5780 Shanty Creek Road, Bellaire, Michigan 49615, US
(866) 486-7790
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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

Price Range$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres5000
Year Opened1963
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
PoolIndoor
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Shanty Creek

Images from Shanty Creek

Golfer Photos

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
1009 Reviews (1009)
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Shhhh…

Don’t tell anyone about Hawks eye! We don’t want the secret out. Great course!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Commented Oct 13, 2026
Thank you for the five-star review! We're thrilled you enjoyed your visit and appreciate you choosing to spend your time with us. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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 😞

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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.

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Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

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.

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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Commented Oct 7, 2026
Thank you for the wonderful feedback! Knowing you enjoyed your experience means a lot to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back again soon.
T O P 1000
Reviews 60
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

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.

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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

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.

Previously Played
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 1.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 1.0
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Fun times

Great layout pace play was excellent. Course was in very good shape. Will definitely play again.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

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.

Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Good star

Great course to start with forgiving and awesome greens. If you play a draw this course is for you! I don’t!

First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 11
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 1.0
T O P 100
Reviews 192
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

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.

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Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

A must play

A must play. Course layout is wonderful. Great pace of play.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Commented Aug 31, 2026
Thank you for the wonderful feedback! Knowing you enjoyed your experience means a lot to our team. We can't wait to welcome you back again soon.
Review 1
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 2.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 3.0
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