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From Alpena to Oscoda, Michigan's 'Sunrise Side' is brimming with quality golf ...

Let's get one thing straight up front. Golf on the "Sunrise Side" of the state doesn't measure up to Michigan's trendy, touristy west coast. Courses and resorts on the east side lack many of the bells and whistles of the competition near Lake Michigan. And none of the courses on the east side kiss the shores of Lake Huron or even offer water views. The region's terrain wasn't dramatically altered by glaciers centuries ago, either, so the courses tend to be flatter and less dramatic, with fewer hills, valleys and scenic vistas.

The two biggest resorts here -- Thunder Bay Resort in Hillman and Lakewood Shores Resort in Oscoda -- lack multiple restaurants and spas. Even a simple necessity, such as Wi-Fi throughout the resort, can be missing.

So what's the draw? This region delivers golf as affordable as it gets in Michigan.

"The (courses) over here are more player friendly, and they are better from a price standpoint, too," said Ken Bott, an Alpena resident. "Some over on the other side are just ridiculous."

"We are on the blue collar side of the state," said Steve Ashford, co-owner of Loggers Trace at Springport Hills in Harrisville. "We have General Motors, Ford, Chrysler retirees. They have the executives on the other side of the state."

U.S. 23 stretches roughly 100 miles from the split from I-75 north to Alpena. Along the way, there are plenty of tee times to make.

The first must-play course heading north on U.S. 23 is Red Hawk Golf Club in East Tawas. Arthur Hills has built more than a dozen golf courses in the state, including the celebrated Bay Harbor Golf Club , but Red Hawk might be his best.

Red Hawk lacks championship length at roughly 6,600 yards, but a pristine setting and a unique mix of holes make up for any lack of girth. The third hole, with an elevated tee box that sits high above a green and wetland, would look at home at Treetops Resort or Boyne Mountain Resort .

A half-hour from Red Hawk is Lakewood Shores Resort, which is home to some of the most affordable golf packages in the state.

The Gailes at Lakewood Shores Resort is ranked No. 24 by Golf Digest on its list of the state's top 25 courses for 2011-12. Before building The Gailes, rookie designer Kevin Aldridge and his father, Stan, walked many of Scotland's best courses to get a better understanding of links golf. The Gailes opened in July 1992, featuring the best attributes of Western Gailes, Carnoustie and Royal Troon. All of the nuances of links golf -- double greens, sod-wall bunkers, fescue and pot bunkers -- apply.

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