Open for the 2025 Season

Welter’s Folly is officially open for the 2025 season—thanks to Michigan’s (finally) cooperative weather! As the frost fades and the greens come alive, we’re reminded how good it feels to tee up a fresh start.

So dust off those clubs, grab a cocktail at Staymaker, and toast to longer days, lower scores, and another season full of friendly competition and unexpected birdies. We’ll be here, ready with a fresh Journeyman ball and all the reasons to linger on the links.

Season passes are available now—swing by and claim yours. Let the games begin.

A WEE PIECE OF SCOTLAND IN THREE OAKS

SILO BAR: Three Oaks, Michigan

We’re bringing the heat to summer 2025 with a menu that’s perfect for sunny days behind the Featherbone Factory! Swing by the Silo for an all-beef footlong topped with house-made giardiniera, fresh-popped popcorn, ice cream sundaes, and, of course, our signature crafted cocktails and cold beer.

Pair it all with a round of golf, a classic Old Fashioned, and a freshly cut cigar—and you’ve got the ultimate summer lineup. See you out back this summer!

THE HISTORY

Welter’s Folly is our family–friendly, 30,000 square foot public putting green located behind the distillery. The 18-hole course features dramatic mounding inspired by the famous Himalayas Putting Green in St. Andrews, Scotland where Journeyman Distillery owner and founder Bill Welter resided.

Welter conceived the idea for the putting green after a hike through the Sand Hills of Wisconsin and a wee dram of Last Feather Rye with friend and course developer Craig Haltom. Like Bill, Craig also lived in Scotland for several years while obtaining his degree in Landscape Architecture at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

Welter’s Folly is one of the many ways we’re bringing a little piece of Scotland to Three Oaks, MI. The green is named after New Jersey’s Pine Valley owner and developer George Crump and the challenges or “folly” in building the now famous golf course. Believed to be one of the 10 largest putting greens in the world and the largest not affiliated with a golf course, Welter’s Folly is truly a sight to see.