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Wisconsin, affectionately known as “America’s Dairyland,” has become a powerhouse in destination golf, boasting ten courses ranked on Golf Digest’s 2025 America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses. From the stunning shores of Lake Michigan to the rolling sand dunes of central Wisconsin, the Badger State offers a mix of worldclass courses, luxurious accommodations, and unforgettable experiences.
Highlighted by four courses in the Top 20, Wisconsin’s lineup is a golfer’s dream:
• Whistling Straits (Straits Course) –Ranked #3, this Ryder Cup host needs no introduction.
• Erin Hills – Sitting at #10, this U.S. Open-tested gem is a must-play.
• Sand Valley – Ranked #17, its minimalist design showcases the beauty of Wisconsin’s sand barrens.
• Blackwolf Run (The River Course) – At #18, this course offers a thrilling challenge in a breathtaking setting.
Sand Valley’s incomparable Mammoth Dunes (#26), Stevens Point’s iconic SentryWorld (#52), Green Lake’s stunning Lawsonia Links (#62) and Jack Nicklaus’ only Wisconsin Signature Design, The Bull at Pinehurst Farms (#88), are just a few more of the unforgettable stops along the Wisconsin Golf Trail.
This guide is your key to explore every facet of the Trail, from bucket list courses to hidden gems. Along the way, you’ll discover cozy lodges, bustling downtowns, and great attractions. For an interactive experience, visit WisconsinGolfTrail.com to map your journey, log your rounds, and share your progress as you conquer one of golf’s greatest adventures.
Brian Weis Publisher - GolfWisconsin.com
Glen Turk
Editor - Midwest Golfing Magazine
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Erin Hills, Hole #18 Erin, Wisconsin
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BIG FISH GOLF CLUB
Big Fish, an original Pete Dye design, is truly a tale of two nines. Dye masterfully built the front nine featuring links-style, wide open, windswept fairways and undulating greens. The back nine then tightens up with treelined holes highlighted by rolling fairways and deep pot bunkers. In 2020, Golfweek ranked Big Fish the 14th Best Course in Wisconsin. 14122 W
715-934-4770 www.golfbigfish.com
Troy Burne Golf Club is an upscale, public golf club featuring a worldclass championship course located in Hudson, Wisconsin on 225 acres of rolling countryside. The Tom Lehman Signature design (Course Architects Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry) is currently rated #69 in Golf Digest’s “Top 100 Greatest Public Courses” list.
The prestigious – yet affordable – Hayward Golf Club is located in the heart of the resort community of Hayward, Wisconsin. Rated 4-Stars by Golf Digest, Hayward Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 72 public course that is a golfer-friendly experience. Challenging for good golfers and charitable to average or beginning golfers. Patrons will enjoy an immaculately groomed course, northwoods scenery, and ornamental grasses.
Set amidst the stunning, glacier-carved landscape of the St. Croix Valley, St. Croix National Golf Course offers an award-winning 18-hole public course stretching 6,909 yards from the back tees. Designed by renowned architect Joel Goldstrand in 1996, the course combines challenging play with scenic beauty. The facility has four HD golf simulators, a full-service restaurant, Pelz Player™ putting greens, and a versatile year-round event center.
From a Pete Dye design, lakeside settings, and holes carved through a national forest, visit our vacationland and discover the Golf Capital of Wisconsin!
PLAY SEVEN UNIQUE COURSES WITHIN 30 MILES
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LAKE ARROWHEAD
SentryWorld offers a fully inclusive golf experience with 20-minute tee-time intervals and on-course refreshment stations featuring local food and beverage options, all included in the greens fees. Their luxury boutique hotel provides a first-class stay-and-play experience. The Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed parkland course was updated for the 2023 U.S. Senior Open, including installation of SubAir Systems beneath every green and drip irrigation systems around every bunker.
601 Michigan Avenue N Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-345-1600 www.sentryworld.com
Located in the heart of central Wisconsin, Lake Arrowhead boasts two of the Midwest’s elite 18-hole golf courses. Here you have the rare opportunity to enjoy not just one but two 4 1/2 star championship golf courses in one incredible experience. Defined by sandy soil, plentiful pine forests and scrubby oaks, the Lakes and the Pines are the heart of the 2,500-acre, member-owned development.
1195 Apache Lane Nekoosa, WI 54457
715-325-2968
www.lakearrowheadgolf.com
Lawsonia’s historic Links Course has long been considered one of the best classic golf courses in the country. The Links features deep bunkers, wide fairways, and a set of putting greens that are as interesting and as good as anything you will find in the country. It is a big, bold golf course that remains virtually unchanged from the day its brilliant golf architects, Langford and Moreau, finished construction in 1930.
W2615 S. Valley View Drive Green Lake, WI 54941 920-294-3320 www.lawsonia.com
Lakeside vistas and tees next to cliffs and quarries add charm and challenge to this beautiful parkland layout. The Woodlands weaves through mature hardwood and pine forest and provides stunning views to Green Lake… and keep your cameras handy and your eyes peeled for badgers, whitetail deer, wild turkeys, hawks, and eagles!
W2615 S. Valley View Drive Green Lake, WI 54941 920-294-3320 www.lawsonia.com
MAMMOTH DUNES
Sand Valley was founded on the dream of bringing incredible, public golf to the prehistoric sand dunes of central Wisconsin. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw began designing the routing in 2014 and opened Sand Valley, the resort’s first course, in 2017. They gave us massive and exposed sand dunes, firm and fast fairways, and a multitude of strategic playing options.
597 Leopold Way
Nekoosa, WI 54457
855-969-3151
www.sandvalley.com
David McLay Kidd gave his meandering layout enormous fairways, big accessible greens, and visually-unique hillsides of exposed sand “mammoth dunes” that became the course moniker. At Mammoth Dunes, Kidd will take you on a journey around a majestic landscape, and along the way, his design skews toward helping, which increases thrill and enjoyment.
597 Leopold Way Nekoosa, WI 54457 855-969-3151 www.sandvalley.com
The Lido – C.B. Macdonald’s long-lost gem – recently restored at Sand Valley by Tom Doak and Renaissance Golf, opened to its members and guests in 2023. It was considered by golf historians as one of the greatest golf courses ever created before being destroyed in 1942. Today, golfers can participate in the Lido’s resurrection and will be captivated by its demand for strategy and bold design.
597 Leopold Way Nekoosa, WI 54457 855-969-3151 www.sandvalley.com
Sedge Valley, designed by Tom Doak and inspired by the great heathland and links courses of London and the English coast, brings back a more intimate scale and classically styled holes. Golfers will encounter the timeless strategies and elements of courses that Doak believes have best withstood the endless advances of the game.
597 Leopold Way
Nekoosa, WI 54457
855-969-3151 www.sandvalley.com
WILD ROCK GOLF CLUB
Wild Rock is a stunning golf experience featuring dramatic elevation changes and breathtaking vistas at every turn. Built on three terrains, Wild Rock will challenge your game and stimulate your senses. The adjacent Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells provides groups of all sizes with lodging options from standard hotel rooms to condos, villas and cabins that can sleep 18, making it the perfect place to stay and play.
856 Canyon Road Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
608-253-4653 www.wildrockgolf.com
In an area carved by glaciers, with the scenic Wisconsin Dells countryside as their canvas, two-time U.S. Open Champion Andy North and world-renowned golf course designer Roger Packard created what many consider to be the ultimate type of course. Stay & play golf packages available through the Kalahari Resort. “12North,” a par-3 experience by Andy North opened to the public on July 1, 2021.
Wisconsin Dells Parkway
Built in 2005 as one of the first courses of its kind in the country. Arguably one of the finest examples of a replica golf course in existence today, Northern Bay offers golfers of all skill levels the opportunity to “tee it up, where the pros play.”
1844 20th Avenue Arkdale, WI 54613 608-339-8500
www.northernbayresort.com
Reedsburg Country Club offers a championship-quality golf course, convenient practice areas, and a first-class pro shop. Their modern clubhouse provides excellent casual dining and banquet facilities that can accommodate seating up to 250 guests for weddings, meetings, and social events. Located just ten minutes from Wisconsin Dells, you’ll be impressed by their fast greens and stellar course conditions.
3003 E Main Street Reedsburg, WI 53959
608-524-6000
www.reedsburgcountryclub.com
UNIVERSITY RIDGE
Robert Trent Jones Jr. design that was the longtime site of the PGA Tour Champions, American Family Insurance Championship. University Ridge derives it’s name from the landscape features left by the last retreating glacier. The natural ridge dictated course construction and the designers followed the contours of the land to create a natural setting that overlooks the City of Madison.
9002 County Road PD Madison, WI 53593
608-845-7700 www.universityridge.com
THE OAKS GOLF COURSE
The Oaks Golf Course, located a stone’s throw from anywhere in Madison, is a pleasure for golfers of any skill level to play. Open to the public, our par-71 golf course will challenge you while providing a relaxing, picturesque backdrop throughout your round. Be sure to enjoy food and drinks from our full-service restaurant before or after your round to cap off your day. Bring Your Game!
4740 Pierceville Road Cottage Grove, WI 53527
608-837-4774
www.golftheoaks.com
OSHKOSH COUNTRY CLUB
Oshkosh Country Club is an exciting 18-hole golf course located near Hwy 45. Founded in 1899, after many years as the elite private country club in the Fox Valley, they now offer tee times to the public. OCC not only provides a pristine golf course, but they also serve as the area’s premier dining experience at TJ’s Highland Steakhouse located in the country club facility.
11 W Ripple Avenue
Oshkosh WI, 54902
920-231-1078
www.oshkoshcc.com
WHISPERING SPRINGS GOLF CLUB
FOXFIRE GOLF CLUB
Whispering Springs Golf Club, designed by Bob Lohmann in 1996, sits on what used to be the 9-hole Ledgeview Golf Course. Whispering Springs’ 18-hole course has no two holes that are alike. The front nine is reminiscent of a links style course, with rolling meadowland and native grasses. The back nine weaves through the matured trees that once lined the old course.
380 Whispering Springs Drive Fond du Lac, WI 54937 920-921-8053 www.whisperingspringsgolf.com
The acclaimed 18-hole bent grass course is a blend of traditional links and parkland courses, with its fast and true rolling greens. These factors make Foxfire Golf Club at Par-4 Resort the obvious choice for a challenging round of golf and a great weekend getaway. Located in picturesque Central Wisconsin, Foxfire is easily accessible from all major Wisconsin cities.
201 Foxfire Drive Waupaca, WI 54981 715-942-0500 www.par4resort.com
BLACKWOLF RUN - RIVER COURSE
A natural beauty, The River features target landing areas, large undulating greens and water or gorges on 14 of the 18 holes for a challenging, yet beautiful playing experience. Stay and play options for Kohler’s championship courses are available through the resort’s wide variety of luxury accomodations.
1111 W. Riverside Drive
Kohler, WI 53044
855-421-3453
www.golfkohler.com
Described as both subtle and devilish, The Meadow Valleys features rolling meadows and deep ravines, reflecting the natural features of Wisconsin terrain. The newest addition, The Baths, is a 10-hole par-3 course and two-acre putting course that opened to the public in 2021. Stay and play options for Kohler’s championship courses are available through the resort’s wide variety of luxury accomodations.
1111 W. Riverside Drive
Kohler, WI 53044
855-421-3453
www.golfkohler.com
STRAITS - STRAITS COURSE
Home to major championships and the 43rd Ryder Cup, the Straits is defined by the open, rugged and windswept terrain, sculpted along two miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. Whistling Straits is a stunning tribute to the raw landscapes of Ireland, and a must-play for golf aficionados. Stay and play options for Kohler’s championship courses are available through the resort’s wide variety of luxury accomodations.
N8501 County Road LS Sheboygan, WI 53083
855-421-3453 www.golfkohler.com
Just inland from the great lake, and interspersed by four meandering streams, the grassland-and-dunes aspect of the Irish is a deceivingly tranquil landscape. Stay and play options for Kohler’s championship courses are available through the resort’s wide variety of luxury accomodations.
N8501 County Road LS Sheboygan, WI 53083
855-421-3453 www.golfkohler.com
Big Fish Golf Club
St. Croix National Golf Course
SentryWorld
Lake Arrowhead
Sand Valley Resort
The Golf Courses of Lawsonia
Washington County G.C.
The Bog
Hayward Golf Club
Wild Rock Golf Club
Trappers Turn Golf Club
Northern Bay Golf Resort
Reedsburg Country Club
University Ridge
The Oaks Golf Course
Oshkosh Country Club
Whispering Springs Golf Course
Foxfire Golf Club
Troy Burne Golf Club
Blackwolf Run (River Course & Meadow Valleys)
Whistling Straits (Straits Course & Irish Course)
The Bull at Pinehurst Farms
The National at Fox Hills Resort
Old Hickory Golf Club
Ironwood Golf Course
Erin Hills
The Club at Lac La Belle
Brown Deer Park Golf Course
Morningstar Golfers Club
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Hawk’s View Golf Club
Abbey Springs
THE BULL AT PINEHURST FARMS
Located near the picturesque town of Sheboygan Falls, and just under an hour from Milwaukee, The Bull is one of the best courses in the United States. Golf a variety of risk reward holes that blend naturally with wetlands, woodlands, and rivers. Play award-winning championship conditions at affordable rates! In fact, Golf Magazine rated The Bull as one of the Top 100 Best Value Courses.
One Long Drive
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 920-467-1500 www.golfthebull.com
THE NATIONAL AT FOX HILLS RESORT
The National is an 18-hole, links-style course in Fox Hills Resort’s 45-hole facility in Mishicot, Wisconsin. It combines features of a links course with vast sand areas, sculpted mounds, double greens and 16 acres of water hazards. The National and our 27-hole The Creeks Golf Course offers novice and advanced golfers an enjoyable golf experience wrapped within the beauty of Wisconsin’s rolling countryside.
250 W. Church Street Mishicot, WI 54228 920-351-8818 www.golffoxhills.com
WASHINGTON COUNTY GOLF COURSE
Consistently ranked a top Municipal Course in Wisconsin by Golfweek. Washington County Golf Course is a stunning Arthur Hills links design that Golf Digest rates as a 4 1/2 star golf course property. Always in immaculate condition, Washington County Golf Course proves to be one of Wisconsin’s best golfing values year after year.
1365 Clover Road Hartford, WI 53027
262-670-6616 www.golfwcgc.com
OLD HICKORY GOLF CLUB
Since 1920, Old Hickory Golf Club has offered premier golf and is a must play this season! Celebrating 100+ years, Old Hickory is one of the most respected golf courses in WI. Centrally located within an hour from Milwaukee, Madison, WI Dells and Fond Du Lac. Old Hickory offers championship golf, a stocked Golf Shop with quality apparel and equipment, full-service restaurant, and a banquet facility offering the best views in the area.
W7596 Hwy 33
IRONWOOD GOLF COURSE
THE BOG
Located on natural rolling terrain in Sussex, Wisconsin, Ironwood Golf Course offers three distinct 9-hole courses (The Callow, The Meath, and The Birr) offering up challenges to every aspect of your game. The layout plays manageable from the middle tees for the weekend golfer or casual fundraising event. Speaking of which, Ironwood is well-known as the golf outing capital of the greater Milwaukee area.
W270 N6166 Moraine Drive
262-538-9900 www.ironwoodgolfcourse.com
The Bog is an Arnold Palmer Signature Design and Top 5 Palmer Courses You Can Play in the U.S. by NBC Golf Channel. Ranked in the Top 10 Best Overall Golf Courses in WI by Golf Digest, and was the site of the 2013 WSGA State Amateur Championship. Superb cuisine, exceptional amenities, and impeccable service make The Bog the finest facility in the area for special events. Our spectacular event center, The Barn at The Bog, was completed in 2019.
3121 County Hwy I
Naturally routed over 18 holes, Erin Hills was designed for those seeking the golf experience of a lifetime. The host site of the 2017 U.S. Men’s Open and 2025 U.S. Women’s Open is the 10th ranked public course in the nation. The 12-hole Drumlin putting course is illuminated each night. Combined with golf, the 37 beds on property, and emphasis on service, create an exhilarating, high-value golf trip.
7169 County Road O
THE CLUB AT LAC LA BELLE
The historic 1896 Golf Club at Lac La Belle is full of fun and creative shotmaking opportunities–both through the air and on the ground. Many of the approaches into greens are open and allow run-up shots. The course offers ‘sporting’ golf that was such a foundational part of the game at the turn of the last century.
BROWN DEER PARK GOLF COURSE
Walk in the footsteps of past US Amateur Champions and PGA Tour players like Arnie, Jack and Tiger at the flagship course of the Milwaukee County Parks System. Brown Deer Park GC has consistently been ranked as one of the top public courses in the state. The 6,759-yard layout opened to the public in 1929 and has hosted US Amateur Opens and PGA Events.
Laid out around a former quarry, Morningstar Golfers Club features dramatic elevation changes throughout the course. These elevation changes, some reaching more than 100 feet, are the key component of a layout with virtually no level lies. Golfers can see 13 of 18 holes from the spectacular clubhouse.
GRAND GENEVA RESORT & SPA
At Grand Geneva, you’ll find that our two championship golf courses, The Brute, rated one of the best in the Midwest, and The Highlands, a Scottish links-style course, are as challenging as they are beautiful. In addition to two award-winning golf courses, our resort also offers luxurious amenities and a variety of activities to do on site while you’re waiting for your tee time.
7036 Grand Geneva Way
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
262-248-2556
www.grandgenevagolf.com
Consistently voted “Best Golf Course of Geneva Lake,” Hawk’s View Golf Club in Lake Geneva delivers an exceptional golf experience. Test your skills on Como Crossings, a 7,074-yard championship course with dramatic elevation changes and scenic woodlands. Or enjoy Barn Hollow, a top-rated “family-friendly” Par-3 course perfect for all skill levels. With stunning views, impeccable greens, and warm hospitality, Hawk’s View is the ultimate destination for unforgettable golf adventures.
7377 Krueger Road
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
262-348-9900
ABBEY SPRINGS
After a $2.5M
Abbey Springs continues to deliver an exceptional golf
blending its timeless character with modern enhancements. Rebuilt bunkers, redesigned green complexes, and premium “007” bent grass make every round unforgettable. Visit our website to plan your round and see why Abbey Springs remains Wisconsin’s premier golf destination. Still Wisconsin’s most beautiful golf course!
three signature courses by Palmer,
and Trevino
bentgrass tees; fairways, and greens: picturesque elevations; and five tee boxes. Warm up on the area’s largest outdoor practice facility including The Dance Floor, an entertainment style putting course, and stay on course at The Cottages & Suites.
