Originally, Roscommon, Michigan’s Forest Dunes Golf Club was intended to be a private destination community, one in which people would build homes and live.
This original intention has come to pass—to a point, at least. After all, various homes have been built on the property, while several lots are still available to purchase.
However, above all else, Forest Dunes Golf Club has become known for its three courses: the Tom Weiskopf-designed Forest Dunes; Tom Doak’s The Loop, one of America’s only reversible courses; and The Bootlegger, a 10-hole short course.
But soon—likely in 2026—Forest Dunes will become instantaneously renowned for golf and housing.
Enter SkyFall, a private membership club co-owned by Tom Sunnarborg and Rich Mack, who have also co-owned Forest Dunes Golf Club since 2021.
“When we acquired Forest Dunes, the strategy of making a community around a golf component was still mostly untapped,” Mack says. “By creating SkyFall, we’ll meet the golf demand that’s at Forest Dunes today, while allowing the community to evolve more, too.”
Designed by prominent golf architects Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, SkyFall will be an 18-hole, 7,495-yard, par-72 championship course. Set to be distinguishable from other Forest Dunes layouts, the course will be simultaneously fun, challenging and drop dead gorgeous.
Much like a Donald Ross or an A.W. Tillinghast design, SkyFall will also have a centerpiece landform: a ridge that will divide one set of nine holes from the other.
“There will be about 100 feet of elevation in the middle of the property,” Mack explains. “The front nine will essentially be on the western side of the ridge, while the back nine will be on the eastern side.”
As Mack looks ahead to the future, he has one primary goal for every golfer. Above all else, he’d like them to view the course “as a really fun place to be,” due to its overall “feel, experience, ambiance and vibe.”
To enjoy SkyFall’s ambiance and experience its various challenges (pronounced downhill holes, a fair amount of foliage, and a mixture of short and long holes) firsthand, golfers should first visit the Forest Dunes website.
From there, they can submit an inquiry of interest, fill out an application and, upon being invited, join the club either as a Founding Member or a SkyFall Member.
Founding Members will have access to the construction of SkyFall, along with designated course tour times, preview play, priority tee time booking windows and invitation-only events. Their Founder’s Deposit will also be refunded eventually.
“It will be repaid by the club every year until, essentially, the deposit has been returned in full,” Mack says.
On the other hand, SkyFall Members will pay a lower Membership Initiation Fee that’s not refundable. Currently, 100 to 125 Founding Members are expected to join SkyFall, while another 150 to 200 SkyFall Members will join as well.
All members will also be able to use SkyFall’s future private short game area and putting green, while acquiring a 10 percent discount on a real estate lot for their full-time or summertime home, too. In addition, they can relish Forest Dunes’ other courses and dining and lodging facilities—at whichever rates are in effect when they first become members.
“There won’t be any pools or tennis courts,” Mack adds. “It’s intended to be a very golf-centric private club.”
Due to the addition of SkyFall, Mack believes Forest Dunes will join “the major leagues of destination golf resorts.”
“Forest Dunes will become one of the most compelling golf options not only in Michigan, but the entire United States,” he emphasizes.