HARRIS, Mich. (August 4, 2026) — Island Resort & Casino, one of the Midwest’s
premier golf destinations, will officially open its highly anticipated Cedar Course
(Kishki) for limited preview play beginning Friday, August 7. The nine-hole layout marks
the resort’s third golf course, joining the award-winning Sweetgrass and Sage Run
courses while giving golfers an exclusive opportunity to experience one of the country’s
newest Golden Age-inspired designs before its full opening in 2027.
The course also carries cultural significance. Its Potawatomi name, Kishki, means
“cedar,” one of the four sacred medicines representing protection and purification.
Together, Sweetgrass, Sage Run, and Cedar complete a meaningful trilogy that reflects
the heritage, landscape, and cultural story of the property.
Throughout the remainder of the 2026 golf season, Cedar will operate as a preview
experience, with limited tee times available exclusively through online booking (Provide
Link). Preview rounds will be offered at $45 per player, providing golfers with an early
look at architect Paul Albanese’s newest creation. Guests staying on golf packages this
year may also reserve Cedar tee times online separately from their package. Beginning
in 2027, the course will be fully integrated into Island Resort & Casino’s golf package
offerings.
“We’re excited to open our third golf course and give guests the opportunity to
experience something truly special,” says Tony Mancilla, general manager of Island
Resort & Casino. “With its Golden Age-inspired architecture, Cedar offers a style of golf
unlike anything else on property, and I believe it has the potential to be our finest
course. It’s an authentic, strategic golf experience that further establishes Island Resort
& Casino as one of the Midwest’s premier golf destinations.”
Designed by renowned golf course architect Paul Albanese, the Cedar Course is rooted
in the principles of Golden Age golf architecture, blending strategic design with a
natural, land-driven routing. Built across gentler terrain adjacent to Sage Run, the
course offers an experience that is less dramatic than Sage Run’s elevation changes
BY-Lisa Magnin
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