The Cedar River at Shanty Creek

A must play. Course layout is wonderful. Great pace of play.

This is a beautiful golf course, ruined by pace of play on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning. This when guys groups show up in groups of 12 and 16, ready to drink and party, drink lots of beer and maybe an effort to play golf. Rounds on these days can be closer to 5 1/2 hours than 4 hours. The assistants are not allowed to enforce pace of play under fear of termination. Front 9 took 2 hrs 50 minutes. Quit after 13.

Morning rain pushed back tee times . Group in front of us let us go ahead and we (three) played in 3.5 hours cart path only. Greens drained very well and were true and pretty fast. Some

Bunkers washed out but overall experience was very good. Would recommend , not cheap but great layout .

Spectacular conditions worthy of tournament play, excellent throughout, super pure greens. Have always enjoyed playing here over many years and it continues to be the stand-out course at Shanty Creek. Layout isn't quite as impressive as The Legend, if only it was in as good of shape!

Played on 7/19, not paired. Staff is very nice, starter very pleasant to talk to. Carts electric, ball/club washers, no coolers or gps. Course in really good condition from tee boxes to greens. Portajohns were clean. No beverage cart that day. This course is a little challenging but pick your tee boxes accordingly. Couple of standouts, the course was nicely trimmed and the cart paths were the best we’ve seen! Hope to play again!

Nothing special in design. Conditions overall were average for Michigan Summer. Greens were very slow. Pace of play was terrible. 5:05 round on a mid day Weds? Painful.

Well, we have not played this course in 15 years so they had customer appreciation going for $35 and I actually got a better deal on GolfNow so we’re two of us. We paid 41 bucks if you can believe it where they usually charge 100 bucks for in the summertime each, which I will not do sorry but anyway the course is in great shape just as hilly and Challenging as ever, but just beautiful and the homeless blend in very nicely.

It was very busy all the teatime for taking up so we went out with another couple and it worked out really great very nice people and it was about a 4 1/2 hour round which is almost normal beautiful cool Wednesday afternoon And thoroughly enjoyed. It played from the white switch. Was all that I need anymore used to play from the blues, but yeah, had a great time in winter to Hawkeye the next day.

Oxide was independent up until a few years back we played that once my buddy and I 10 years ago and they have Done a nice job there we got started late with a frost delay there I took a five hour round but from what I remember, yeah Hawkey a little more tricked up, but I had a great time great weather and thank you for shining Creek for putting on a good price for even a slow and then earners can still afford to play once in a while

I haven’t played this course in 15 years and they had a special goal for $35 this October customer appreciation so we booked that bus actually got a bigger discount on GolfNow but we got hooked up with another husband and wife team and a gentleman and I played for the White, which was a challenge at 6000 yards but I was very happy shooting a 92 and the layout and elevation changes in overall conditioning is just fabulous. It’s just as good as I remember being playing here in close to 20 years ago came up four years in a row. They used to have such a package where you could pay less than 100 bucks and get a night lodging and all the golf you could play unbelievable But yeah the course conditions are fantastic. We both enjoyed it and got paired up with a nice couple so we had a good time good electric power carts, not gas, which is good nice and quiet. The foliage was just turning not peak, but still pretty nice and had a great time. What can I say? I don’t think we’re gonna pay $100 each to play here but if you got the money that’s up to you but anyway we’ll see you next time. Yes very good time and worth a trip for sure especially for 35 bucks or less each

I actually played Hawkeye today the day after and we like Cedar River better than oxide spent 10 years since I played Hawkeye, but I think Hawkeye is tricked up a little bit. They really tried to make it harder than that Should be a lot of sand traps and just a lot of trouble to get into but Cedar River is a little bit more straightforward.

It was a fantastic deal with their October pricing. Best value in Northern Michigan. Our only criticism is they have allowed their first cut roughly to grow too long and when combined with leaves falling made it very difficult to find a ball only 2 feet from the fairway.

Greens and fairways in good condition. Bachelor party in front of us playing scramble was pretty slow . 4 hrs 15 round . Should be 4 hours . No drinking water on course- ridiculous. Grumpy halfway house guy. Worth playing .