Morningstar Golf Course - Waukesha, WI

Morningstar Golf Course is an 18 hole golf course in Waukesha, WI.  It features dramatic elevation changes throughout the entire course as it was built on the site of an old gravel quarry.  You will be hard pressed to find a single flat lie on your 18 hole round as the course continually goes up and down throughout the holes.

Morningstar Golfers Club is full of great scenery and numerous picturesque holes as the course seems to blend perfectly with natural and it surroundings.  You will be tested as you make you way around the course as you will need just about every club in your bag and a little bit of imagination.  For being fairly new the course is very mature with many Oak, Maple, Hickory and Pine trees lining the course.

#18 is one of the best holes on the course as you tee off high above the fairway and can take in a great view of the entire course and all all the great scenery it has to offer.  The course is very well maintained and is challenging but not to the point where it takes away from the fun of golfing.  I would rate this one of the top courses Milwaukee has to offer especially considering the price.

18 holes with a cart (which is required and for a very good reason) will run you anywhere from $40-$60 depending on the time and season which you play.  I would rate this a great deal and would head back to Morningstar Golf Course anytime!

Course: 18 Holes
Type: Semi-Private
Year Built: 2001
Architect: Rick Jacobsen
Yardage: 5,054 (Red Tees) up to 6,785 (Black Tees)
Slope: 137 (Black)
Rating: 67.3 (Black)

Morningstar Golfers Club
S77 W26285 Prarieside Drive
Waukesha, WI 53189
Phone: 262-662-1600

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Northern Bay Golf Resort & Marina - Arkdale, WI

Northern Bay Golf Resort & Marina in Arkdale, WI is is the Midwest’s only replica golf course.  The course features 18 holes that are made to replicate the most famous holes in golf.  #3 is a replica of the 16th at Augusta which will have you feeling like you are competing for a green jacket on Sunday.  #10 is a model of the famous island green at the TPC at Sawgrass and will have you sweating while standing on the tee.  And to finish off your round at #18 you will be playing a model of the 18th at Arnie’s Place, the Bay Hill Club.

Northern Bay Golf Course is truly one of a kind.  You will get to experience the next best thing to playing some of the most famous golf courses in the world. It is a sight to see and play and will leave you with some of the most incredible memories you have ever had on the golf course. It was voted #4 2006 Best New Public Golf Course by GOLF DIGEST.

To make the most of your trip you can also stay at one of the luxurious Norther Bay Condos or houses on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.  You will also be just minutes away from all the fun in Wisconsin Dells. 18 holes with a cart will cost around $90 and there are a plenty of stay and play packages available also.  There is no denying that this is one Wisconsin golf course you must play!

Course: 18 Holes
Type: Public
Year Built: 2005
Architect: Tour18 Design Group
Yardage: 5197 (Red Tees) up to 7223 (Black Tees)
Slope: 131 (Black)
Rating: 74.4 (Black)

Northern Bay Golf Resort & Marina
1844 20th Ave
Arkdale, WI 54613
Phone: (866) 784-2291

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Cold Water Canyon Golf Course - Wisconsin Dells

Cold Water Canyon Golf Course in Wisconsin Dells, WI is part of the Chula Vista Resort.  The course was built in the 1923 with the addition of the back nine in 1999.  The course plays rather short at only 5666 yards from the back tees and is a par 69 course.

Cold Water Canyon Golf Resort features two distinctly different nines.  The front nine is a traditional style with numerous trees and also canyons and other hazards. It has tight fairways and small greens.  The back nine is a Scottish links style course with grassy knolls, waste bunkers, rolling terrain and a lot of natural areas. The back nine has wide fairways and larger greens.

18 holes with a cart will run you around $65 -$80 depending on the time of year.  There are also many stay and play packages available if you choose to stay at the Chula Vista Resort which is across the street from the course.  The Cold Water Canyon Golf Course is a great place to play in Wisconsin Dells and is a fun and challenging round with the two very different style nines.

Course: 18 Holes
Type: Public
Year Built: Front Nine (1923)  Back Nine (1999)
Architect: C.J. Wilson/(Redesign) Bill Wimmer
Yardage: 4681 (Red Tees) up to 5666 (Black Tees)
Slope: 113
Rating: 66.5

Cold Water Canyon Golf Course
4052 River Road
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965
Phone: (608) 254-8489

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Wisconsin Golf Resorts

There are many great Wisconsin golf resorts that not only offer Championship golf but also top of the line accommodations.  The top location for golf resorts would have to be Wisconsin Dells, WI.  Many of the most popular resorts in Wisconsin Dells also have top rated courses attached to them.  The best part is a trip to Wisconsin Dells gets you a great golf location but also a great place for fun for the whole family.

Top Wisconsin Dells Golf Resorts:

Wilderness Waterpark Resort - Features the newly rebuild Wild Rock Golf Club.  Wild Rock recently underwent a complete redesign in 2008 and the #5 Best New Course nationally by Golf Magazine and also the #4 Best New Public Golf Course by Links Magazine.

Chula Vista Resort - Features the Cold Water Canyon Golf Course which was recently undertook a $2 million redesign.  Cold Water Canyon features canyon fairways and breathtaking views.

Kalahari Resort - Features Trappers Turn Golf Club which is not actually attached to the resort is just a few miles down the road. Trappers Turn was rate 4.5 stars by Golf Digest and features 27 holes of amazing golf.

Other Top Wisconsin Golf Resorts:

Grand Geneva (Lake Geneva, WI) - Features two 18 hole Championship courses, The Brute and The Highlands golf courses.  Both courses are equally magnificent and challenging while the Grand Geneva Resort offers a luxurious stay.

Lakewoods Resort (Cable, WI) - Features Forest Ridges Golf Course an 18 hole Championship course.  This course has all the scenery you could ask for with tree-lined fairways, abundant wildlife, ponds and rolling terrain.  While the resort may not be the most luxurious, the golf course will have you amazed.

Kohler, WI - Here you have your choice of several different accomadation and some of the best golf Wisconsin (and the US) has to offer with Whistling Straights and Blackwolf Run.  Blackwolf Run has hosted the US Women’s Open and World Championship of Golf and Whistling Straights has hosted the PGA Championship and US Senior Open.

Maplecrest Country Club - Kenosha, WI

Maplecrest Country Club in Kenosha, WI is a beautiful golf course with numerous trees lined fairways and a rolling terrain. The course features several lengthy par 4’s and water comes into play on several of the holes.

Maplecrest Country Club opened in 1929 and was designed by Leonard Macomber. It is a public golf course featuring 18 holes. It is fairly priced at only around $45 for 18 holes with a cart on the weekend. It has bent grass greens and and bluegrass fairways.

Course: 18 Holes
Type: Public
Year Built: 1929
Architect: Leonard Macomber
Course Rating: 70.9 (Black)
Course Slope: 121 (Black)
Yardage: 6,411 (Black)

Maplecrest Country Club
9401 18th Street
Kenosha, WI 53144
Phone: 262-859-2887

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The Straits at Whistling Straits - Sheboygan, WI

The Straits at Whistling Straits is located in Sheboygan, WI and has been ranked one of the top courses in Wisconsin since it was built in 1998.  Designed by the legendary Pete Dye, The Straits golf course is set along 2 miles of the Lake Michigan shores.  Whistling Straits has played host to the 2004 PGA Championship, 2007 US Senior Open and the PGA Championship will again return in 2010 and 2015.

The Straits Course is a links style course with rugged terrain,  vast rolling greens, deep pot bunkers, and winds that blow off Lake Michigan.  It features 5 different tee boxes and goes from 5,391 yards from the red tees up to 7,288 yards from the black tees.  It is one of the most scenic golf course you can play in Wisconsin and also one of the most challenging.

A few unique features that The Straits golf course has are a flock of Scottish Blackface sheep, 3 stone bridges  and elevation changes of approximately 80 feet.  Also, the land that Whistling Straits sits on was originally completely flat, but during construction around 800,000 cubic yards of dirt and sand were brought in to turn it into a rolling links style course.

The Straits at Whistling Straits is at the top of every Wisconsin golfers list, not to mention golfers nationwide, and is a must visit destination at least once.  Rates are around $350 for 18 holes and an additional $60 for a caddie, which is required.  The rate drops to $230 plus caddie fee for twilight.

Course: 36 Holes
Type: Public
Year Built: 1998
Architect: Pete Dye
Course Rating: 72.2 (Red) - 70.3 (Black)
Course Slope: 132 (Red) -151 (Black)
Yardage: 5,391 (Red), 7,288 (Black)

The Straits at Whistling Straits
N8501 Highway LS
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53083
Phone: 800-344-2838
www.destinationkohler.com/golf/ws/straits_detail.html

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