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

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Reviews

4.4
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Summit

Course was in good condition. Greens speed were great. Hole layout was tough but fun.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 126
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice Course!

Decided to play this course as we had already played a couple of the other Shanty Creek ones and it was okay. Some of the tee boxes were a little worn, some patchy areas on some fairways noted. Greens were fast/slow and pin placements made some putts difficult. We did have to wait on some holes because the group ahead were all over with their hits. Greeting guy for carts seemed as if he didn’t want to be there. We were not told there would be no beverage cart which if you didn’t bring your own you’d be without because there is no water on the course. There are portable toilets, didn’t use. 12th green bunkers were not groomed so full of eroding sand. Overall not as nice as the other courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 126
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Excellent course

Played this course again because we liked it and it’s in excellent shape! Pace of play was perfect! Plan on returning next year for repeats! This part of Michigan is beautiful in early June! People at all the courses have been helpful and fun including the staff!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 126
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

WOW, challenging!

First time playing and it’s not for the timid player! Course is in excellent shape but definitely a challenge and requires spot on tee shots and approaches to the greens! Pace was initially very slow but at the turn we were able to jump in front the threesome. We did not realize they had stopped for bathroom and food items so we asked if they were okay with our jump. Portapotties were clean! Definitely more than moderately difficult course but we had a great day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 126
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Wow, Michigan golf!

We are from Mesa, AZ the courses there are turning into summer hard pan and it’s getting hot so playing golf is not as fun. You have to play at the crack of dawn and so does everyone else so ? tee times. The weather is perfect, the course is beautiful and the fairways are plush velvet! The staff was very nice! They had a league play going on but didn’t seem to hold anything up. Beauty is you can play golf up to 9pm! Course does require well placed tee shots to avoid tromping in the woods! Hope to play again soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 66
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course

This course is a good test of anyone’s skills. Hat’s off to the grounds crew.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved this course

Staff was excellent, course was awesome, Loved the rolling train, greens and tee boxes we're excellent, course was in nice shape even after couple days of rain.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course never disappoints just the views alone is worth

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Breathtaking views you will not regret playing this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great northern Michigan course

Great up north course with some elevation and expansive fairways. One of my favorite layouts, up there with Treetops and Boyne. Love the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

What happened?

I had played the Legend a few times 14-15 years ago and it was a nice resort course, well kept (with some underlying drainage issues). Now the course is a mess. The bunkers are filled with gravel, the fairways were very inconsistent (some were mowed evenly, and some were not.) My wife commented that this was about the worst maintained golf course we've played in the last few years. The started raved about how good the conditions were. After the round I was asked how it was and when I told them our impressions they dismissed them because "they had some rain recently."

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Hello, mrfitz98. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing The Legend at Shanty Creek.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Spring Golf Experience

Range was closed, but nice chipping and putting area. Carts were new and smooth, the course was in very good condition, including the huge greens. Busy with lots of players, but the pace of play was fine and well supervised. Tee signage directions were great and necessary. Beautiful views on a fine spring day! Challenging but fun, used every club in the bag.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great course, especially in the fall.

One of my favorite courses.

My wife I just played it (first of October) and we loved it.

The course is set up so that most of the holes play down hill, which is great for the average guy trying to break 90. Every hole is cut out of the trees but the fairways are wide enough to hit on a regular basis. I will play there again soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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