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Enjoy the Ultimate Golf Package

The Big Fore Golf Package, now in its 7th season, offers beautiful accommodation at Trout Creek Condominiums along with a unique dining and golf experience. Four of northern Michigan’s top rated courses have teamed up to offer you an unmatched golf vacation. Two, three & four day packages are available.

Little Traverse Bay Golf Club

Black Lake

Dunmaglas Golf Club

Hidden River Golf and Casting

A recent guest from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Director of Tournaments/Special Events Golf Division) took part in our Big Fore Package & had this to say:

“Spent a week near the Mackinac Bridge. Played some great courses…

Day 1…Hidden River…www.hiddenriver.com. Fine test of golf. Excellent layout with surprisingly good conditions since I played it a few days after opening for 2007.

Day 2……..Black Lake…..www.blacklakegolf.com…….One of the best Rees Jones courses that I have ever seen. Nice elevation changes and great layout. This course could host a PGA event tomorrow. It’s owned by the UAW. Play it if you can!!!

Day 3…….Little Traverse Bay…..www.ltbaygolf.com…..Spectacular views. The course reminds me of The Cliffs of Glassy (that’s a pretty good testimonial by itself). You can see six different lakes (4 on the first tee). I would play this course every day the rest of my life and be the happiest man alive….

Day 4…….Dunmaglas……www.dunmaglas.com………I was very pleased and surprised. Best greens of the week….Very difficult links style layout with pleasant rolling terrain.

I can definitely recommend staying at Trout Creek!”

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Visit Treetops Resort this summer during the month of July for two-consecutive nights and receive a bonus round of golf!* In addition, groups of twenty or more receive one $35 Marathon Gas Card per foursome.*

Reserve any two-night package during the month of July.

Bonus Round Offer

• One bonus round of golf per package purchased.
• Bonus round can be played on your choice of any one of the four 18-hole courses.
• Bonus round is subject to availability.
• Sorry, no substitutions or rainchecks on Bonus Round.

In addition to the Bonus Round, Groups of 20 or more receive a Marathon Gas Card Offer

• One $35.00 Marathon Gas card per foursome upon check-out.
• Valid during the month of July on any two night package reserved.

Subject to availability, and while quantities last.
*Valid on all new reservations beginning April 10th, 2008.

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Surrounded by spectacular mountaintop vistas, sparkling waters and pristine pine forests, Shanty Creek Resorts is offering a spectacular unlimited golf package that further entices golfers to visit with its’ great rates this summer.

Shanty Creek Resorts is pleased to introduce its’ Golf Stimulus Package, providing guests the opportunity to stay as well as play unlimited golf on Shanty Creek Resorts’ four championship golf courses, including designs by Arnold Palmer and Tom Weiskopf for only $99.

The Unlimited Golf Package is available during the peak season for play May 1 – August 30, 2008 and includes the following:

• One Nights Accommodations in the newly renovated Lakeview Hotel & Conference Center

• One Day Unlimited Golf (excludes Saturday play) on any of Shanty Creek Resorts’ four championship golf courses
• Cart included
• Range balls included
• Advanced replay teetimes are accepted
• Rates are per person and based on double occupancy. Arrangements for play must be confirmed prior to 6/15/08 and date of stay must be prior to 8/30/08.

Now more than ever, Shanty Creek Resorts’ four championship golfers are peaking the interest of golfers nationwide. They include:

The Legend Golf Course: From “The King” Arnold Palmer, The Legend cascades its challenges through 600 acres – from mountaintops to valley holes along and over sparkling waters. Sporting the tightest of fairways, formidable doglegs and breathtaking natural hazards, the course puts golfers in an enviable position – trying to read and play those challenging greens amid the stunning views of Lake Bellaire.

Cedar River Golf Course: Carved out of 500 acres of hardwoods by PGA tour player and award-winning course architect Tom Weiskopf, Cedar River, a nationally recognized top 100 course, offers Shanty Creek Resorts’ longest play and largest greens. Limited on the flat lie, challenging golfers with wide fairways, dramatic elevation changes and rolling greens, Cedar River also offers awe-inspiring views.

Schuss Mountain Golf Course: Designed to showcase nature’s splendor on every turn of the course, Schuss Mountain cuts straight through northern Michigan hardwoods. This traditional course, designed with narrower fairways, requires more accuracy off the tee. Flanked by thick forests, the course creates a natural focus on distant view of rolling hills, wetlands and wildlife, bringing nature and golfers together for an unforgettable experience.

Summit Golf Course: Found high above the Northern Michigan countryside, Summit offers golfers a classic, open course that winds grandly across the rolling hills of Shanty Creek Resorts. Sporting wide fairways and a short game that’s challenging around and on the greens, Summit’s faster play is a perfect complement to the strategies of the resort’s other courses. Add the unpredictability of undulating greens and you have an incomparable golfing experience.