Hawk's Eye at Shanty Creek

This was an awesome course! It was raining and cold most of the round but I didn't stop because I wanted to keep playing! Rolling hills and elevation drops are the greatest characteristics of this course! Pretty challenging greens as well, some are pretty big in size.

Great terrain and course lay out- I don't know who John Robinson is but this a memorable golf course with some great holes and unlike The Legend has some room of the Tee and most of the holes are right in front of you.

The staff that was there was friendly and the restruant has very limited menu and was understaffed. The chili was good and so were the club sandwiches at the turn, but they took 15 minutes to make them

No beveridge cart on the course and no bag service afterwards

The greens are complex, have a lot of buried elephants and were hard and fast, so some pin placements were impossible to get close with chips and even sometime putts and a few were just flat ridiculous if you get on the wrong side.

My biggest complaint thoough were the bunkers. They are full of rocks! Big, small and tiny and many of the tiny ones end up on the green after people blast out and can knock your putts off line if you don't clean them all. Every bunker needs to be redone with USGA SAND

We played this course on our 52nd wedding anniversary Aug. 12, 2017 and again Aug. 16,2017.

we thoroughly enjoyed both days. Everyone from check in to finish was friendly and helpful. Would definitely go back. Good value for the money.

Fun course, poor conditions. The rough conditions were very disappointing, lots of dirt at patchy grass. Sand traps were full of rocks so avoid traps. Pace of play was slow and backed up. I wouldn't recommend paying over 25$ for 18.

I really enjoyed the layout and conditions of this course. Fairways give you plenty of room and if you miss there is room in the rough before you get into major trouble The greens rolled great and the course itself was well maintained. I would def recommend this course if you are in the area.

Incredible course and at a great value! Hawk's Eye is one of the most challenging and visually appealing courses in Northern Michigan!! In my opinion, it's a MUST play when you are in the area. Better than the Legend and many of the other courses in the area. Absolutely the best value as well.

This was a great course to play. I read many reviews about Hawk's Eye and they did not disappoint. I kept figuring that was going to be something wrong with this course but how cheap it was to play, The course had a great layout with some very pretty holes too, #17 was my favorite. It was one of the most difficult tracks that I have ever played. The greens were the fastest I had played all year. I enjoyed the challenge and this is a must play for any golf enthusiast.

Hawks Eye is stunning to look at, especially the back 9. It is nestled in the woods, has challenging elevation changes, and water comes into play on many holes. Unfortunately, I had a lot of time to view the scenery, because the foursomes ahead of us were so slow. Our round took 5+ hours, which is not conducive to good golf. Where is a ranger when you need one? Still, I would go back because it is fun to play. By the way, there are senior tees, which makes the course more enjoyable for a banjo hitter like me.

Except for requiring 5 hours to play, all was very good as usual. We are always very pleased with this track.

If you like mountain golf, this course is the best value in N Michigan at the price.

Hawk's Eye is always a fun play. Lots of elevation changes and challenging golf holes. You have to play this place a few times to get the hang of it. The ball bounds and bounds so you need to pay attention to the slopes and ground rolls. The tees, greens and fairways are in very good shape. Some of the bunkers need attention there are a few that are just rock filled. Welcoming staff and they now do finally have a range but downgrading the range but because it's dead downhill so while you can warm up there's no way to get a feel for how far you are hitting it or the true ball flight that day. Heartily recommend playing this....and note there are several other worth a play courses extremely near by including top 25 you can play in Michigan Cedar River at Shanty Creek which also has the Legend, Schuss and Summit courses. The Chief is also nearby so you could easily make a week out of it and enjoy the beauty and pleasure of NoMi golf with Short's Brewing Co in Bellaire for after round libations/food. Starlight Lounge is also an excellent post round place.

Paid $22.50 for 18/cart as part of their 2-For-1 Wednesday deal, no complaints there. Tee to Green is meticulously maintained and putts roll smooth and true everytime. The layout is gorgeous, elevation changes throughout, and surprises await at every tee box.

My only complaints are the green complexes can be a bit Tricked up, with massive mounding, and what appears to be elephants buried under a few of the greens. Also, many of the sand bunkers sit many of feet below the green surfaces. Also, the lack of Red, White, and Blue yardage posts was my biggest gripe, sometimes searching frantically through the fairway for yardage got to be a nuisance.

ALL and all, its extremely challenging and a great value.

Played for third straight year.Greens rollef well as did fairways.Coursr has nice views and elevation changes. GO play but do not use Golf Now mapping directions.

Took almost 6 hours to play. Way too slow to enjoy rather good course.

Spring course conditions were very good. Green really nice for beginning of season.