The Cedar River at Shanty Creek

Challenging golf course with beautiful up north view.

A very nice expierence... the guys liked it a lot, the wife's loved the course...

Nicely Done.!!

Woke up in gaylord ready to head home. Golf now email offered tee time for 53.00 fire sale. We jumped on it and ended our golf weekend at a great northern michigan course. Course ranks up there with forest dunes, Sundance and Hidden River.
Will for sure be playing at shanty creek resorts Cedar River. TRULY BREATH TAKING!

Cedar River is in perfect condition from tee to green. Nothing tricky about the greens or the holes. There are few holes (5 and 10) that require the golfer to drive up to see below the hill to understand how best to hit the next shot. All of us thoroughly enjoyed playing the course and would do it again and again.

Cedar River is a great course. Despite being stuck behind 3 groups of senior women (which by the way courses should prohibit from happening!), it was an enjoyable day; made better by the free golf balls on hole 7.

This course is a must play, put this in your top 10... The greens are excellent and putt true, Pleasure to play this work of art.. Thank you "Golf Now" for the incredible rate... Don't forget to pile on the mustard on the turkey wrap... mmmmmmmm

Wonderful colours with the trees and the surrounding nature.

Beautiful, well maintained golf course. Presents some challenges, but still very playable. We couldn't wait to get to the next tee for every hole to see what view awaited us. We were not disappointed one time. My husband and I had a wonderful day of golf here.

This is a challenging course. Ample fairways with nice greens. It's a very picturesque course.

Overall great course to play. I'd play it again in a heartbeat.

After playing The Chief nearby, this course was a relief. It is typical resort golf in Northern Michigan with some refreshing design touches and a couple of oddities. The 13th hole needs to be viewed from the green on backward to the tee before you play it and 18 is 604 yards from the tips. Maintenance was above average. One or two greens differed noticeably in speed from the other 16. I'd recommend it and play it again myself.

Cedar River is both challenging and forgiving at the same time. Course conditions were excellent. This is our golf group's favorite Shanty course.

Played late afternoon.... Only ones on course... Great rate through golf now.... Every hole was extremely asthetically appealing and was postcard worthy.... A very fair test of golf!!! Will definitely play again!!!

I'm a huge fan of courses like Cedar River that consist of five par 5s and five par 3s. These unique designs give players more opportunities at a career highlight, whether it be reaching a par 5 in two or sinking an ace. Cedar River's par 5s at no. 9 and no. 10 allow even average-length hitters like me the chance to reach in two. The stretch of holes no. 6-8 in an open meadow is beautiful. The Cedar River runs along the left side of the par-4 13th and par-3 14th, providing a scenic element that Weiskopf wanted to make better use of but couldn't for environmental reasons. The toughest hole on the course might be no. 18, a long par 5s with ravines and a pond. It's a strong finish for one of northern Michigan's best courses.

The course has great views. The undulations of the fairways make a well placed shot a premium. Pleasure to play

Cedar River exceeded my expectations. Perfectly groomed! Exceptional staff! A definite course to play!

My friend and I spent the morning on the Cedar River course and enjoy the course very much. It has problems and wide enough fairways even for not so great golfers like myself. Always a pleasure to golf Shanty courses.

There were only a couple of holes that were somewhat challenging.
The views were excellent.
The greens were fast.
They have a very nice halfway house very accomadating.
Sufficient port-a-johns that had privacy surrounding them.

I have played Cedar quite a few times and always walk of #18 sad that the round is over. This is such an entertaining course with a wonderful mix of holes, pleasing to the eye with the designer's usual risk, reward opportunities. Try to schedule during the fall color change for a really special experience. It is true, however, that if there is a criticism is will probably be with the course condition but overall and considering the very fair green fees. This is an outstanding value

Cedar River is one of my very favorite tracks in Northern MI. A fun course with short par 5's (back nine has 3 3's, 3 4's and 3 5's)....and while challenging it's scenic, very fair and there's more room between the trees than you think...with slopes that assist the ball to stay in bounds on at least one side of the fairway in most cases. At least 3 holes you have to play a few times to get the hang of them (5th hole, 13th hole and 18th holes at minimum) so first timers should "scout" these prior to play. The par 3 fourteenth is an absolute gem.. and as a topper a great patio to enjoy a beverage overlooking the finishing green. I'd play this course at least once a week if I lived near it.