Michigan Resort Help

[herbsta]

Heading from St. Louis in June to Michigan with 8 guys.  Group went to Treetops last year and loved it.  Wanted to try new courses this year and we have pretty much settled on one of three resorts:  Shanty Creek, Lakewood Shores, and Gull Lake View.  If anyone has any advice please let me know.  Thanks in advance.

[Stonedude]

We have played the family of courses at  Gull Lake for 24 years now.  Really enjoy it and they are pretty easy to deal with.  Our group has grown from 8 to now 20 guys.  

[bkuehn1952]

I would rank them: Gull Lake, Shanty, Lakewood as far as a combination of accessibility, cost and quality of golf.  Shanty has the best golf courses but you are traveling a greater distance and the cost is higher. Lakewood is a decent place and "the Gailes" is a unique attempt at Scottish golf.  Still, it would be a solid #3 on my list.

If travel time and cost was irrelevant, I would go to Shanty and play The Legend, Cedar River and Schuss. 

[dennyjones]

@bkuehn1952 advise is pretty good.   I would avoid  Lake Shore.   The Gailes at Lake Shore is a links style course but traveling that far to play it may not be worth the drive.   I would avoid the other courses at Lake Shore.   The Dream and the Nightmare near West Branch,  Forest Dunes, The Loop near Roscommon are much better selections.