Cherry Creek Golf Club

Today’s featured venue more or less straddles the border between Oakland and Macomb counties, giving you an easy journey and no excuses: $29 for 18 Holes with Cart and Range Balls at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Shelby Township ($60 Value. Expires May 17, 2018!)

Your first impression of Cherry Creek Golf Club is bound to be one of approval: After passing through the stately entrance and heading up the long, winding drive, you’ll immediately notice the palatial clubhouse. Designed as a jewel to fit the crown, the clubhouse represents Cherry Creek Golf Club’s desire to serve as the epitome of a full-service golf facility — and with one of the best practice facilities in Southeastern Michigan, a gorgeous banquet center fit for every bride’s dreams and 18 holes of championship golf so meticulously manicured you’d swear it has to be private, it’s hard to think anything less.

The gently rolling terrain at Cherry Creek Golf Club flows smoothly into wooded areas filled with a variety of ash, oak and cherry trees and meet at the edge of natural wetlands, making just about every shot at Cherry Creek a perfect photo opportunity.

While certainly an eye-catching beauty, the course still demands your attention. With large, harrowingly contoured greens waiting on every hole, it’s best you don’t lose focus for too long. The last thing you want to find is one of the many green-side bunkers that lay in wait for wayward shots. However, in its ever-accommodating standard, Cherry Creek Golf Club offers four sets of tees measuring from 5,012 to 6,784 yards, so every golfer can find the perfect challenge for the day.

Now, if for some reason you feel your game is not up to par before you hit the first tee, you have yourself a most logical reason to take advantage of what some say is the only place to practice. With 50 hitting stations pointed towards 7 target greens of various yardages, you can hammer out (most of!) the kinks in your longest clubs. And if you get the sense that your shorter sticks are giving you grief, head over to the either of the two putting greens OR any of the three bunkered pitching/chipping greens to put in work on any shot within 20 yards of the green.

After all that, if the practice doesn’t pay off, do what any seasoned golfer would do – blame it on the equipment. At Cherry Creek’s pro shop, the helpful staff can help you elevate your game by guiding you towards any equipment and apparel you need from any of the game’s top brands. By now you’ve got to be hungry and at least a little fatigued, so stop and relax for a minute at the on-site Ryder Cup Grille. It’s the most comfortable place to get that confidence back as you enjoy your beverage of choice and your favorite menu item.

Lastly, inquire about Cherry Creek’s magnificent banquet facility, which is always ready for anything your next event can throw at it. From golf outings to weddings, the classic design fits any occasion. Future brides: Visit the recently introduced Private Bridal Salons, featuring floor-length cedar closets, multiple make-up and hair-styling stations, flat-screen televisions and iPod docking station sound systems, as well as other amenities. It’s the potent combination of luxury, comfort and elegant décor that sets Cherry Creek Golf Club apart and makes it the perfect wedding venue.

Cherry Creek Golf Club takes pride in knowing that your last impression, as you drive out of those same stately gates, will be one of satisfaction that it more than lived up to your grand first impression.