Forest Akers Golf Courses are recognized as two of the best public golf courses in the state of Michigan and home to the Big Ten champion Michigan State University Men’s and Women’s Golf Teams. The 18-hole West course features 7,013 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 74.0 and it has a slope rating of 136. The 18-hole East course features 6,490 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 70.3 and it has a slope rating of 114. Designed by Arthur Hills, ASGCA, the West golf course opened in 1958. Steve Ruthenberg manages the course as the General Manager/Director of Golf.