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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6687 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.1

Brighton Dale Links boasts 45 holes that stretch across beautiful rolling hills covered with natural wetlands and studded with mature forests of deciduous trees. There are two 18-hole golf courses available, Blue Spruce and White Birch, as well as Red Pine, which is a nine-hole par-36 course. Blue Spruce is the shorter of the two championship courses and it is slightly more player friendly but both offer a challenging round. There are several large lakes that come into play on Blue Spruce. One of the most memorable holes with water is the tricky par-5 15th, which wraps around a large hazard. In addition to the trees that frame the holes, there are also several bunkers strategically placed along the greens. Brighton Dale Links is definitely a course that will test your accuracy.

Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Shirt and shoes required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Wisconsin (2018 #21)

Reviews

4.2
95 Reviews (95)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Watching the Game 7
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 21
Water Hazards 20
Narrow Fairways 15
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 18
Locals 17
Playing Multiple Courses 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 23
In the 'Burbs 6

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Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

I PLAYED HERE

very nice course. well maintained. But as with all courses thees last 4 or 5 years, the sand traps are hard packed.
this is a long course, and relativity tight in places. enjoy playing it 4 or 5 times a year.
a added plus of this course is that there are 45 holes. haven't p[played the red nine yet, but both white and blue are great courses.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 183
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Pace: Finished 18 in 4 hours, but it was a lot of "hurry up and wait." A started to combine 2somes into 4somes would've helped with flow.

Conditions: The Blue course doesn't seem to get the same TLC that the White gets. Most notable are the bunkers. On Blue the sand was compacted and had rocks/pebbles in it. The tees, fairways and greens were good.

Staff: See review for White course. Played White, then went straight to Blue #1.

Value: $44 for all day on White/Blue... great deal!

Layout: Very walkable. Some hills, some water, nothing overwhelming. Blind shot on 15 was fun. 18 is a great finishing hole. Only downside might be the clubhouse being so far away after #9. Will need to rely on the cart girl for drinks.

After playing both, I do prefer the White course. However, I made more birdies on Blue and I prefer that too!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tight Course, Ragged Upkeep

Played here after hearing many recommendations for this course. Played Blue Spruce. First 7 holes are pretty tight with full jail on each side. Opened up a bit after that. Course was packed by mid day and carts were being COVID cleaned and sent back out as soon as they came in.

The rumors are true that the fairways are a bit chewed up with almost every fairway missing grass from some bug infestation. For $50 it you'd expect a nicer upkeep. Some fairways hadn't been mowed so felt like the whole thing was first cut. The rough was definitely "rough" (uneven depth) in some places.

The real disappointing part was the zero notification on the website or club house that the greens had just been aerated and were still pock marked. Maybe this lead to the greens not being mowed in the morning so they were full of dew for the first several holes given the time of year, day and the preponderance of shade from the trees. Made putting very difficult to get the speed or line. Had they given a discount to play it would have been sufferable but I felt duped. Passing by the White course I could see those greens had been rolled and/or mowed and had not be aerated so the White greens were in normal condition.

Not sure i'd play here again for $50 or would try the White course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

No holes

This place tried to reinvent the wheel, problem is they made it square. They put a big piece of pvc sticking out of the ground and no flagstick instead of the foam noodle idea for the corona holes. Avoid until the virus passes.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Okay

Played early spring. Course was in very so so shape. Sand traps were full of weeds and water.
Looks like no spring time Maintenance has been done.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/31/2018:
Hello, Thank you for leaving Brighton Dale Links a 5-star rating. We're glad to have met your overall expectations at the Pace of Play, Staff Friendliness, Course Layout, Course Conditions and Value for the Money. Book your next round with us soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/06/2018:
Hello, Thank you for leaving Brighton Dale Links - Blue Spruce a 4-star rating. We're glad to have met your overall expectations for staff friendliness, course layout and value for the money. Book your next tee time with us soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Value, Follow the Rules

This is an excellent place to golf, especially if you can hit it straight off the tee. Watch out for holes with thick woods and consider a 3 wood if your driver isn't straight. One negative is an employee who was playing behind us (~45 y/o man) took upon himself to scold me and my partner like schoolchildren for driving the carts to close to tee boxes and greens. Admittedly we shouldn't have been that close, but as newer golfers, a gentle reminder would have been appreciated instead of threatening to have us kicked out. People like him give golf a bad reputation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/03/2018:
Hello, We would like to apologize for our employee behavior. We appreciate your feedback. Thank you for your business and for leaving us a 4-star rating.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun time

I've played this course many times over the years. It is thoroughly enjoyable for a liesurly round, a good time with friends or to sharpen your game for a premium course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/23/2018:
Hello, We are happy to hear that you continue to come back time again. Thank you for your business and look forward to seeing you out on the golf course again!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Who Is At Fault

Unfortunatlly we played as a 4 some. Unfdortuntilly the golf shop sent out 2 aomes, 3 somes and singlels behind us. All of which wanted to platy through. We let 2 groups do so. in doing so we were looking at a 5 1/2 to 6 hour round. Someone complained and a ranger came out and said we were holding groups up and the course was open ahead of us. Really? the course was wide ahead of us when we started. At the time the ranger approached us telling us we were holding up play we were on a 4 1/2 hour pace. I ask you, who was at fault. If you are going to run your course in this fashion, possibly you do not need our play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/11/2018:
Hello, Thank you for providing your feedback. We do apologize about for the pace of play. Please allow us to make it up to you in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Blue Spruce Course

Adequate challenge for an average golfer. Greens were lower than I like but were true. Some work needs to be complete with the bunkers - difficult if not impossible go play a and shot. Overall good experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/13/2018:
Hello, Thank you for providing your feedback. We would like to apologize for the conditions of our bunkers and will address this issue. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your overall time here. Please allow us to make it up to you in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition, great value.

The course was is very good condition even after all the rain we’ve had. We played as a twosome in about two and a half hours on a holiday. Will definitely return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/09/2018:
Hi James, Thank you for your kind words and feedback. We appreciate you leaving us a 5-star rating and look forward to seeing you very soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

long track

need senior tees around 5700 yds. the current senior tees are 6200 yds that are too long. all par 3s are 200 plus, thats a driver for most seniors.
Lets get old folk friendly!!

Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/23/2018:
Hello, Thank you for providing your feedback and we hear you! We are going to speak to our management team to see what can be done.
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very enjoyable day!

This complex is a tremendous value. Definitely recommend paying a visit and playing this course. Dont miss out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/01/2018:
Hello, Thank you for leaving Brighton Dale Links - Blue Spruce a 4 -star rating. We really appreciate you recommending us to others and look forward to seeing you again out on the golf course.
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

I play Brightondale at least 2-3 times a year and have never been disappointed

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 06/11/2018:
Hello, Thank you for leaving Brighton Dale Links a 5-star rating. We're glad that we continue to meet your overall expectations. We'll see you out on the golf course.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value.

For a county course, both 18 hole courses are challenging, always in good shape and the pace of play is generally good. Finished in 4 hours as a threesome and let one twosome play through. For the money these are both a great value compared to many other options.

Conditions Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
facea0f3-e10f-59a1-be25-c63102da2c71
Commented on 09/21/2017

Thank you for your kind comments. Please come back and play again soon.

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course gone downhill

I wrote a review praising this course earlier this year. I've played there twice since the flood and the fairways are now in terrible shape. I don't know if that has to do with the flooding, but I hope it improves next year or I will not be willing to pay regular price to golf here.

Also there was a group of 6 allowed to play in front of us. Their pace was surprisingly good but we still had to wait for them on several holes. I didn't think groups of 6 were allowed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough course

This is the third time I've played the Blue Spruce. The other two times I felt the course conditions were excellent, but this time I was quite disappointed. The fairways were very patchy. It is possible that this was the result of the flooding this summer.
I always enjoy seeing the wildlife on this course. During our round two pairs of cranes were honking at each other from different fairways.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
facea0f3-e10f-59a1-be25-c63102da2c71
Commented on 09/21/2017

Thank you for your comments. I apologize about the spotty fairways. Please come back and see us again soon.

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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very well kept course

This course was in good condition. The staff works to keep this course in good shape. The course is well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
facea0f3-e10f-59a1-be25-c63102da2c71
Commented on 08/29/2017

Thank you

facea0f3-e10f-59a1-be25-c63102da2c71
Commented on 08/29/2017

Thank you

Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Breezy 74 degree day

Course and weather provided just the right amount of challenge. Greens were in good shape and multiple cuts off fairways were as expected.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
facea0f3-e10f-59a1-be25-c63102da2c71
Commented on 08/29/2017

Thanks glad you enjoyed the day.

facea0f3-e10f-59a1-be25-c63102da2c71
Commented on 08/29/2017

Thank you

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tight

Lots of trees. Pretty tight on some holes. Good challenge to accurate driving.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
facea0f3-e10f-59a1-be25-c63102da2c71
Commented on 08/29/2017

I agree good mix of challenge on the Red. Thanks for the comment.

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