Shanty Creek

It’s you run of the mill average Up north course. Very limited bar/grill… larger company now owns all the courses there and the new policies are silly. I’d only play any of these courses at a discount. So…it’s just a so/so experience. Not horrible, it just “fine”, nothing to write home about.

Course was in really good shape. Greens a touch on the slower side but rolled true. Nice Elevation changes and excellent use of the natural landscape. Got a heck of a deal too. 8/10 in my book.

Teed off 1020am as twosome. Played through a foursome and finished in 3 hrs 15 minutes. Greens perfect condition. Fairways needed some divots replaced . Good layout., like the back nine better. Will be back.

My wife and I played The Legend at Shanty Creek on Monday, August 19. I mention the day of the week as you would not expect a Monday to be so ridiculously slow.

Tee times every 10 minutes is begging for back ups, especially at a resort. 2:39 minutes for the front 9 is not acceptable. We waited on nearly every hole and on every shot for the final 9 holes. The foursome in front never once considered letting us through. A Marshall would have helped speed things up but not once did we see one.

We finally gave up after waiting 12 minutes (timed) on the 18th tee while the group in front looked for lost tee shots less than 100 hundred yards from the tee and quit. A perfect end? Wait there was more. Upon arrival at the bag drop we were greeted by an employee who wiped down clubs, held her hand out for a tip and then we carried our own bags to our car. Not the level of service expected at this resort. We won't be coming back and strongly encourage anyone considering The Legend at Shanty Creek to reconsider their choice. There are several other options in this price range providing a significantly better experience.

It was nice to see that Shanty is putting some money into the summit. The changes made have been noticeable. New sand in bunkers better cart paths and actually green fairways. For 50 dollars I’ll play again.

I’ve been playing Hawk’s Eye almost every summer since 2015 and this course was one of my favorites until yesterday, I will never play Hawks Eye again. If you’re going to charge 90 dollars a round you probably shouldn’t make a four some skip a hole, when the ultimate problem was you scheduled the tee times too close together and a foursome followed by a twosome and then another foursome etc. It’s a beautiful course with epic views but given that most of the courses in the area offer similar views and challenges. I have not been impressed by any of the shanty creek staff or courses. It’s disappointing but for the price I’d rather play the Chief or Aga Ming or Grand Traverse or any of the other amazing courses up here. So disappointed to see the decline is these once amazing courses.

Dramatic, big hills. Couldn’t be more of a challenging, enjoyable golf experience.

This course is in outstanding shape. Tee boxes, fairways, greens all top notch. The greens are very quick but putt true. Flat front nine and hilly back nine. But the back was still very fair. We were stuck behind some slow players on front but they only played nine. Thank goodness. Played back nine in 1 hour and 45 minutes while playing at a comfortable pace. You should not miss this course at Shady Creek as it is also their cheapest one - other than Summit.

We accepted this round as part of a play and stay. Expecting a top notch golf wxperience, this course provided less than a dozen courses within 20 mikes of my own house. Let’s see, how about a list? The cart paths are a torture ride. The course was baked and dry. The layout takes you through neighborhoods clearly not connected to the Shanty Creek empire. Lots of uncared for turf. This course is acceptable as a local $40/round tab, but not as a play and stay level included in an already overpriced package.

Ever since shanty creek bought this course it has trippled in price, the staff & grounds people who are the best ever are treated horribly by management . Shanty creek has made this course all about just making $$. They could care less about the customers, the concerns from the home owners , staff & grounds crew. Every one is quitting because of this. "Steve" wants everything his way & only his way. Many home owners on all the 4 courses who are a main source of advertising for the courses & bring customers in have concerns about changes that make no sense & he doesn't care. Many more bad reviews for these courses are going to occur. There are so many other courses around the area that are as beautiful & costs are much cheaper. Just saying. We've lived here & been a member since 2007. We really miss the guy who ran this place before. He would be really disappointed of what this course has become & what shanty creek has done to the moral here.

Starter will ruin your day right from the start. The guy is a grumpy jerk. Definitely not the guy for the job