| Official Name: | Crystal Downs Country Club, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Crystal Downs |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benzie |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lake |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.26 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 55 |
| Population Density Km2: | 16.91 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 43.79 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Coordinates: | 44.7367°N -86.2342°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49635 (Frankfort) |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-19135[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1877506 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Crystal Downs Country Club is a private country club and unincorporated community in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Lake Township on the shores of Lake Michigan. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined the community as a census-designated place for the first time for the 2010 census. At the census, the CDP had a population of 47 and a total land area of 1.26sqmi.[3]
Designed by golf course architects Alister MacKenzie and Perry Maxwell in 1929, the par-70, 6518yd course offers views of Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore lies just to its east. Despite being consistently ranked among the top courses in the United States (ranked 10th for 2007–08 by Golf Digest)[4] the only tournament of note it has hosted has been the 1991 U.S. Senior Amateur, due to its location far from population centers and the corresponding lack of sufficient facilities (lodging, transportation, infrastructure) needed to accommodate the crowds attracted by major tournament events. Crystal Downs is currently ranked the #19 course in the world according to Golf.com.