Island House Hotel offers golfers access to the nearby Wawashkamo Golf Club located in the Mackinac Island state park. There, guests can play one of the best-preserved links-style courses, designed and constructed in 1898 by Scottish golf course designer Alex Smith. Born into one of Scotland’s most prominent golfing families, Smith spent most of his career as a club professional in the United States. He quickly grew in prominence due to his skill with a club, winning the U.S. Open in both 1906 and 1910 after his brother, Willie, won it a decade earlier. But Smith also gained prestige for his work on a couple American golf courses, including the brilliant holes that now define the historic Wawashkamo Golf Club.