Grand Traverse Resort & Spa

We played in the afternoon when prices were lower. The course was in great shape, the greens were very receptive and true and bunkers had plenty of sand. Pace of play was a little slow on the front nine but then two of the groups in front of us only played nine which allowed us to fly on the back nine. So our entire time was played in sub-4 hours.

Excellent course conditions. Tricky greens. Stay below the hole!

Fun course, don’t let the yardage fool you.

Enjoyed the course. Nice layout. You can tell course is getting a lot of traffic as tee boxes have a lot of divots. Great value overall. Highly recommend!

The course was in good shape, with thick rough that punished errant tee shots. Great value for the area, costing almost $100 less than the other courses at the Grand Traverse Resort.

A beautiful course, that is one of thr most fun courses to plan in Michigan. It never disappoints

Spruce Run may be considered the little brother to the Bear and the Wolverine (even though it is significantly older) but it deserves plenty of recognition itself. The course was in phenomenal shape. The fairways were tight and the greens were slick. Almost every hole was tree lined, and there were multiple times where a hole would look impossible from the looks from the tee box. But there were some excellent holes on the course. There were several magnificent elevation changes, and some very severe doglegs. If traveling to Grand Traverse, don’t overlook Spruce Run because it is just as good as the other two in its own way.

Wolverine is a lovely course. It definitely doesn’t have the teeth of its next door neighbor known as “The Bear” but it’s still a good test and a great golf course. The course was in magnificent condition. We played it twice while at Grand Traverse, and both times were a lot of fun. The staff told us that you can normally get quite a bit of rollout on the course, but it rained a lot while we were there, so it was definitely target golf. The fairways are gigantic, with subtle rolls throughout. A shot in the middle of the fairway may be way above or below your feet. The greens are fast and firm out pretty quick. Lots of risk reward type holes where you can take out the dog leg and leave a short iron or wedge into the green. Overall it was a lovely experience!

I played the Bear twice this past week. The first round was in the afternoon with winds gusting at around 40 MPH if I had to guess. It was absolutely as tough as advertised. Greens were nearly impossible to hold. The greens were incredibly slick and the wind would even move the ball. The second time was also in the afternoon on a day that we assumed would be a wash out. We decided to “bear” the rain, and attempted it again. On a wet day, the bear is a million times easier. You can shoot for flags. You can hit more club into the layup holes. It makes it a longer course, but the shots into greens are so much easier. Overall, it was an incredible experience!

The Grand Traverse Resort Wolverine course is a great layout, that is maintained very well. Excellent staff. A great day of golf!

Great course. Pace of play was a real let down 5 and 1/2 hours. Multiple times we had two to three groups on a tee box and the course Marshall came by multiple times with no sense of how to improve the pace of play. Too bad because this is a great property’. I will not be back unless they can get times under 4 1/2

Other than the threesom behind us wanting to set a speed record the first five holes. (They finally backed off) We played in under four hours. The course is tight but playable the first 13 holes than opens up. Great layout and tricky greens. Very fun and I recommend it to anyone.