Looking to play the best golf courses in Wisconsin? Welcome to our annual Golfweek’s Best ranking of public-access and private courses.
Following are the rankings for both types of courses, as judged by our nationwide network of raters. The courses on the first list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. For courses with a number preceding the (m) or (c), that is where the course ranks on Golfweek’s Best lists for top 200 modern and classic courses in the U.S.
* indicates new or returning to the rankings
Best public-access courses in Wisconsin
1. Kohler Whistling Straits (Straits)
Mosel (T8m)
2. Sand Valley (Lido)*
Nekoosa (32m)
3. Sand Valley (Mammoth Dunes)
Nekoosa (36m)
4. Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
Nekoosa (T37m)
5. Lawsonia (Links)
Green Lake (T66c)
6. Erin Hills
Erin (T60m)
7. Kohler Blackwolf Run (River)
Kohler (T143m)
8. Kohler Whistling Straits (Irish)
Mosel (m)
9. SentryWorld
Stevens Point (m)
10. Troy Burne
Hudson (m)
11. University Ridge
Madison (m)
12. Kohler Blackwolf Run (Meadow Valleys)
Kohler (m)
13. The Bull at Pinehurst Farms
Sheboygan Falls (m)
14. Wilderness Resort (Wild Rock)
Wisconsin Dells (m)
15. Club at Lac La Belle*
Oconomowoc (m)
Best private courses in Wisconsin
1. Milwaukee CC
Milwaukee (54)
2. Blue Mound
Wauwatosa (T114)
3. Green Bay CC*
Green Bay (m)
4. Pine Hills
Sheboygan (T186c)
5. Oneida
Green Bay (c)
