The Cedar River at Shanty Creek

Cedar River exceeded my expectations. Perfectly groomed! Exceptional staff! A definite course to play!

My friend and I spent the morning on the Cedar River course and enjoy the course very much. It has problems and wide enough fairways even for not so great golfers like myself. Always a pleasure to golf Shanty courses.

There were only a couple of holes that were somewhat challenging.
The views were excellent.
The greens were fast.
They have a very nice halfway house very accomadating.
Sufficient port-a-johns that had privacy surrounding them.

Cedar River is one of my very favorite tracks in Northern MI. A fun course with short par 5's (back nine has 3 3's, 3 4's and 3 5's)....and while challenging it's scenic, very fair and there's more room between the trees than you think...with slopes that assist the ball to stay in bounds on at least one side of the fairway in most cases. At least 3 holes you have to play a few times to get the hang of them (5th hole, 13th hole and 18th holes at minimum) so first timers should "scout" these prior to play. The par 3 fourteenth is an absolute gem.. and as a topper a great patio to enjoy a beverage overlooking the finishing green. I'd play this course at least once a week if I lived near it.

Very nice course. Located in area of 4 championship courses and 2 other very nice ones.
A little long from the blues with most par 4s at 420, unless you drive 240+.

This is a course you should not miss if playing in Northern Michigan. Beautiful views and a really nice layout.

One of my favorite Northern Michigan courses. Always in great shape and some awesome holes.

I have played Cedar quite a few times and always walk of #18 sad that the round is over. This is such an entertaining course with a wonderful mix of holes, pleasing to the eye with the designer's usual risk, reward opportunities. Try to schedule during the fall color change for a really special experience. It is true, however, that if there is a criticism is will probably be with the course condition but overall and considering the very fair green fees. This is an outstanding value

From tee box, to fairways, to greens, this course is one of the poorest courses I have ever played. The fairways are mostly dead. The tee boxes have been dead for years and taken over by weeds. The greens have severe areas of snow mold kill off.

Cedar River is a fine golf course. I love the short par 4 on the back. We had a great time and were able to play in 4 hours. Overall a very nice experience.

We enjoyed playing! The course was in tlp-top shape. Every hole offered another challenge. Lots of elevation changes throughout the course.
We wll be playing again in the future.

I was impressed with the course and decided to play it in my quest to golf all 50 of the Michigan Digest Top 50 public courses in the state. It falls at #16 and seems about right given where others I've played are ranked. It feels like an up north course as it's mostly treelined, but plays slightly more forgiving than most up north courses. There are a couple holes with a river running through them (hence the name) and the sound alone from the tiny rapids makes the course memorable. Overall I give it an A-

Excellent course. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens were all in great condition. Service was very friendly.

If you can get a discounted rate this course is very worth it. The greens were immaculate, very true. Very playable course and fair if you don't hit a perfect shot.

The staff was very friendly though I didn't see the beverage cart girl the entire back nine. Part of that may be due to pace of play being very quick.

This Weiskopf course is a player friendly layout. Very few blind shots - great look for tee shots and relatively wide fairways. Not a lot of rough though before the forest comes into play! I played 3 rounds in two days - no round was longer than 3.5 hours - and two rounds I played by myself were just over 2 hours each in length. Very friendly staff. I very much enjoyed my time here...so much that I forgo and opportunity to play the Legend course.

Could be nicer green to slow. The course could have more flowers

We played on a perfect October day. The course was not busy and we had time to really enjoy ourselves. Put this on your "must play" list.

I had played every course in the Bellaire area, and worked at Shuss and Shanty as a teenager, I had always heard about Cedar River but never had a chance to play. After playing, it is now a course that I'm going to play every year on my trips back to MI. The course is in excellent condition, it is cut through the forests, but wide enough that you aren't penalized on every hole for slicing or pulling. There is not another course that I've played that comes close to being like Cedar River, and anyone who has a chance to play needs to take advantage.

My favorite at the Shanty Creek complex. A lot of fun to play with a wide variety shots you can play. It is always in great shape.

Excellent course! The conditions were wonderful and the staff was great.