Bellaire, MI
Weiskopf and Palmer above Torch Lake — northern Michigan golf with Caribbean-blue water.
Shanty Creek spreads across the hills above Bellaire with four courses and a trump card no other golf resort holds: Torch Lake, the Caribbean-blue stunner whose sandbar afternoons are a Michigan institution, ten minutes from the pro shop. Tom Weiskopf's Cedar River is the headliner — a graceful, fescue-edged run along its namesake valley — while Arnold Palmer's The Legend plays cliff-hanging holes across the hillside above Lake Bellaire. The Schuss Mountain and Summit courses absorb the extra rounds, lodge rooms and condos keep the crew together, and Bellaire's little downtown (and its famous brewery) handles the evenings.
| Course | Designer | Notes | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar River | Tom Weiskopf | The graceful, fescue-edged headliner along the river valley — the resort's best. | resort |
| The Legend | Arnold Palmer | Palmer's hillside drama above Lake Bellaire — the trip's biggest views. | resort |
| Schuss Mountain | — | The sturdy ski-village course for the 36-hole days. | resort |
| Summit | — | The friendly original — an easy evening loop. | resort |
The resort
Lodge rooms and condo suites across the resort's villages — pools, restaurants and shuttle-close tee times.
◆ The private house
A Torch Lake or Lake Bellaire waterfront house — dock, pontoon slip and sunset deck, with every course within fifteen minutes.
5-6 BR · sleeps 10-12 · ~$600–$2,000/nt
AM Travel morning — into Bellaire by early afternoon.
PM Check in, Summit evening loop, burgers and pints at the brewery.
AM Palmer's cliff-hangers above Lake Bellaire.
PM Torch Lake sandbar afternoon on the pontoon; grill night at the house.
AM The ski-village round.
PM Diehards add a Summit loop; the rest fish or float. Whitefish dinner in town.
AM Weiskopf's beauty for the team match.
PM Trophy dinner at the lodge; bonfire and cigars overlooking the valley.
AM Coffee on the dock or a farewell nine, then the trip home.
Cedar River is one of northern Michigan's finest resort courses, The Legend delivers Arnold Palmer's hillside drama, and Torch Lake's famous turquoise water is minutes away for the afternoons. Big-name golf and sandbar summers in one booking.
Stay-and-play packages cover all four courses — sequence Cedar River and The Legend as the marquee days. If the trip runs in high summer, reserve a pontoon for the Torch Lake sandbar early; they go fast.