Hawk's Eye at Shanty Creek

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.

I picked Hawk's Eye as a last minute/play on the way home venue for our year end golf trip. Now I find myself planning our 2017 trip around playing this course again! Each person in our 12 player group thought it was the best course we played all weekend (and we played The Legend just two days before!). Was a wet morning with a little drizzle at the beginning of play but we stuck it out and the course held up nicely.

Hawk's eye is one of my favorite courses in Michigan. Every year, my golf league takes an up north golf trip and this is a course we always make sure to play!

The layout of this course is spectacular that is surrounded by beautiful scenery on every hole. Expect visually appealing, dramatic elevation changes that will test all of your skills. Once on the putting green, be careful not to three putt, because Hawk's eye's greens are perfectly maintained and lightning quick.

Check out Golfnow to see if Hawk's eye is offering any Hot Deals. Chances are, you can get a round of golf on a amazing course relatively cheaply.

very nice course we were on vacation this course ranks as one of the best in the area

Great layout! Fun course to play and conditions were good. Ranger was out and monitored pace of play, something you don't always see. Lots of elevation changes made for some challenging shots. Would definitely make this a must play if you're in the area. Player tip: if you have an uphill green and think you have enough club, go back and add another!! And you will have plenty of uphill approaches!!

Nice experience and course is good shape with a few bunker issues here and there. Greens were medium fast and true. Course starts with typical resort feel holes and gets better and better especially the back 9. Has a mountain course aspect on the back 9 for sure with a lot of uphill and downhill shots with beautiful views. Great deals on website and good value course. Would play again for sure.

One of the best courses I've play !!! Great layout & fairways were like greens !!!

Looking forward to playing again when we get up north.

Hard to find & I never heard of it before but will tell everyone about one of the States best keep secrets !!!

We love this place, everything about it is fabulous! The course is spectacular, awesome views and the staff rocks!! We play there a lot!

The course is amazing with challenges on every hole. Great views from the elevations. It's unfortunate that some golfers think that taking all the time in the world to watch their buddies practice swings and look for balls is their prerogative but when groups are stacking up that's when it loses its luster. Like most courses I experience there are no rangers or they don't know how to manage golfers pace of play but the impact results in rounds taking up to an hour longer like we experrinced.

The course was play empty and the person behind the counter indicated that was the new normal. What a shame!!!

Few courses can beat me like this one did. From the back tees, I was thoroughly whipped. The course was beautiful, had a great layout, but was hard. The fairways were deceptively narrow in landing areas, guarded by woods, tall grass, and significant sloping.

At times the course bordered on unfair, but never got there. This will test the integrity of your game and force you to hit shots you likely don't practice that often.

Go play it!