Despite the natural beauty of the Wisconsin Dells area, golf didn't play much of a role in the outdoor recreation scene until 1991, when Trappers Turn Golf Club opened. These days, Trappers Turn offers 27 meticulously groomed holes of golf designed by Andy North and Roger Packard.
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Northern Bay Golf Resort and Marina is a fine replica course in the beautiful Wisconsin Dells. Here you'll find holes from Augusta National, Bay Hill, TPC Sawgrass and other American classics.
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The Wisconsin Dells area has been known to residents of the upper Midwest as a great summer vacation destination for ages. Oddly, though, The Dells does not have much of a golfing tradition, despite the bucolic natural surroundings. Wilderness Territory Resort is out to change that. With the 2008 unveiling of Wild Rock Golf Club, Wilderness offers vacationers all the best The Dells has to offer.
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Staying at Erin Hills is like staying at a golf-obsessed bed-and-breakfast, only you're not stuck in the house of an old couple attempting awkward conversation. Instead, you're with a hip staff that includes a chef who churns out tender ribs in a whiskey sauce, and a blonde bartender sworn to keeping drinks and laughs flowing. You can see why no one would be in a rush to leave Erin Hills.
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Brown Deer Golf Club is the Milwaukee muni where the U.S. Bank Championship is held every year and where Tiger Woods made his pro debut. But you'd want to play Brown Deer if only Earl Smith and his cousin Egor had hit shots here. This is a true democratic golf course, from price to the skill-level required to play it.
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Wild Rock Golf Club opened in May in Wisconsin Dells. The golf course suffered at the hands of repeated rain storms shortly after opening and still needs a bit of work. But will in time be among the finest rounds of golf in Wisconsin, Kiel Christianson writes.
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The favorite to host the 2017 U.S. Open, Erin Hills still brings more than its share of detractors out to this farmland in the long shadow of Milwaukee. If you can't stand quirky, Erin Hills just might not be for you. But if you do embrace the unusual, Erin Hills will quickly emerge as one of your favorite golf courses.
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In a Milwaukee area full of cookie-cutter hotels where you might not know if you're staying in the beer capital or Cleveland, the Ambassador Hotel deserves credit for trying. There's noticeable pride from the staff in being different, too - they want you to love this quirky boutique-style hotel.
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Golf Magazine's 2008 "Top 100 Places You Can Play" used an expert panel to list the nation's best public-access courses. Anchored by the renowned Kohler Resort, Wisconsin checks in as one of America's best states for public golf, but it doesn't end at the internationally famous Straits Course, Brandon Tucker writes.
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Easy access and superior quality are part of what makes the Marriott Milwaukee West a good option if you're trying to work some golf into your Milwaukee business or vacation trip. Its highway access couldn't be easier and all the golf courses you want to play are outside of downtown.
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