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The Chief Golf Course

5820 Shanty Creek Rd, Bellaire, MI
866-244-3318
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Ranked #4 of 8 attractions in Bellaire
Most recent review
- 14 Sep 2012
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Ft Worth Tx
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 September 2012

My husband is an avid golfer and he played The Chief three times the week we spent here in Bellaire. I rode but did not play since I am a beginner and this is not a course I would recommend for new golfers. Challenging course with tight fairways and a lot of target golf with excellent greens. Beautiful Northern Michigan... More

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Jackson, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 September 2012

The course was in great shape and was very pretty, with all the hills. IT was quite a challenge, but still playable (from a senior female player's point of view). The husbands in our group also enjoyed playint it. We would all come back.

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Toronto, Canada
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15 attraction reviews
37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 July 2012

Visually the course is terrific. Lots of rolling fairways and many times your shooting across gorges from your t-box. After playing all the Shanty Creek courses I was disappointed that this one's fairways were a bit rougher. But still, they weren't bad by any stretch. Fairways are narrow. Lots of hard turn dog legs. You definitely have to plan and... More

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2009

May 2008: set up a golf outing for 16 players. Stayed at the Hawks Eye golf course condos - TOP NOTCH!! Played the HawksEye golf course - beautiful and fun Played the CHIEF Golf Course - tough and fun and can't wait to try again. Restaurant at Hawkseye is fabulous, excellent service, friendly, clean and great quality of food at... More

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