Treetops Resort

Course was in great shape as expected for a treetops course. Not as difficult as some of the other courses on the resort but a very fun course to play. Would play there again for sure.

Second time we played here in 2 weeks. Love the course, very friendly staff, we will be bac

This was my first time visiting Treetops, and maybe my expectations coming in to the course was too high, but even with may deeply-discounted round through golfnow I was left extremely disappointed. I played the "Signature" course, which does offer a number of scenic vistas throughout the track which winds through the woods and hills of norther Michigan. However, the major let down was the extreme failure of proper course maintenance. If a course prices itself at $100+ a round I believe it is fair to expect a high-level of overall course conditions. Instead, this is what I found:
-Unevenly mowed tee boxes littered with divots so numerous it was impossible to not be force to stand in one and broken tees everywhere.
-Bunkers that have not seen fresh sand in some time and are not raked daily by staff.
-Fairways with numerous soggy spots due to poor drainage
-Cart paths that were 25% paved, the rest being dirt/gravel or just grass
-Healthy, long rough that presented a challenge but filled with piles of clippings and no clean first cut.
-Greens (the worst part) with dead spots, signs of mold damage, ball marks more plentiful than dimples on a golf ball, and even entire baseball-sized chunks of turf missing from the green.
-Golf carts are gas-powered and showing their age. No sand, tees, or ball washer was provided on them.

To sum things up, the course had the maintenance of a regular municipal course at very best, which significantly devalues the Treetop experience. I've played just about every other resort course in the state, all of which are similarly priced. In the future I will probably stick to those other options like Crystal Mtn, Boyne, and Tullymore which seems to get all the aspects of running a course including the small details beyond just mowing the grass everyday right.