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4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
94.4%
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Conditions
4.6
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Layout
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Pace
4.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6727 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.9

Old Hickory Country Club in Beaver Dam is situated on land that was used simply as pasture for grazing cattle and sheep before it was transformed into a basic, but interesting nine-hole golf course by Scottish designer Tom Bendelow. Seeing the potential of the terrain, the course was later expanded into 18 holes by Robert Greaves. The golf course originally opened for play in 1920, which has given it plenty of time to mature into the challenging course it is today. Towering oak and hickory trees line the fairways and there are 30 bunkers strategically placed throughout the golf course, most heavily along the greensides. The gently rolling terrain provides subtle but tricky contours. Long, straight drives will be generously rewarded at Old Hickory Country Club, and accuracy is also essential for doing well.

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Course Details

Year Built 1920
Fairways Poa Annua Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Tom Bendelow (1920)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

4.6
104 Reviews (104)
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Reviews 117
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Must play

If you live with in 50 miles of the course it's a must play course! Beautifully manicured both tee boxes and greens. Fairways perfect. True links course! I highly recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 105
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Chicago Milwaukee Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Can not pass up Old Hickory

Old Hickory is a gem. Bought a voucher off of group golfer and should've had to have paid more. It was unbelievable how great that value was. Wish I lived closer. Definitely a place to play again but needs to be paired up with something else for me to drive an hour and 45 mins.

There is some definitely some Lawosina Links in this design. Course is a old school tree lined fairways with some dog legs both ways. The 10th hole is an outstanding dog leg left with a perched up green. Green speeds were amazing for a $50-$60 dollar course. Loved the par 3 7th hole. The views and scenario in that area is so good. Dont go long or its 3 putt city. The par 4 2nd is a cool hole with a tree in the middle of the a fairway (stay right) and a narrow but long green.

My only beef was the par 4 8th hole. If they took some trees down on the left side it would make it a cool risk reward par 4, but instead you are first to hit a mid to maybe long iron off the tee.

Besides that this place is so good. A terrific value and a must play for everyone in Wisconsin.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

We always enjoy playing Old Hickory. it is a very nice course. Enough challenges with some easier holes. Perfect for any kind of player. The staff is excellent and always is.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dandelion

Course is in very good shape . The dandelions made it hard to find the golf balls. Not crazy about the cart restrictions, enjoy the layout

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful layout

Pretty course with a challenging layout. Well worth playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great place

Very interesting challenging layout, hilly, fairways, Tees and greens in good shape- very enjoyable, not crowded, beautiful day and very attentive cart girl.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 763
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Michigan Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
First Time Playing

Not most original course left

Positives: course in great shape, plenty of elevation changes / land movement. Negatives: I was started on the wrong 9 and my round took significantly longer than it should have and the greens / layout was obviously redone and there is not much Bendelow left.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Beautiful course

The course was beautiful and challenging. The fairways were in great shape and the rough was tough as always. The greens also didn’t show any signs we got rain. Great course and a great staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Best golf course in the area of Dodge County

This is by far the best deal in the Dodge County area! We played there on August 2 and the course was amazing!!!! We played with their summer sizzler deal with all the golf you want to play for $29+tax. This was the best money I spent in years on golf!

The golf course was in amazing shape. I have played most of the courses in the area and this place beat the other area course by 5 touchdown, it not even a comparison to the other course!

The greens and fairway were the outstanding. The layout of the course is visually amazing and it is carved out of a hilly, rolling, wooded terrain!

This is not only a great design in the area but one of the best design in the State of Wisconsin! I believe Tom Bendelow was the original designer and it really has the feels like you playing Wisconsin's version of Medinia Country Club in Chicago that Bendelow designed too, which has hosted U.S. Opens, PGA Championships, and the last Ryder Cup competition!

Old Hickory Golf Club is a real hidden gem and has hosted the Wisconsin State Amateur in 2008! I understand why the Wisconsin State Golf Association would want to host their premier event at this course!

After golf the we went into the club house and it was renovated this past year. There was a golf event going on in the main dinning area but it looked amazing. We end end up enjoying a beverage in the "grill room" and the service was excellent!

We struck up a conversation with one of the managers at Old Hickory. She informed us that the "grill room" will be totally renovated in September and will be call the Billy Sixty Lounge! Also the Proshop will be renovated too. It will be a whole new look next season as the bar will look over the clubs gorgeous outdoor patio and the golf course.

They also had a really cool event going on called "Rocking the Range" that evening. I was a outdoor concert in the driving range. The had picnic tables and tents set up and some of the processed went to a local charity. The music was great from the live band and food and beverages were excellent!

This is the best golf experience I have had this season. This place was amazing and for the price it is a steal! I will be back and I am thinking of joining!

Thanks to the Old Hickory staff for this great golf experience!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The view at some of the holes is very cool.

Played late Oct. with the course having lots of trees the fairways and greens had few leaves on them. We only got to finish 13 holes when weather got bad and we had to head for clubhouse.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great shape!

Always competitive pricing and course always in great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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