Your Game. Your Group. Perfectly Planned.

How it Works.

Unlike standard golf packages, Upper Hand Golf takes an à la carte approach—allowing you to fully customize your experience to match your group’s unique preferences and needs. Before you fill out our custom intake form, these are the elements you’ll want to know.

Select Your Experience

Your experience starts here with three distinct offerings from Upper Hand Golf — Play, Journey, and Premier. Each is thoughtfully designed to reflect your vision, covering every detail needed to create your ideal golf getaway.

Pick Your Region

Next, choose the Michigan setting you want as your golf backdrop—whether it’s small town charm, the tranquility of a lakeside escape, or the energy of a downtown district. Select the region and we’ll curate the perfect lineup of courses.

Choose Your Gaming

Now it’s time to elevate your trip with curated competition. Upper Hand Golf offers a wide selection of popular games, tailored games—many available at a discounted rate depending on your experience. To top it off, every booking includes a custom scorecard, mailed to your door.

Play and Be Present

Once you’ve selected your ideal experience and chosen the elements of your perfect golf getaway, it’s time to complete our intake form and receive your custom quote. Your part is nearly done—now it’s time to relax, grab your clubs, and let Upper Hand Golf take care of the rest.

Our Experiences.

Play Experience

The Play Experience includes only curated golf games without the added accommodations or extras. Each experience includes a customized game or games, complete with a printed Upper Hand Golf scorecard featuring every player’s handicap—designed to bring structure, strategy, and fun to every round.

Starting at $30/person

Journey Experience

The Journey Experience offers a more budget-friendly way to enjoy top-tier golf. You'll stay in comfortable, modest accommodations and dine at relaxed, local favorites—all while playing the premier courses in each region. Designed for groups looking to explore and keep costs low, this experience includes one curated golf game per day, blending great golf with smart travel.

Starting at $98/person

Premier Experience

The Premier Experience offers the very best each region has to offer—handpicked accommodations, top-rated restaurants, and elite golf courses. It also includes luxury transportation and unlimited curated golf games, ensuring every detail is taken care of so you and your group can relax, play, and enjoy.

Starting at $150/person

Our Regions.

Curated Games.

When you and your group select one of our Golf Experiences, you'll enjoy access to our curated golf games. Each experience includes a customized lineup of games, complete with a printed Upper Hand Golf scorecard featuring every player’s handicap, giving you more value and more time to play.

All games included in a Journey Experience or Premier Experience are offered at a special discounted rate.

  • Bingo Bango Bongo is a fun points-based game with three points up for grabs on every hole. Players earn points by being the first to complete certain tasks, and at the end of the round, points are totaled and winnings are divided accordingly.

  • The Chapman System is a two-player team format that can be played as match play or stroke play. Both players tee off, then hit each other’s ball for the second shot. The team chooses the best of those second shots, and from there, they alternate shots until the ball is holed.

  • Fourball is a team format where you and your partner each play your own ball, and your team’s score for each hole is the lower of the two scores. This format can be played as either match play or stroke play.

  • Foursomes is a team format where you and a partner play one ball, taking turns hitting each shot. You also alternate tee shots on each hole. This can be played as either match play or stroke play. Penalty strokes don’t affect the alternating order, and handicaps are included.

  • Greensomes is a team format where both players tee off, then the team selects the better drive. From there, the partner who didn’t hit the chosen tee shot plays the next shot, and the team alternates shots until the ball is holed.

  • Match Play is a head-to-head format where players or teams compete to win individual holes. You win a hole by taking fewer strokes than your opponent, and you win the match when you're ahead by more holes than are left to play.

  • Nassau is a stroke play game split into three separate matches: the front nine holes, the back nine holes, and the overall 18-hole score. Each segment is scored and bet on independently. Additionally, handicaps are implemented for a Nassau game, allowing players of all abilities to compete.

  • The Ryder Cup is a three-day tournament. The first two days feature sessions of fourball (best-ball) and foursomes (alternate-shot), while the final day is dedicated to singles matches.

  • Scramble is a team game played with two to four players. Everyone tees off, then the team chooses the best shot and all players hit their next shot from that spot. This process continues until the ball is holed.

    Also comes in variations such as Texas Scramble, Florida Scramble, and One-Person Scramble.

  • Skins is a stroke play game where the player with the lowest score on each hole wins a “skin.” In a full round, there are 18 skins up for grabs. Before the first tee shot, the group decides the value of each skin and how many handicap shots each player receives compared to the lowest handicap in the group.

  • Snake is an easy and fun side game that works with almost any golf round—even alongside more serious play. While it can be played with two players, it’s best with three or four. The goal is simple: avoid being the last person to three-putt during the round.

  • Stableford is a type of stroke play where you earn points based on how your score (or your team’s) compares to the hole’s set par. The competition is won by the player or team who completes all rounds with the most points.

    You can play Modified Stableford which gives bigger rewards for great shots and harsher penalties for bad ones.

  • Three Sixes is best for close groups of friends. This game is for people who don't mind jumping from partner to partner mid-round. It can be played by players of all skill levels. 


  • Vegas is a fast-paced game where every shot matters—and the stakes can climb quickly. It’s best played with four players, though it can be adapted for three. Perfect for groups looking to add excitement (and a little pressure) to the round.

  • Wolf is best played with four players but can work with three. It’s perfect for groups looking to mix things up. Whether you like playing solo or teaming up, Wolf offers both—and adds a fun, strategic twist. It’s a great game for golfers who enjoy a little friendly risk.

Ready for your experience?