Shanty Creek

Dissatisfied because of slow play. It took us 2 hrs to play 6 holes. It should not be a 6 hour round.

excellent condition although greens were a little slow having been dressed. Only wildlife observed was one red fox. had not played in 2 years and enjoyed immensely.i agree carts could use sand.

Beautiful course conditions, thoroughly enjoyed the day. Very hot. Make sure you take tick protection. Very bad this year.

We came off the course, parked the cart at the bag drop, got the car. While I was gone the kid asked my wife if we needed help. She said we did. Got out of the car, opened up the back end and watched the bag attendant ignore us. Ended up schlepping our clubs to the car. End of story, end of thoughts of tipping.

Had a great time here in upper Michigan for Memorial Day weekend 2021. Excellent course, Troy was super friendly and very helpful. Highly recommend.

Very good layout with mix of longer and shorter par 3s, 4s and 5s.

Tees and fairways were very good, only suggestion would be to add divot mix to the carts.

Greens were cut but not fast.

The bunkers and the surrounding area need work.

Pro Shop a bit light on inventory, but that could be due to recent sale of the course.

FYI due to recent sale no booze currently, no big deal to me but for those planning an outing it could matter.

Very nice layout in good condition. Tee boxes and fairways close to perfect. Adding divot mix to the carts would be a good idea. Greens cut but not fast. Bunkers and areas around them need some work. Pro Shop poorly stocked but that could be due recent sale.

FYI no liquor sales yet due to recent sale of the course, awaiting transfer to new ownership.

Last thing was that I called to use my First Tee of Michigan discount and was told they were not partnering up players due to Covid yet I was allowed to book a single with an existing twosome on Golfnow.

My absolute favorite up north course!!

If you haven't played Cedar River at Shanty Creek, do yourself a favor and go now! The track is difficult yet playable. Wildlife was abundant and the course conditions were second to none. Started at 5:45pm, played by myself and it only took 2 hours and 15 minutes!

great fairway and greens! Scenic course in great condition!

Hidden gem. Great course. Great conditions for this early in the season.

I have played Schuss many times over the last 22 years. It has gotten better as time went on. It is maintained meticulously. Guys are working everyday on the course. Greens are large and in great shape. Typically the keep the greens about a 10 ( not too fast) and they run very true. The layout requires using every club in your bag. Lots of dog legs working both left and right. You will enjoy this course and it’s budget price. I think it is way under priced but Shanty really likes having this beauty at a budget price.

Cedar is consistently in great shape and plays quickly. The layout is unique hole to hole and please to play. Some grip it and rip holes and some placement holes. Weiskopf laid out a gem with this one. You won’t forget 13 and 14. It is the course’s signature short par 4 and dramatic drop par three.

Weather was terrible yet course refused to close or reschedule our tee time denying us a refund unless we played. Weather was too bad to play through, literally snow/sleet rain mix 43 degrees and 20 mph winds yet refused to work with us, left after 3rd hole complete waste of money. Course looks nice but if this is the way they do business there's plenty of other courses around.

(Played on 6-12-20)... We prepaid for all 16 of our guys rounds via phone about a week before our tee times. We showed up around 20 min before our tee time and there was nobody there to greet us when we arrived. Our tee times were from 3:40-4:10pm on a beautiful Friday afternoon and we never saw one attendant from the course. We have played this course several times over the last 10 years and this was also by far the worst condition the course was in compared to all the other Shanty courses (Cedar River (the best one) and the Chief) in the area we played the same weekend. The greens were fuzzy and not fast like they usually are and the tee boxes and fairways were also unusually long. The fairways were also somewhat brown in spots which we have never seen before and the was not manicured how it typically is. Definitely an very underwhelming experience for usually such a fantastic course and layout.

Unique layout using the natural terrain well. Greens were good speed and true but many golfers did not repair their ball marks. Several holes will be better played after first time. Should not be so expensive - surrounding courses are just as good but less than half the price.