Mill Race Golf Course is Open for the Season

Jonesville, Michigan, is a village of about 2,300 people. My business, the Munro House Bed and Breakfast is just a block off of downtown. Within 5 blocks are just about everything a guy could want--and they are all conveniently located in this small town in south central Michigan.

Just a block away is a museum, the public library, post office, church, and my dog groomer.

Within 2 blocks you'll find the village office, insurance agents, barber shop, hair salon, bank with ATM, gift shop, the best pizza, a men's clothing store, hardware store, a coffee shop, an ice cream shop and a fine dining restaurant.

3 blocks away is a medical clinic, police department, fire department, floral shop, McDonalds, a school, another ice cream shop, more insurance agents, and a print shop.

At 4 blocks is a gas station, Subway, another school, and a golf course.

But this is no ordinary golf course, it is Mill Race Golf Course--named for the river diversion that used to power the mill in downtown Jonesville. Mill Race just may be the nicest, toughest, and least expensive 9 hole golf courses you'll ever find. Jim & Nancy Kuenzer have gone to great lengths to provide a quality activity to the area.

The course is cut out of a mature woods and at one point runs alongside the St Joseph river. It is a par 36 course when played from the championship tees with a slope of 130 and yardage of 3367. It also features middle and forward tees. The tee boxes, fairways, and greens are in great shape for mid April. The first hole is a par 5 double dog leg that is known to challenge duffers of all abilities. Number 7 overlooks the widest portion of the river and is the most picturesque of the nine holes.

I am in the Thursday Night Golf League with my good friend, the Cole Dawg. $16 each got us a round of league golf with a power cart. My partner even managed to break his favorite club--the sand wedge--on a stroke from 100 yards that sent the ball over the green despite breaking off the head upon contact. We had a lot of fun and even managed to beat our opponents by 3 strokes--scratch--on the first night of league golf. It happened to be my first round of the season, and Cole Dawg's first round in Michigan.

Mill Race is my favorite place to golf in the area because it is convenient, inexpensive, and challenging. I'm a once a week golfer who has never really improved his game a whole lot over the years. My main objectives are to spend time with friends, enjoy the great outdoors, and have some fun. My personal goal is to golf my age for 9 holes. My next birthday in August will make that task just a little bit easier. I was off by 2 strokes tonight, but happy for my first time out.


Mike Venturini - Innkeeper
"Life is good in Jonesville"