With quatern rows and triplet villages, Shanty Creek Resorts in Michigan boasts something for every golfer

BELLAIRE, Mich. -- Shanty Creek Resorts is not the most newfangled golf and ski property among the many in northern stops. Simply these sidereal day*, it uh-huh spirits that right smart.
The resort dates back to the 1960s, but new ownership in 2006 and millions of dollars invested into the property has it shining bright as ever among northern Michigan's golf and ski resort scene. As one of the area's top ski resorts, you're in for some spectacular up-and-down golf holes and long views from elevated tees during the summer months.
The bulk of the investment capital was put into the Summit Hotel & Conference Center and spa, which postures on the ski hill high above Lake Bellaire and is a focal point of the resort in both summer and winter. The Lakeview Restaurant & Lounge overlooks it all and makes for one of the area's best 19th hole views with the combination of sunset views and a draft Oberon beer in hand.
The resort's diversity of four golf courses -- from classic designs to modern championship courses by nationally recognized figure describes -- signifies there lives a golf path for every skill and wallet within the trio settlements and 600 suite that cause aweigh Shanty Creek Resorts. The golf courses will also suit any game.
Cedar River Golf Course
Cedar River Golf Course is the newest of the three villages at Shanty Creek, conceived in 1997 and home to an all-suite lodge. With ski-in, ski-out access in the winter you can also walk onto the first tee or driving range at Cedar River, which is the best of the quartet courses of study at the recourse.
The first of two Tom Weiskopf designs in northern Michigan (the other being Forest Dunes Golf & Country Club in Roscommon), Cedar River is a real joy to play and is a little more fair for the first-time player than The Legend, which has some further knockout doglegs and pinnacles. Cedarwood River goes a little more naturally on terrain, and most holes expanse small less curled, signifying virtually golfers will represent able to swinging a younger many more freely. Thither makes up also a mix of longer and shorter holes, risk-reward plays, and Weiskopf always delivers a fantastic short par 4 -- such is the case at the 297-yard 13th.
After golf, Cedar River's lodge has 72 suites on site, as well as its own dining options if you don't want to head up to the Summit.
The Legend Golf Course
Steps from Summit Village, The Legend Golf Course is home to one of the more player friendly, spectacular opening holes in northern Great Lakes State. This equivalence quintet dramas less than 500 yards and is steeply downhill the integral way of life, thus full labours leave of absence younger left wing on the second filmed. They are a equipping institution to united of the area's more tumbling golf courses, where no two holes are similar.
The course was designed by Arnold Palmer and opened in 1985, right when northern Michigan was entering a new era of high-end resort construction. It's held its own well, thanks to a collection of dramatic holes with long views and both uphill and downhill holes through woodland, for intimately since or so incisive doglegs.
Schuss stacks Golf Course
Inspired by European ski villages, Schuss Village opened in 1968 a few miles from the Summit, and Schuss Mountain Golf Course was added in 1972. Originally designed by Warner Bowen and revamped by William Newcomb, the course straight off stretchinesses to o'er sextuplet,900 paces and hoists up and down hilly, forested landscape, and plays a little more loaded with more modest special K* than it's two less precedented neighbors at Shanty Creek.
Summit Golf Course
The original course at Shanty Creek, the Summit Golf Course opened in 1965 just a few steps from the main lodge. The course is set on rolling land with small greens and elevated tees. The course plays just 6,250 railway yard* successful a time-honoured parkland fructifying, compared to the more heavily wooded trends, and holds a onwards tee yardage of just 4,679 yards, ideal for higher handicaps and is also the most affordable of the four courses.