravine to a forgiving green. If you get on in three, then you have a birdie putt.

Where we could, we built isolated greens, or amphitheater greens. We've taken advantage of the land's natural movements to create a pure golf experience, and often, a sense of mystery. Bird sounds are plentiful and close to every shot. We have you play through beech-maple climax forests. On number 18, you come to a beautifully sculpted finish with woodland, park-like landscaping. This is a course of excellent character without being punishing.