Made a pit stop on our way to a camping trip and we were pleasantly surprised. I'm not exaggerating…read morewhen I say they were probably the nicest people I've ever come across at a golf course. They're working very hard to get the course up to their standards after taking over in 2021. Stop in and support these great people. Pizza is delicious and prices can't be beat. If you're not a cheese person order light cheese! They load it up! Wish I took a picture of the pizza but I did get a cheese bread to go which was also delicious. Thank you for a great experience Pine River Golf Club.

Staff is fantastic. Great golf course, amazing food. Especially the pizza and divots ( dough…read moreballs). I've had a few different pizzas from here from pepperoni pizza, too. BLT pizza, chicken bacon ranch pizza is amazing along with their chicken Alfredo pizza. Highly recommended!!!

Enjoyed golfing there a few times. The course was well kept, and staff were friendly and helpful.read more

I've gone there every year for 13 years in the summer. I just love it. Challenging and fun holes to…read moreplay. Friendly staff. Nice entertainment. Nice food. What's not to like? I guess the only caveat is if you're looking for a PGA-sized size course, this isn't it. Still there's a couple holes I believe that are more than 500 yards.

Impeccable place to play. Rolling up feels like a resort. The course is well maintained and…read morechallenging but fun. The staff are friendly. Can't wait to come back! Worth the price and fyi they offer military discounts Monday-Thursday!

This is a beautiful golf course in the heart of upper mid-Michigan. It's one of two courses (the…read moreother being The Dream) owned by what seems like two brothers. Driving into the course you are met by a very professional and classy sign denoting the golf course by name. A long, winding and picturesque drive eventually gets you to the pro shop. Let's get to the good stuff right away.... PROS: -staff is superb, friendly, professional and always smiling. -range balls are free with the purchase of your round. -the horticulture around the course is well maintained and very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. -definitely a challenging course for players of all skill levels -lightning fast greens -turf was very well-maintained and in great shape. -BYOB! They don't have a liquor license so bring your own and save! They have all the ice you need and coolers on the carts. -plenty of water stations on the course -off the tee most fairways are wide open and allow for those who may not hit the straight ball each time to still make a second shot. - greens fees include cart CONS: -a bit in the pricey side for a golf course near West Branch MI. $80 is a bit much. -under-rated by the PGA. 130 slope from the whites is not accurate. In my opinion, it plays more like 135-136 -some very large greens. There are times that you're so far away from the flag you wonder if the flat stick is enough. -lightning fast greens. (I do mean LIGHTNING!) -very challenging course for more novice players

I will always love coming to the Fox. But, every time I have come the course is soaking wet and the…read moregrass could use a good cutting. All the tee boxes were like hitting out of the rough. The course yesterday was so wet too the point your shoes are completely saturated. But, I will still come because it's a nice par three course. They don't have many carts so plan on walking. The guy that runs it is really nice.

Fun 3 par course. Grass was a little wet and grass needed to be cut but still fun for a 3 par courseread more

BYOB - low cost course is great for practicing. Some holes are quite challenging so there's…read moresomething for everyone.

Course was in very good shape considering the weather and their shoestring budget…read more The driving range is all turf (no mats) and the practice green is pretty large and contoured. Will definitely play this course again over Tawas Creek.

Excellent up north course. Cut through the forest. Lots of wildlife. Very well-maintained and…read morereasonably priced.

The course is usually in great shape and the price is fair. I've enjoyed playing here for years.read more

Great local course at a great price. Always trying to better the golf course, greens and fairways…read moreand enhance the golfers experience.

Beautiful course, the owner is great and really takes care of the junior golf program and the…read morestaff is super friendly. Play the tips for a more challenging course, there are several holes with water and tight fairways, especially the front nine.

It is a top notch golf course with a wonderful clubhouse and good people. It is a semi private…read morecourse well worth trying while in the Thumb of Michigan. Ubly is another great golf course

Possibly 5 stars - I dropped 1 - wasn't very busy midweek - yet $62 . Course was nice - very open…read more Clubhouse & staff excellent! Young lady named Brooklyn pretended to laugh at our attempts at humor ,while serving our after golf beverage

Wide open, very decent course. Bit surprised - it was Father's Day , offered us twilight price at 2…read morepm . $42 carts were good, staff was good. Had a beverage after. Perfect day !

Nice, well ket golf course. Has water, sand traps, and occasionally deer on the course. Rather…read moreaffordable. Food is pretty good too when you make the turn. I recommend the burger. Have a nice selection of drinks as well.

This is really a hidden gem more in the shadow of the Lake Shore resort courses such as the Gailes…read more Red Hawk is an Arthur Hills Design. Normally, I don't go nuts over course architects, but AH courses have a special flavor that I really like. For one, he lays out holes so that beginners can play them as well as making them challenging enough for better players. He does this by minimizing forced carries (only two here from the red tees, each under 100 yards), and by allowing most shots to be rolled up to the green. He also does things such on #12. Playing 179 from the tips, all carry over water, he has a closely mown area over the green. So you can use enough club, and if you go too far, you're not overtly penalized for it. Red Hawk has fairly generous landing areas, big bunkers, and some elevation changes. It's beautiful to look at, and almost all holes have their own identity. When you drive up to #3, you'll think you were playing Tree Tops, with about a 50 foot drop (according to google earth!). Our service at the course was terrific. The girl friend and I went up to play on a Friday at 3:20, which is twilight. While we were warming up on the range, the starter actually came out to inform us that if we would like, we could tee off about 25 minutes early ahead of a group of 8. We got up there before they came, and it probably saved 1.25 hours off our tee time. The other plus is that Red Hawk has electric carts. I *hate* gas carts. I was peace and quiet on the golf course, and electric does that for you. The last thing you want to experience is the roar of an engine echoing throughout the trees (and it does echo here!). Don't pass up a chance to play this course if you're in the area.

TL/DR: Challenging beautiful course that is under-maintained from its original days -- but still…read moreperhaps inappropriately premium priced. Bring bug spray! This is an interesting and challenging golf course. I have played it several times since it opened ~25 years ago. Beautiful scenery, cut through the woods with some relatively playable holes, some target golf, and some links style holes. Carts mandatory -- this is not a course to even try to walk. Found the staff at the shop to be super friendly. BRING BUG SPRAY -- especially if you are playing in the early morning before the wind picks up. The woods are pretty generous in their donations of all manner of flying critters, and if it's calm they tend to swarm. It saddens me to say that the maintenance of the course appears to have fallen off since we last played. Several tee boxes were shoddy and a few were obviously unmowed, fairways were in rough shape in some places, bunkers weren't dragged in the morning so they were full of footprints and hard pack wet and difficult to play, and greens pockmarked with all manner of unrepaired ball marks. The last two are signs of inexperienced (or rude) golfers who aren't cleaning up after themselves...but for $90+ per round I'd hope that the crew would take better care of the course. Having played most of the nearby courses, I'd say that Red Hawk is absolutely worth playing at least once...and offer my hope that they keep the course in better shape. This course, bunkers, and greens were disappointing this time around...and there are a few other very nice and more attractively priced rounds of golf within a 30 minutes drive of East Tawas.