Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
About Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
The 900-acre Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme became a Michigan landmark in the 1980s on the outskirts of Traverse City as its distinctive 17-floot glass tower was built adjacent to The Bear, a notoriously tough course by Jack Nicklaus. Guests have so many choices among 600 guest rooms and condos, five restaurants and lounges, the Gallery of Shops, four indoor-outdoor pools, an indoor water playground, a 7,000-square-foot spa, a private beach on Grand Traverse Bay, a large health club with five indoor tennis courts and two other courses, The Wolverine by Gary Player and Spruce Run by William Newcomb. The nearby Turtle Creek Hotel and Casino, accessible by a free shuttle, is also owned by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottowa and Chippewa Indians.Facts
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Golf courses at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
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Images from Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u8230417 on 04/24/2024
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Photo submitted by u183373765 on 09/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u183373765 on 09/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u183373765 on 09/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u183373765 on 09/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u183373765 on 09/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u183373765 on 09/08/2023
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Great Group! Photo submitted by Curleron on 06/04/2023
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Photo submitted by hambeb on 09/09/2021
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The Bear's third hole. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 09/07/2021
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The Wolverine Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 09/03/2021
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Photo submitted by Trent7888405 on 07/09/2021
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Photo submitted by Trent7888405 on 07/09/2021
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Photo submitted by Trent7888405 on 07/09/2021
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Photo submitted by Trent7888405 on 07/09/2021
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Number 18 from the tee box. Photo submitted by Trent7888405 on 07/09/2021
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Number 15 with a treacherous pin. Photo submitted by Trent7888405 on 07/09/2021
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Photo submitted by Jonathon4403245 on 07/28/2020
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Photo submitted by jastwhit on 06/26/2020
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Photo submitted by cjohnbrown on 10/07/2019
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Photo submitted by cjohnbrown on 10/07/2019
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Photo submitted by noahjurik on 11/05/2018
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Photo submitted by noahjurik on 11/05/2018
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Photo submitted by noahjurik on 11/05/2018
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Photo submitted by noahjurik on 11/05/2018
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Photo submitted by noahjurik on 11/05/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 08/29/2017
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 08/29/2017
Pace of play
Slow play made it unlovable. 5and a half hours on a Wednesday, ridiculous
Great early season golf!
Great early season golf! Paired up with a tremendous young golfer from Traverse City and a retired fellow from Chicago. My wife and I had a great afternoon of TC golf. Our only complaint was no refreshments at the turn. The bar was closed and we were told to go to the towers, where we couldn’t drive our cart. A little coordination between the pro shop and the bar would have easily resolved this problem! But, overall a Tremendous afternoon. And the Wolverine was in spectacular condition for April!!
Excellent Early Season Golf
Course is in great shape for this early in the season! Greens are in good condition, slow roll to be expected. Starter was super guy and pro shop staff were terrific, but couldn’t get a pop or beer at the turn at 5:30, fellow at the bar said we had to go to the towers for beverages. No time for that, and carts can’t go there! All in all, everything else was terrific and were paired with a tremendous young golfer (and super young man) from TC and a Chicago transplant. A truly enjoyable round!
Bear Tough
Perfect, 67° September afternoon.
Nice, pro shop. Very pleasant starter and course ranger.
The Course - Bring your A game, you will need to have your best sharp shooting skills with your irons to every green.
You will shoot a higher score than your home course.
The Bear is awesome!
I live near the Bear course, but had never played it before. I always thought it was too expensive. Then I got a deal on tee off .com and went to play with a friend. It’s a great course. Very fun to play. Challenging but not intimidating.
Great course if you get a deal on golfnow
It's not worth the $150 they charge during peak times, but $75 in the fall on golfnow is great. Definitely a course you should try to play when you're in the area.
Hidden gem
Most people don’t play this because there are 2 other courses to play there the bear and the wolverine I think this one is just as hard as the bear especially the first 6 holes
Spruce course grand traverse resort
Enjoyed playing the course, staff was friendly, course was in decent condition. Had a little bad luck, as course wasn't too busy, but we had a very slow foursome in front of us. There was nobody in front of them but they didn't et us play through. We would have hopped in front of them but there were groups behind us so we would have missed a few holes. There wasn't a ranger to speed them up,, so we had a very slow round. Other than that enjoyed the day. Clubhouse great place to relax and have a bite to eat
Good enough.
Kind of a tricked up course. Good shots can be penalized. Line of sight often blocked. Greens were fast. Fairways in good shape. Tees not so much. Probably wouldn’t play again, but a decent value for one time play. Not an easy course but the easiest of the three.