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3.4
596 Reviews (596)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
57
1 Stars
51
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
67.9%
Recommend this course
445 out of 596 reviews
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3.8
6 Reviews (6)
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2
4 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
83.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 6 reviews
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3.3
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
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2 Stars
12
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.2
Value
3.3
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
62.4%
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53 out of 85 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Semi-Private
Style Executive
Par 27
Length 1173 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

The Myth Golf & Banquet used to be known as Beaver Creek before a major renovation in 2007. The former course was transformed into a scenic 18-hole championship golf course and a nine-hole, par-3 course. The courses were redone from the tees to the greens, one major improvement was the removal of all artificial tees. The 18-hole golf course has a traditional but challenging design that is still playable for all skill levels. The short course offers great practice for beginners and it's gentle enough for juniors. It's a good layout for families to play, but more advanced players can also enjoy a fast, casual round of practice. The Myth has a scenic location adjacent to Lake Orion, it sits on protected land that provides a home to a variety of wildlife. Sandhill cranes can often be seen throughout the golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Blue Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 5/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Dave Calhoun

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.4
596 Reviews (596)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Narrow Fairways 12
Undulating Greens 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Well improved

The cousre has come along way from where it use to be. It is worth playing again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value

It's sort of a hike to get out here, but the course is good for the money. They've put a lot of work into this course in the short time I've been coming here, and I'm sure those bridged paths are a pain to maintain, but they do a good job. The greens, however, are very slow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Great Value for Good Play

This course struck me as odd. It's a bit off the beaten track, but a nice atmosphere. Staff was very friendly, and the clubhouse in good order. The layout of the course is pretty strange, and it's mostly built on a swamp, with card bridges going every which way. Yet it lends a unique feel and creates interesting and challenging holes. The tee-boxes were in bad shape, but the fairways and approaches were excellent. The greens were a bit bouncy, but that's weather dependent I suppose. Overall, you can't beat it for the value!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Good Practice Course

This course has some interesting holes, Par 3 are laid out nice. This course is a great course to hone your skills.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

nice course

the greens were fast. some of the pin placements were suspect. the hot dogs were good. the course was in excellent condition. the greens held approach shots. the traps were raked. the leaves were blown where appropriate.
we'll be back again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is surprisingly tough

The course is difficult you must hit good shots to score, and the greens are difficult but true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improved conditions

Started going here when it was called Beaver Creek. This course retains the same layout and the conditions have greatly improved.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Golfer friendly course

I would recommend a beverage cart on the course and a roving ranger as he foursome ahead of us was soooooooo slow. We will golf here again !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

pleasent surprise

its been 3 years since last played, course was always
considered a Crapper!, not anymore, can't wait to
play it again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is challenging

I like the fact that you can use a lot of different clubs. Some of the greens are tricky.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Golf Cart Rollercoaster

I've played the Myth twice this year. Fun course. Good price, nice view, easier course. We enjoyed ourselves both times.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Challenging 6200 Yards

The Myth is only 6200 yards from the back tees but it is a very challenging course. It is in good shape but some tees definitely need work. There are some short par 4s but there are also 4 par 4s over 400 hundred yards. Dog legs etc. make the course play longer than the scorecard reads. The rough isn't over long but it exacts a price. Really try to keep the ball in the fairway. There is a premium on shot placement especially when it comes to shots into greens due to greens that are very undulating. Put the ball in the wrong place and three putts are very possible. Definitely a course that plays easier if you have played it before. I would definitely like to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value!

Played a foursome first time! We all had a great time! No problems with ranger! Did not have to wait to hit! Some tee boxes needed some love but over all course was in very good shape! They could of had BBQ going at the turn (10;30 ) but cart girl was on top of it!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pros and Cons

This course has many pros and cons. If you could live with the cons, then play here.

Pros:
1) Golf course is challenging for all skill levels. It's a good test of golf.
2) This course is the only one around other than Greystone that has an island green par 3. At 100 yards, it gives everybody an opportunity to hit the green and avoid the water.
3) Some holes look fantastic and well designed.

Cons:
1) Course is hard to navigate. Between holes your riding through the forest on bridges that sounded like they were falling apart but in reality they were fine.
2) Since the 13th hole is an island green, and the group behind us was two holes behind, I took a couple pictures of the island green. While I was taking a picture the ranger yells at the top of his voice "HURRY UP YOUR SLOWING DOWN PLAY! YOU CAN'T DO THAT OUT HERE!" And then REFUSED to leave until we finished the hole. He caused me and my playing partner to chunk our shots into the water. His attitude is why I will not be returning. He made me feel like dirt and didn't acknowledge me as a paying customer and I could take a quick picture before I tee off. If you see a ranger, older guy with blonde/grey hair, and seems to be staying in the same place all the time rather than driving his cart, AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
3) There is no drink cart, you have to wait until you reach the clubhouse to buy drinks.

Overall it's the ranger is why I won't be returning. His rude and inconsiderate attitude changed my opinion on the entire course there's better courses in the area that has great staff, and perhaps the ranger won't mind if you take a quick picture before you tee off!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
5fb235ef-20ad-5239-a462-0b340f7f54b2
Commented on 08/27/2015

We sincerely apologize for your experience with our ranger at The Myth! Please allow us the opportunity to make up for this by offering you another golf experience at a discounted rate by emailing our PR manager at nash@vargogroup.com. We would like to give you the Vargo Experience you deserve, please choose on of our properties at www.vargogolf.com. We look forward to hearing from you and in the meantime remember to Live, Laugh, & Golf!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

tricky greens... but fair.

used all the clubs in the bag. nice variety of tight/ open fairways. visually very pretty golf course. Some of the wooden cart paths were like the Wild Mouse at the carnival , but that was enjoyable too. Love playing here

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Poor service

Usually service at a golf course doesn't matter too much to me (check in and move on) but I stopped at the pro shop at the turn because all of a sudden they threw a group out in front of us on 10 on an already packed course. The pro shop insisted they were in front of us the whole time which was a blatant lie because I interacted with the 3 who were in front of us throughout the front 9. When I called him out on his lie he responded with "they won't slow you down they'll play faster than you guys". I was paying a low rate and was having fun with my friend so I just swallowed my pride and moved on. Every tee box on the back 9 we were forced to wait for the "faster" group. The service was classless and patrons should be treated better.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
5fb235ef-20ad-5239-a462-0b340f7f54b2
Commented on 08/27/2015

We are deeply saddened to hear of your experience at The Myth and we hope for another opportunity to give you the Vargo Experience you deserve. Please shoot an email to our PR manager at nash@vargogroup.com and we will get you a discounted rate at one of the 9 Vargo properties in Metro Detroit. Please find them here at www.vargogolf.com. We look forward to hearing from you and in the meantime remember to Live, Laugh, & Golf!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Well groomed, but dont let that fool you

The course was well manicured, and the clubhouse was very nice, I cannot deny that. However, the design of the course was not enjoyable. Great if you are close to the course, but not worth the drive from the suburbs.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent Course

This course was challenging and fun! Not very long, but if your not careful, you'll end up with a very high score. Greens are very challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not sure if they are trying to keep this open...

Can't beat the rate of $14 for 18 and a cart. I would never pay the full rate. The golf cart sounded like and ran like a battle tank. The wooden bridge trails looked like they are in dire need or repair. The steps up and down to many Tee Boxes were an accident waiting to happen. The food was gross...old hotdogs and burgers that were probably sitting around all day.

However, my 9 year old son thought it was beautiful, especially the front nine and all of the trail leading to the next hole.

Greens rolled nicely and were in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course

Nice course. Plays nice. Lots of boardwalks to zip you to some of the remotely located holes. Only complaint: quite a few of the tee boxes need attention. Definitely will return

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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