Shenandoah was once private and still calls itself a country club, but it has been open to the public since 1975. The course had five holes done by 1964, nine by 1965 and was a full 18-hole layout in 1966. Shenandoah was also the sight of the Michigan Classic in 1969, which was won in a playoff by Larry Ziegler, a current member of the PGA Senior Tour. Shenandoah gives you a chance to get off to a good start with two short par-5s within the first four holes. The second, a 481-yard dogleg left, requires a fairway wood or a long iron off the tee.
Tall trees line the left side making it difficult to cheat around the corner.
The seventh, a 395-yard hole, is no killer in length but gives you almost no flat lie to hit from on your second shot. The eighth is just 335 yards but has water running along the right side. A drive must carry 200 to 220 yards from right to left to be safe. The back nine is full of tricky, dogleg holes. The 11th is a short dogleg right hole measuring 313 from the tips.