About | Forest Akers Golf Courses

Located on the campus of Michigan State University
Home course for Big Ten men's and women's golf teams
- Big Ten Championships:
  - Men’s 1969, 2005, 2007, 2008
  - Women’s 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021
Two golf pro shops with the highest quality MSU merchandise available

Awards and Recognition

Best Campus Courses (Forest Akers - West Course) - 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2022 (GolfWeek Magazine)
2021 Top 25 Best College Courses (East #18 & West #10) - GolfPass
2022 Best Golf Schools & Academies (Golf Digest: Editors Choice)
1997-2013 Top 100 Range - Golf Range Association of America
2014-2023 Top 50 Public Range - Golf Range Association of America
Host Course (Forest Akers West) - 2019 & 2024 NCAA DI Women's Golf Regional
Host Course (Forest Akers West) - 2021 NCAA DIII Women's Golf National Championship
Host Facility (Forest Akers East) - 2022 NCAA DIII Men's and Women's Cross Country National Championships
Forest Akers Golf Shops - AGM Platinum Award - Best Golf Shops (2020 & 2021)

Scorecard
Course Ratings | Black (M) 75.3/141 (W) 81.9/154 | Green (M) 71.7/137 (W) 77.8/140 | White (M) 68.6/127 (W) 73.6/134 | Fossum (M) 66.5/127 (W) 71.3/129 | Gold (M) 65.5/114 (W) 69.8/126
Extensively redesigned by Michigan State alumnus, Arthur Hills, in 1992

East Scorecard
Course Ratings | Black (M) 70.5/127 (W) 77.2/134 | Green (M) 69.4/124 (W) 75.2/126 | White (M) 66.3/112 (W) 71.7/122 | Gold (M) 62.6/103 (W) 66.4/109
Redesigned in 1997

Mid-Michigan's premier practice facility
20-acre practice area opened in 1997
Rated as one of the Top 100/50 public ranges in America since 1997
Open to the public with memberships
Three-acre bentgrass practice tee, two separate teaching tees, practice bunkers, target greens
18 heated and covered hitting stations open year-round
20,000 square-foot putting green
PGA professionally-trained instructors