Opened in 2004, Hawk's Eye is the youngest of Shanty Creek's championship courses and was designed specifically to complement the existing Cedar River and Legend routings. From the tips it stretches to a slope of 148 — the steepest at the resort — but generous landing areas and multiple sets of tees keep the round playable for every level of golfer.

The course is built across high, rolling terrain that opens onto long sightlines of the surrounding Northern Michigan forest. Bentgrass tees, fairways, and greens roll firm and fast, and the bunkering frames almost every approach. Putting surfaces are large, undulating, and quick — leaving the ball below the hole is the simplest path to a good score.

Hawk's Eye plays as a par 72 measuring approximately 7,094 yards from the Blue tees. The White tees we will be using during the Cup play just over 6,400 yards and present the same strategic challenges with a far more manageable second shot into most greens.