I played Red Hawk GC (East Tawas, MI) last week and to the chagrin of my playing partners, I really liked this course. It seemed much different than most AH courses I had previously played (Legendary Run, Coosaw Creek, etc...), most of those being routed through new housing developments with the exception of Tartan East (Cols, OH) and Shaker Run (Lebanon, OH) and maybe a few others that I cannot remember. Red Hawk is not long at just over 6500 from the tips, and offers a LOT of risk/reward. For the money, I would play it again BEFORE the other courses that I played on this trip (Gailes, Blackshire, Serradella and yes, even the manicured Forest Dunes). A few boring holes on the back nine and i disliked the routing for number nine, a dog leg left to a small elevated green. But overall, a really solid course.
What are your thoughts on this course? Like it or not?
The best thing about Red Hawk is the little Red Fox that lives in the large bunker on hole number 16. He followed us for 3 holes "begging" for food...
