Washington County Golf Course

There's nothing like having your expectations exceeded. I was glad that that was the case on my recent round at Washington County, which I came in thinking would be a decent-enough Middle America muni.

It's better than that. The first tee grants a sweeping view of the entire property, and you can even see the Holy Hill monastery in the distance. This is also the case at the nearby and much more famous Erin Hills (EH caddies will come to Washington County to play money games).

Both nines at WaCo head down through generous corridors past waving tan fescue that provides good visual definition to every full shot, before climbing back up to the clubhouse. The fact that both nines' first three holes parallel each other is a bit of a routing flaw, but there is enough variety in the rest of the design to make this easy to look past. The greens in particular stood out to me - they're not flamboyant, but most of them are interesting enough - via tilt, interesting shape and the odd complicating feature - to keep a keen golfer's interest. The course is as well-maintained as any muni you'll ever see, and the people are nice. A visiting golfer to this part of the world would enjoy a stop here, especially as a second round of the day, in carts, with beers, after a morning round at Erin Hills.

They do a great job here. The property is huge. The course is very playable and fair. The greens are tricky. They fooled us a few times but I like that. Course knowledge would be a help but the carts have GPS and bluetooth so that is really cool. The clubhouse seemed a little tired and the restrooms could use a refresh. I only say that because the course is like a country club and the interior of the clubhouse was like a public venue which it is but I just expected more. Great practice facility too. The golf course is a must play if you live in Wisconsin or plan on being here.

Love the course but over priced for a county course. $70 plus dollars for a non resident is crazy

I loved this course - very friendly staff, was paired with a nice group, the Blacks provide a great challenge if you need one, otherwise the Whites play fair. Very well designed and kept in great condition. Greens were medium speed but true. Holes 7-8 were spectacular along the water. One of the best values in golf.

I played terribly, but other than that, I really enjoyed the course. The layout provided good challenges, and the staff was super friendly. All around a great day.

Beautiful day for golf and the course didn't disappoint. We like to come here as the course has always been in great shape.

This course has amazing views and will test your skill level at all areas of your game.

Sent us off after a delay due to a usga event. You need to leave a gap behind that event so there isn’t a log jam on 1 and so the people in carts don’t wait for walkers all day. Course is in fine shape, great practice areas. The wind was a problem and can’t imagine it is ever calm out there with no terrain or trees to block it. Guy in the shop could be friendly, but knows he doesn’t have to be to keep his county job. Not worth 5.5 hrs to play.

This course can be challenging but it is so fun to play. Great condition and beautiful scenery. Highly recommended.