Find Golfing Paradise at
Feature Course
Find Golfing Paradise at
Shangri-La Resort
45 Holes of Championship Lakeside Golf Monkey Island, Oklahoma
Hole 9 at Shangri-La’ s Championship course.( Photo by Victoria Cromwell)
Expand your golf horizons this spring and summer and head south to Monkey Island, OK, for a two- or three-day getaway to Shangri-La Resort, located on the Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees in northeastern Oklahoma, for the ultimate 45-hole golf getaway.
Shangri-La’ s hotel facilities feature 119 luxury hotel rooms, 9,000 square feet of convention and meeting space, a full-service medical spa, fitness center, steam room and sauna, indoor pool, and a sprawling 6,500-square-foot outdoor resort pool with splash pad, tanning ledge, hot tub, food and beverage services, and fire pits.
Shangri-La’ s Legendary 45 Holes of Championship Golf
When it comes to golf, Shangri-La’ s Championship Golf Course features 27 holes, comprised of three nines— the Legends, Champions, and Heritage –– frequently ranked among the state’ s“ Top Five golf courses.” Surrounded by the waters of Grand Lake on three sides, each nine, with five tee boxes on each hole, will challenge golfers of all skill levels.
Additionally, there’ s an activity park that includes a racquet club facility with outdoor tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball, sand volleyball, fire pits, a fishing pond, an outdoor event area, and a mini-Fenway Park replica that offers Wiffle ball, providing fun for adults and kids of all ages.
The resort also offers casual family dining at Doc’ s Bar & Grill, fine dining at The Summit Restaurant and Buffalo Bar, alfresco lakeside food and beverage service at the seasonally operated Eddy’ s Lakeside Bar, and a relaxed atmosphere at the Monkey Grind coffee shop, a proud purveyor of Starbucks coffee.
Plus, a full-service Shangri-La Marina is adjacent to the resort hotel on Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees. Sail Grand also offers yacht charters, fishing and leisure boats, personal watercraft rentals, and parasailing adventures.
The Legends Nine features white sand bunkers and a dual green on the Mickey Mantle Hole. Its premier conditions and design make it one of the best tests of golf in the four-state region. The fluid movement through the fairways, distinctive white sand bunkers, brilliant water features, and diverse putting surfaces create a contrast that has made Shangri-La the golf destination of the region. The layout of the Legends Nine provides the perfect complement to the magnificent lake views from every point on the golf course. With five sets of tees,
16 March 2026 TEE TIMES GOLF GUIDE