Shanty Creek
About Shanty Creek
The 5,000 acres of Shanty Creek Resorts are spread among three villages - Cedar River, Schuss and Summit, each with at least one golf course, restaurant and accommodations galore. The Summit is arguably home base with the Lakeview Lodge housing the Lakeview Restaurant, the spa and the Legend and Summit golf courses. The resort added the Hawk's Eye course and accommodations across the street in 2021.Facts
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Golf courses at Shanty Creek
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Images from Shanty Creek
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by klinam on 07/13/2025
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Photo submitted by PeteMoss53 on 09/28/2024
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Photo submitted by PeteMoss53 on 09/28/2024
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Photo submitted by PeteMoss53 on 09/28/2024
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Photo submitted by kinja1999 on 09/08/2024
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Photo submitted by smoorhouse21 on 07/02/2024
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Photo submitted by Ritzie89 on 10/03/2023
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Photo submitted by Ritzie89 on 10/03/2023
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Photo submitted by Ritzie89 on 10/03/2023
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Photo submitted by Bill3851356 on 10/25/2022
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Spectacular view on 17 Photo submitted by u000006482705 on 07/02/2022
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Photo submitted by u027890088 on 08/16/2021
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Photo submitted by lbwilliamson on 05/31/2021
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Photo submitted by u593231625 on 05/27/2021
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Photo submitted by u710191935 on 05/19/2021
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Photo submitted by u710191935 on 05/19/2021
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Beautiful fall day at Cedar River # 14 tee. Photo submitted by Tom9431645 on 02/02/2021
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Picture from the parking lot as we left Photo submitted by jakewasy on 10/15/2020
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Snow on my sleeve Photo submitted by jakewasy on 10/15/2020
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#9 - Par-5 (Green) Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/02/2020
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#5 - Par-4 (Approach) Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/02/2020
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#7 - Par-4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/02/2020
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#12 - Par-4 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/02/2020
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#14 - Par-3 Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/02/2020
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#18 - Par-5 (Approach) Photo submitted by BryanTweed16 on 08/02/2020
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Photo submitted by maryfh on 07/11/2020
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Photo submitted by maryfh on 07/11/2020
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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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3rd hole fairway Photo submitted by HOTSPOTTS on 06/13/2018
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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
Reviews
Shhhh…
Don’t tell anyone about Hawks eye! We don’t want the secret out. Great course!
Cashless
The course was wet but still in good shape. The thing I didn’t like is they went cashless and had no cash on hand for change so we could tip the person loading and unloading our bags so we could not leave a tip. What is up with that felt bad and cheap 😞
Tee boxes were chewed up and pin placements were ridiculously hard. Pace of play turned into a 6 hour round with no ranger insight. Great layout though.
Summit
Good value when purchased in GN.
We had so much fun, the greens were very fast and hard to read… I would go back at the GN discount price.
Awesome course!
Great layout! Course was in spectacular condition for this time of year and all the staff we encountered were extremely nice and helpful. Highly recommended course.
Beutiful Day
Started a little early with a touch of fog and some wet grass but cleared up by 2nd hole, Course was in great shape and greens were true and just a little fast. Hit the fareway and you'll do just fine - it does pay to know where to hit the ball - that's if you can hit where you're aiming at.
Horrible Rain Policy
Have 1050 reservation time, 100% rain all day. We called to cancel, and were told because the golf shop is open, even though it’s rained out and not playable, we will still be charged. Never again.
What horrible customer service.
Fun times
Great layout pace play was excellent. Course was in very good shape. Will definitely play again.
Still Hard
Played the Legend 20 yrs ago and then again yesterday. Now I know why I waited 20 years! Course is still difficult as ever and is not really accessible for the mid-handicapper. It’s obvious AP was trying to design a course with only low handicappers in mind. While beautifully visually appealing on most holes, playing demands very accurate drives and approaches. There’s really no approach options that accommodate shorter less accurate players—-even from the white tees, it’s still total target golf. Rather than starting with a gentle handshake on the first hole, AP hits you with a slap in the face with the first tee shot with only a sliver of a visible landing area—-and the course rarely lets up from there. I played Cedar River last year and enjoyed it more but still doesn’t live up to its hype. Conditions of the greens and fairways were just good. Tee boxes beat up. Cart paths are aged and broken up. Proshop and facilities are quite worn around the edges—updates really needed. Staff was super friendly.
Good star
Great course to start with forgiving and awesome greens. If you play a draw this course is for you! I don’t!
When the only course at Cheney Creek that we feel we don’t have to play again
It’s gonna slow play on a Friday. Caught a pretty good deal at the Cedar River lot a great deal there played some of $75 the other horses I oxide one year ago. Sorry Siri doesn’t understand what I’m saying and I’m not gonna type this so anyway yeah it was OK. Old-school course pretty good shape overall after playing course in the Cadillac area before it was good $75 for two of us I felt fair but still I wouldn’t pay 70 bucks each to play some course that’s for sure anyway yeah it’s a one and done for us again.
A must play
A must play. Course layout is wonderful. Great pace of play.
Worst pace of play ever
This is a beautiful golf course, ruined by pace of play on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning. This when guys groups show up in groups of 12 and 16, ready to drink and party, drink lots of beer and maybe an effort to play golf. Rounds on these days can be closer to 5 1/2 hours than 4 hours. The assistants are not allowed to enforce pace of play under fear of termination. Front 9 took 2 hrs 50 minutes. Quit after 13.