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Wonderful course with scenic waterfalls, islands, and water everywhere in the shadow of the mountains. Great layout. Played from white tees at recommendation of starter who claimed "the course plays longer than the card". In fact the course plays much shorter. I used a hybrid to tee of Don 5 holes and a 3metal on three others. Great staff. Did not feel rushed or harried. Round for foursome took 4:10. Would play this course again in a heartbeat, but from the blues.

My wife and I golfed here for the first time despite living in the near vicinity (Traverse City). I have often heard of this course but never been there. It is my loss. The setting is peaceful and beautiful. There is an excellent oversite of the course flow by the player assistants (thanks Mike) and the staff is friendly and helpful. The layout of the course is stunning and varied, with both open area holes (of course bracketed by water) and wooded holes along the river. Sitting at the outdoor patio post round overlooking the river we saw a mink working along the river's edge. Great ending to a great day at a new favorite course.

I have played this course about once per year for the past 5-6 years. The layout and tee box choices are excellent and demanding. The staff in both the pro shop and club house are helpful and pleasant. The pace of play was somewhat problematic. No rangers. The in cart computer said we were 21 minutes 'behind pace', and we were a twosome waiting on every hole but the first. Weather was a little hot but otherwise perfect. The course was in great shape except for the greens which were slow, bumpy and appeared to have a bunch of invasive grass (poa annua?) in them. I would go back since the value seems to be there, but am a little disappointed about the greens given the quality of the lay out.

This course will put a good notch in your wallet but is worth it to see the views, the well manicured gardens and the beautiful clubhouse. Everything from the entrance to the locker rooms to the restaurant is top notch. There is no detail overlooked. I would play it again (despite the cost) just to be pampered for the day.

This course is one of the most frustrating I have been to: excellent track with the least amount of amenities. There is a new clubhouse being constructed and is slated to open in August 2016. The current clubhouse is woefully lacking. The course had weeds on tee boxes and the greens were just top-dressed although we were not told this. I had never played here before. The costs was $220 American dollars. There were no pin sheets, no yardage books, and no caddies. The sky caddie hooked to the cart died on the 12th hole. We played the rest of the way blind (non-reflective pins). As I said, a beautiful layout that is very challenging with the least attention to detail for the cost I have ever experienced. On the plus side the employees were very friendly and supportive and understood our frustration. We did get to see lots of monkeys. I don't know if I would play this course again, until the clubhouse is done and the amenities increased.