Hawk's Eye at Shanty Creek

About
Hawk's Eye Golf Resort in Bellaire is one of the top 15 public courses in the state of Michigan. The championship course is the centerpiece of a tucked away golf community in the northern part of the state. The golf course offers something for every skill level. Beginners are welcomed by the generous fairways and forgiving greens while the more advanced players will enjoy all of the risk-reward opportunities. The back tees are also positioned so that there are more forced carries that require greater accuracy. The layout sprawls across windswept hills and wooded valleys. The towering trees give way to beautiful views of Intermediate Lake and the surrounding countryside. In addition to the golf course, Hawk's Eye offer practice facilities including large driving range and a nine-hole putting course.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 7011 yards | 75.4 | 148 |
Back | 72 | 6341 yards | 72.2 | 144 |
Middle | 72 | 5655 yards | 69.4 | 133 |
Middle (W) | 72 | 5655 yards | 73.9 | 143 |
Forward (W) | 72 | 4855 yards | 69.4 | 133 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 74.9/148 W: 81.5/154 | 409 | 548 | 211 | 398 | 409 | 393 | 547 | 398 | 189 | 3502 | 445 | 165 | 448 | 182 | 378 | 527 | 366 | 607 | 391 | 3509 | 7011 |
Blue/White M: 73.8/146 W: 79.7/150 | 409 | 526 | 211 | 361 | 409 | 364 | 547 | 365 | 189 | 3381 | 390 | 165 | 365 | 182 | 337 | 527 | 366 | 577 | 354 | 3263 | 6644 |
White M: 71.9/142 W: 77.8/146 | 383 | 526 | 190 | 361 | 371 | 364 | 513 | 365 | 154 | 3227 | 390 | 144 | 365 | 168 | 337 | 473 | 306 | 577 | 354 | 3114 | 6341 |
White/Silver M: 70.0/138 W: 75.9/143 | 345 | 526 | 168 | 361 | 351 | 364 | 513 | 316 | 124 | 3068 | 390 | 144 | 353 | 168 | 337 | 459 | 306 | 453 | 325 | 2935 | 6003 |
Silver M: 68.2/133 W: 74.0/139 | 345 | 442 | 168 | 316 | 351 | 352 | 479 | 316 | 124 | 2893 | 340 | 122 | 353 | 130 | 309 | 459 | 271 | 453 | 325 | 2762 | 5655 |
Red M: 65.0/119 W: 69.5/127 | 316 | 392 | 116 | 217 | 295 | 302 | 416 | 288 | 96 | 2438 | 302 | 97 | 305 | 113 | 270 | 373 | 252 | 394 | 311 | 2417 | 4855 |
Handicap | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 14 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 2 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
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Spectacular view on 17 Photo submitted by u000006482705 on 07/02/2022
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Photo submitted by u593231625 on 05/27/2021
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Number 10 Photo submitted by u240285340 on 06/09/2020
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Photo submitted by tomgardnerjr on 09/28/2019
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Photo submitted by tomgardnerjr on 09/28/2019
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Photo submitted by tomgardnerjr on 09/28/2019
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Photo submitted by tomgardnerjr on 09/28/2019
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Photo submitted by u000003242348 on 07/24/2019
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Photo submitted by u000007877502 on 07/22/2019
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Photo submitted by u240285340 on 06/08/2019
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18th green wonderful conditioning Photo submitted by HOTSPOTTS on 06/13/2018
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Nice 3 hole birdie run Photo submitted by Johnnycher on 02/17/2017
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The beautiful uphill hole #8. Photo submitted by Johnnycher on 02/17/2017
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This is what up north golf should look like. Sorry, I can't adjust this picture to be right-side up. Photo submitted by Johnnycher on 02/17/2017
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Photo submitted by Kelly6461504 on 06/27/2014
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Hole 1 Photo submitted by mjbrady on 05/25/2013
Nice layout fast play
I really enjoyed the course it was a great layout and very few people on the course made it for 3 1/2 hour round. In very good shape for early in the year
Great Course, Slow Greens
Great course. Very challenging. My only complaint is the greens were slow. I was told that they were shutting the course down to fix the greens and bunkers.
Beautiful
The course is spectacular with breathtaking views Enough tees for every skill level and a good pace of play. Better signage would help in going from hole to hole, especially if you are not familiar with the course.
Love this course.
Lots of great views and certainly challenged you to make choices. Pace of play was slow, but otherwise it was awesome.
Great course with Beautiful Views
The course is beautiful, heavily wooded course with rolling hills and some severe elevation changes that made the course fun to play. It was in great shape and the service was very good. One of the best values in the area, I highly recommend this course!

Shanty Creek New
Great elevation
A couple blind holes, so first time playing it is tough
It’s a must play again in the fall
Awesome Course
Even though the weather was terrible, the day was great because the course was in great shape and the layout is challenging and fun! We will be back.
excellent shape from tee box to green
excellent condition although greens were a little slow having been dressed. Only wildlife observed was one red fox. had not played in 2 years and enjoyed immensely.i agree carts could use sand.
Hot, hot!
Beautiful course conditions, thoroughly enjoyed the day. Very hot. Make sure you take tick protection. Very bad this year.
Another Northern Michigan Gem!!
Very good layout with mix of longer and shorter par 3s, 4s and 5s.
Tees and fairways were very good, only suggestion would be to add divot mix to the carts.
Greens were cut but not fast.
The bunkers and the surrounding area need work.
Pro Shop a bit light on inventory, but that could be due to recent sale of the course.
FYI due to recent sale no booze currently, no big deal to me but for those planning an outing it could matter.
Hello, Greg. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Hawk's Eye Golf Resort. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!