The Chief Golf Course

When we arrived at 3:30, the course had an event earlier in the day that went longer than they anticipated - there was no carts available for a few minutes. We went to the first hole only to be behind a bachelor party of 16 boys, I emphasize boys because they were acting like boys. Hooting, whistling, smoking cigars & cigarettes, apparently had been drinking for awhile. After them, there were another foursome waiting. No starter anywhere. We decided not to wait for the entire 16 boys to finish, then the other 4 - we almost turned around & left but started at the 4th hole instead. The tee boxes were hacked to heck, there were even potholes on the fairway.

beautiful location, small greens, lots of elevation changes for approach shots, scary cart path driving and a lot of fun. the course beat me up but I'm not a great golfer.

sprinklers on with standing water on greens.
Pretty course with lots of hills and long distances between holes

This was the first time playing the Chief. Absolutely a beautiful course, every hole offers something different and challenging as well.

We will be playing this course again...

I liked everything about it except that there seemed to be a lot of larger sized stones in the sand traps.

Nice course was challenging the first time went back and played it a couple days later and adjusted some of my tee balls and scored a little better. Well worth what I paid!

Unless you play 2-3 times a week, don't waste your money on this difficult track. Unlike other Northern Michigan resort courses this one is not inviting. Beautiful scenery but brutal golf for the average resort course player.

Very hilly. Hardly a flat spot on the course. Many blind shots. Drive ahead and look what's up there first. Greens were VERY hard to read.

Like the Chief very much. A challenging course. Don't waste time looking for an errant shot. Drop one and move on. Scenery is bonus, making the round that much more enjoyable. Also enjoyed the bar and grill after. Good food, cold drinks.

after hearing many of my golfing friends complain that the chief is ridiculously hard and they came off steaming at the ears,of course I had to play it as a warm up round for my golf vacation this year.yes,it is one of the most difficult courses I have ever played,but what surprised my wife and I was the immaculate conditioning,stunning landscape,and the plain fun of a mountainous precision shotmakers dream.we played twice on a tues,no backups had a great deal on golfnow and an even better replay rate.due to difficulty didn't even keep score the 1st round,but managed a 97 the 2nd time and some locals were actually shaking my hand for that-my wife is a very straight shooter and took home a couple low 90s-try this course and just have fun with it!

When we played we got there early and the friendly staff told us to go ahead and play. The weather was great but the course was in great condition and we have told many people to take the time and make drive down for a stay and play.We will be going there again next year and looking forward to play there again. In two words "simply great" .

The Chief provides a gorgeous, albeit challenging, golf experience - particularly for first-time visitors. This course won't be muscled into submission, but players who know where they're going - and can put the ball there - will be amply rewarded.

This is a great course to play. Reasonable but somewhat of a challange. Staff is great to work with.

Pretty good conditions. Greens were well kept. Woods and trees EVERYWHERE. Bring an extra sleeve of balls for the ones you lose in the woods!

Very challenging course. Someone had told be they have made it easier of the years. Must have been something. Didn't play well, but still enjoyed the course a lot. Will definitely play here again, while on vacation.