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Champaign, IL
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45-54
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Intermediate
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A few times a week

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If I could hit half the shots on the course that I can hit on the range, I'd be pretty good. As it is, I'm almost comically inconsistent. I can shoot mid-70s one day, and high-90s the next on the same course. Oh, and I cannot stop myself from swinging too hard. All the time.

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First Review
05/23/2015
Last Review
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Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course

Played On 01/11/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course: playground on the sea

The Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course is a memorable 7,001-yard championship Greg Norman design that has hosted the Korn Ferry Tour’s Bahamas Great Exuma Classic since 2015. The six-hole stretch from hole 11 to hole 16 are some of the prettiest oceanside holes I’ve ever seen. There are no dramatic forced carries over frothing coves, but with the electric sea as a constant companion, the vistas are nothing short of heavenly. The waters around Exuma seem to glow from beneath, they’re so blue.

Some holes are short because, as Greg Norman told me himself (see my full review of the course and Sandals Resort at MidwesternGolf.com), the layout was originally heavily constrained by surrounding houses. In fact, all the spectacular holes on the back nine that run along the sea back were supposed to run between houses, which would line the shore on both sides. The original developer when bust, though—luckily for golf. When Sandals took over, Butch Stewart, Sandals’ Founder, listened to Norman and allowed him to re-route the back nine to take advantage of the ocean vistas. Stewart carefully “protected and managed the course back to life,” said Norman.

The course today not only hosts a Korn Ferry Event, but also offers Sandals guests one of the best golf deals in the Caribbean. Non-guest green fees are $155, with cart fees $25-$35. Sandals guests pay no green fees, so a golf-addled vacationer could play 36 holes (or more!) of tournament-quality seaside golf—every day—for practically pennies. (Rental clubs and shoes are also available for the more casual player for $65 and $15, respectively.)

While the ocean features on six holes of Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course, the trade winds feature on all eighteen, though the inland holes are somewhat sheltered. This is especially true at certain times of the year, including the week of the Korn Ferry Tour tournament. During the first year of the Korn Ferry Event, the par-4 12th had a stroke average of 5.8, thanks to the winds whipping in off the sea. Pro-tip: bring lots of golf balls and don’t start your round thinking that you’re going to shoot a career low score. Once you get to the greens, though, your putter might help save you. The greens are generally fairly flat without much break, even toward the ocean. There are a few double-tiered greens (like on the par-3 13th, where the back of the green is dramatically lower than the front), but for the most part, keep the ball inside the hole within 10 feet.

Because of the tempestuous winds, the course plays differently every day. Even the gorgeous par-3 11th, which stretches to only 148 yards even for the pros, can be a demon if the wind is in your face. Pros at the Korn Ferry event often hit 6-irons on this hole when the wind is up.

For all the postcard beauty of the seaside holes, the real test of an oceanside golf course is the inland holes. At Sandals, there are some memorable holes hewn from mangroves and wetlands, and there are plenty of water hazards that aren’t the Atlantic Ocean. One of the real beauties is the 165-yard 6th, a downhill par-3 to a peninsula green that is wide but shallow. The longer inland holes are often straight-away, and landing areas are fair enough. But with the wind, and if you’re playing rental clubs or shaking off winter rust, keeping the ball in play will be a challenge. There’s not much rough, so if you hit it off-line, chances are, your ball will be lost in the vegetation. Lots of the Korn Ferry pros hit 2-irons off the tees to ensure their second shots are playable.

For visitors, the secret to enjoying your round (or rounds) here will be choosing the right tees not just for your skill set, but also for the conditions. If the wind is whipping, play up. In addition, always prioritize hitting it in the fairway over hitting it a long way. No matter how you play, take plenty of time to soak in the sun and sea, along with plenty of photos of what might just be the most beautiful corner of the Caribbean.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Rum River Hills Golf Club

Played On 09/01/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Fun, quirky course

My son and I were looking for a quick round while in MN. Weather was a bit cold and wet at first, better by end of round. Several blind tee shots or sort of awkward angles/club choices (even from the tips). Greens were quite varied in size, but mostly small and often turtle-backed -- made for some very tricky putts and chips. Shots that seemed good would sometimes trickle off. Main issue was that holes were mostly very close; Felt like balls were sailing close-by from other groups, and a couple of our drives were in other fairways. Also a lot of OB -- plenty of bordering yards, and not always obvious where those lines were if you hadn't played there before.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Links at Wild Dunes Golf Links

Played On 01/09/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Links Course at Wild Dunes Resort: Local favorite for a reason

The Links Course underwent a substantial renovation by Tom Fazio's firm a few years ago, and it is, from what I gathered when I played the Wild Dunes Club Car Pro-Am, the more popular course among the locals. The most obvious improvements on The Links are vastly expanded greens and rebuilt white-sand bunkers. These new greens, feature increased undulations and wider variety of pin positions, and the surrounding turf is a newer variety of Bermuda grass, which is not nearly as "grabby" or "sticky" as you'll find on The Harbor Course.

Aside from the cramped 351-yard 10th hole – where a combination of overly-rumpled fairway, odd bunkering, and semi-blind landing areas make club choice on the tee basically impossible – there's not a bad hole on The Links Course. The round culminates at the 412-yard 17th and the new 185-yard 18th, though, with the waves crashing on the beach and the prevailing ocean winds turning club selection into a crap shoot.

The Links Course has some unexpected elevation changes, both from tee to green and fairway to green, on a few holes. The approach to the elevated green on the par-4 11th is shielded by mounding, and the tee box of the par-3 12th is perched a few dozen feet above the level of the green, making club selection tricky. As for the greens on both tracks, we tended to over-read putts on the Harbor Course all day, and under-read putts on The Links.

The Links Course at Wild Dunes is the local favorite for a reason: It's got plenty of challenge with enough forgiveness to ensure that even if you're having an off day, you'll still have fun. Greens are bigger, turf is more forgiving, and there's somewhat less water (still plenty of chances to see alligators, though).

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Harbor at Wild Dunes Golf Links

Played On 01/08/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Harbor Course at Wild Dunes Resort: A beast of a beauty

The 6,359-yard, par-70 Harbor Course--a 1985-vintage unofficial collaboration between Tom Fazio and the late, great Mike Strantz-- has numerous holes with views of the Intracoastal Waterway, including the stretch from holes 9-11, which are right on the water. In fact, water or marshland come into play on every hole of the Harbor Course, and as such, can be either a straight-hitter's paradise or a wayward golfer's nightmare.

If you're a visitor from the Midwest who's used to playing more open tracks, the Harbor Course might seem quite penal for crooked hitters, with lots of hazards and OB on almost every hole, either on the tee, at the green, or, more often, from tee to green. (And some in the rough – once my ball ended up a couple feet in front of the business end of a medium-sized alligator.)

The Harbor Course is tighter than its sister-course, The Links,, but it's still a worthwhile experience, as long as you have enough golf balls in your bag. There's a nice mix of long (>460 yards) and short (<350 yards) par 4s. The long holes have fairly well-defined bail-out areas. (Aside from the 382-yard 6th, where the tee shot is semi-blind over a marsh.)

Greens on The Harbor Course are scheduled to be expanded by Fazio's Firm, but as of yet are still tiny – difficult to hit and quick as lightning. The stretch of holes, 9-11 along the Intracoastal, is really lovely and very fun and will probably be the holes you remember most. Course knowledge is critical here, as there are cross-hazards, hidden water, and tricky winds.

The Harbor Course at Wild Dunes Resort is a quintessential low-country test:: fast, firm greens, lush palm trees full of exotic birds, and plenty of water hazards full of gators (do NOT stick your hand into the ponds to retrieve balls!). Rates run from $95-$185 (with cart), depending on time of day/week and whether or not you're staying at the resort. The low end of this range is very reasonable; the high end is a bit of a stretch.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Bay Point Resort - Meadows Course

Played On 03/10/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Playable, fair, sporting resort course

This is the easier of the two courses at the Sheraton Bay Point Resort, but it isn't "easy." Certainly more forgiving than the Nicklaus Course, but still some water, and some hidden hazards (mostly water) that can jump up and bite you. Room to miss fairways, but you have to hope to avoid stands of trees and tufts of grass/brush and swaths of pine straw. Greens are less undulating and slower than on the Nicklaus Course--easier to putt overall. What's striking is how different the Meadows is from the Nicklaus. Really nice, actually, to have two very different feels at the same resort. Whereas Nicklaus has lots of water and wetlands, Meadows has lots of doglegs in both directions that are lined with towering pines. The main defense here are the approaches to greens that are quite small, actually. Rough around the greens is less "grabby" than on the Nicklaus course, so you can play a greater variety of shots around the green. Nice course for higher handicappers & families/juniors.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Bay Point Resort - Nicklaus Course

Played On 03/09/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Playable yet challenging Nicklaus resort-style course

The original Devlin design at one time had the highest slope rating in the state. In other words, WAY too hard for a resort course. Nicklaus Design came in in 2004-5 to redesign and "soften" it a bit. Now it's a challenging but playable resort-stile track. Plenty of water holes, so plenty of risk, but also places to miss. Greens are smallish and extremely contoured. Playing partners kept saying they looked slow--not to me! They looked fast and were fast for me (compared to early season IL greens!). Keep the ball below the hole if you want to 1-putt. There are a lot of left-to-right doglegs -- typical for a Nicklaus course, so tricky for drawers at times. There's about a 700yd difference between the #1 & #2 tees, so if you like to play around 6700 yds, might be a little awkward. (Could do a combo tee round.) Signature hole is #5, sort of a swamp-hopper target-golf hole playing to a green set out in the tidewaters. Conditioning is excellent. Staff are amazing. Facilities are wonderful--resort is top-notch (also after a $30 million renovation process). Plenty of topography to keep the round interesting, despite resort surroundings and typically flat FL landscape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Cap Cana - Punta Espada

Played On 10/17/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Goreous views & difficult shots

I played this course as part of a media FAM trip. Several of the writers there were course raters for major publications. Everyone raved about the views. Nearly every hole capitalized on ocean views, either as a hazard or as vista from tee or green. Really imaginative layout; nearly every hole was memorable. Some media critics considered it much better than the nigher-rated Teeth of the Dog (which we'd played the day before). The low handicappers (single-digit) scored well here because they hit the ball straight. Those of us who were less straight, however, faced multiple recovery shots off the crushed shell & rock waste areas that lined many fairways (most?). If we had not been playing a 2-day tournament, though, I would have laid out of these. The rocks/shells in those areas were tough on my irons, and frankly, no fun to play from at all. If I had paid $370 + caddie to play, I would not have wanted to risk having to buy a new set of irons after my round, too. This is a very tough but beautiful course, which skilled players will love. Average resort players should experience it too, but they should give themselves a break.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Casa de Campo - Teeth of the Dog

Played On 10/16/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dye's Caribbean classic

Teeth of the Dog set the bar for island courses. It is ranked in the top 50 courses in the world, partly for asthetics, partly for design, partly because it's by Pete Dye. I played this course as part of a media FAM trip and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Some true course critics--members of magazine rater panels--thought the course is over-rated, mainly because only about 1/2 of the holes play along or from/to the ocean. It sort of plays peek-a-boo with the coastline, and the holes that turn inland can be HOT and HUMID. This said, despite the course's fierce name, it allows players to miss shots and spray drives and still score reasonably well. The greens aren't crazy, and there are places to miss without exploding your score. As such, I think Teeth is an ideal, if quite expensive ($300 + caddie), resort course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Harbor at Wild Dunes Golf Links

Played On 03/25/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Under-rated resort course -- old-school challenge

Guests at Wild Dunes all tend to focus on The Links Course, but The Harbor Course is every bit as good. People also think of it as much tighter than The Links, but frankly, it didn't seem any more claustrophobic. Great stretch of holes along the Intracoastal Waterway (9-11), and entire back side runs along marshland. Some LONG drives between holes, but just follow the signs. Layout is by Tom Fazio and Mike Strantz -- two great architects. Greens are tiny, but scheduled to be renovated. Lots of OB/hazards, but no more, it seemed, than The Links. Rates are a bit steep at the top-end of the rack rates, but might be able to find a deal (Twilight rates are good).

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Links at Wild Dunes Golf Links

Played On 03/24/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Low Country Resort Golf at its Best

Tom Fazio's first solo design. It's been renovated recently, with greatly expanded greens. 6503 yards from the tips, but plays longer due to sea-level elevation and ocean winds. Final two holes are the climax -- both right on the beach. 18th is a pretty par 3; used to be a par 5 before hurricane washed it out. A bit pricey at the top-end rack rate, but if you can get a deal, well worth it. Lots of OB/hazards (and gators), but very fun to play. Pace of play rating is low due to a bad foursome in front of us -- non-golfers comped a round by another resort because of a screw-up. Still, it was a very long round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

High-end private treat for Pete Dye fans

The Club at Chatham Hills is a new, private Pete Dye course just north of Indianapolis. The topography is wonderful for golf -- lots of elevation changes, natural water features -- and Dye and his staff have done their usual artful job with it. Bunkers and greens are excellent (already), and fairways will grow in fully by early next summer. Since it just opened in Oct. 2016, it was still a little rough around the edges (be careful stepping off of tee boxes -- I twisted my ankle badly on No. 1, and it still hurts). Two main pieces of advice: 1) Choose the appropriate tee boxes for your skull level; playing too far back will result in a LONG, SLOW day (as when I played with some guys who decided the tips, or close to them, were for them). Our 5.5 hour round could have been a 4-hour round if we hadn't been looking for balls and hitting multiple shots most of the day. 2) Keep the ball below the hole, which is tricky with the firm greens. With greens running at 11+ on the Stimp meter, downhill putts are nearly impossible to stop. Once the clubhouse is built, the amenities will be 5-star.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Solid state park layout

I've played many of the TN Golf Trail State Park courses, and of the ones I've played, I liked this layout the best. Challenging, some great views of the lake, lots of elevated tees and elevated greens. Conditions early in the year were very good, but the current bent greens suffered late in the hot summer. June 20, 2016, the course will be closed to completely re-sod the greens with Champion Dwarf Bermuda, which should improve them a lot. Will re-open in Sept, 2016. In short, layout and staff are excellent. If you've been there and were disappointed by conditioning, give it another try next year. Cabins in the park are very nice, BTW -- good for a buddy trip.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/17/2018

May 2018 update: The greens have been redone, but are still young and VERY firm--hard to hold the elevated greens, and some have been redone with border-line questionable tiers. Conditioning is still an issue, after a hard winter and a very wet spring. Layout is still great, though, and the staff still very friendly.

I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Central IL budget gem

I play here several times a week. This is a Robert Bruce Harris design with lots of "classic" defenses, mostly around the greens. Some of the toughest greens to read that you will ever find. Miss the green on the wrong side, and getting up and down can be nearly impossible. Some bunkers are set back from greens and mess with your eyes. Tree-lined, some water, and hilly, esp. for Central IL. Not overly long, but play the correct tees, or offline tee shots will leave you in jail more than you think. Only public course in Champaign area with hills/trees. A beautiful walk in the park -- complete with plenty of wildlife. Great, friendly staff, and full pro shop with excellent deals on new and used equipment. A true family course, including the Par 3 course, which is great for kids, beginners, and experienced players working on their short games (REALLY tough greens on the par 3!). You can also play foot golf (w/ soccer balls). Very reasonable rates. Only concern is the conditioning, which sometimes can be rough. This year it's in the best condition ever, except the bunkers, which are sort of a disaster. A couple fairways are rough where knuckleheads drove carts through mud earlier in season. Overall, a wonderful facility!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Erin Hills Golf Course

Played On 07/03/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Bucket-list course; venue of 2017 US Open

Erin Hills was conceived as a "poor man's Whistling Straits," but the result turned out to be so brilliant, the USGA immediately pegged it for a championship course: 2011 US Amateur was here, and 2017 US Open will be here. Rates went up in response to that, so it's now beyond many golfers' budgets. A few blind shots in the original layout were altered at USGA request, but substantial land was moved only on 3 holes. It's a natural, free-flowing, course with acres and acres of natural fescue and only 8 trees. Simply gorgeous rolling landscape, esp. in mid-late summer when the fescue turns sort of purple. Huge greens that perfectly true and easy to read -- especially with your caddie's help. Fescue has been thinned a bit from past years: can usually find balls, but hitting them out is a whole different story. Such a solid, lovely course that won't give up many great scores, but won't beat you up too badly, either -- if you pick the right tees and if the wind isn't howling. If the wind is up, though, can turn into a monster. Lodge is charming, clubhouse food is spectacular (try the duck sliders!). Just a special, special place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Lots of intimidation, but playable if the wind is down

So, this is an expensive course -- $390 rack rate w/ about $120 total for caddie. But it is the site of PGA Championships and the 2020 Ryder Cup. So...Bucket List. It's wild and jagged, and is admittedly contrived to look like a dunesy links. But it is FUN. If the wind is not blowing too hard, it's a perfectly fair course that is relatively straightforward to play if you're not too wild off the tee. Get the ball in play, and enjoy the scenery. I played the entire round with one ball -- caddie only saved the day once. Nearly all but the greenside bunkers are eye candy, designed to freak you out and play with depth perception. 18 is the hardest hole on the course, and for purists, it'll be a bit of a "clown's nose" sort of hole, but hit a career approach, andy you will never forget it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Bull at Pinehurst Farms

Played On 07/02/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Bucolic Nicklaus Signature design in the woods

Perennially ranked in top 10-15 public courses in WI, The Bull at Pinehurst Farms is the only Nicklaus Signature design in the state. The course really comes to life at the 5th hole, at which point it turns into the dense woods and away from houses. The routing is pretty -- through woods, and back and forth over a winding stream -- but quirky at times. Hole 8, for example, is wacky, with a split and bifurcated fairway. I asked some regulars how they liked the course, and they admitted that "You have to play it a lot to know where to hit it and where to avoid." Very true. Typical Nicklaus target golf: there are distinct landing areas, with better and worse sides, often dependent on where pin is (which you often can't see from tee). Big hitters will enjoy taking a rip at the drivable par-4 11th. Definitely worth the price and lost balls, though. Great location near Kohler, pristine conditions, great staff, and a challenge for golfers of all levels.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Irish Course at Whistling Straits

Played On 07/01/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Under-rated Dye gem next to Lake Michigan

The first few holes don't feel too "Irish,", but after the 5th hole or so, the course really comes into its own. Starting on the back nine, you're treated with expansive views of Lake Michigan and The Straits Course. The 12th tee is the best spot. for a picture. The 10th hole is classic Dye -- lots of visual intimidation and tricks. Only problem is that even though you can ride in a cart (very comfy carts, btw), it's cartpath only, so you end up walking almost as much as if you just walked the whole way. Really can slow play if the course is busy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

River at Blackwolf Run Golf Course

Played On 06/30/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Toughest course at The American Club

To my mind - -and my game -- this is the toughest of the 4 courses at The American Club. Brilliant routing through the woods and down into and back out of the river valley. Lots of options off the tee on many holes, including the option of losing your ball in the river, the woods, the rough, etc. Love the 8th, 9th, and 10th holes, as long as you pick the right tees. The 13th--long par 3 over the river and with tall trees between tee and green--is one of the toughest 1-shotters you'll ever play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

A scenic, playable course through beautiful woodland

TheHighlands used to be called The Briar Patch. It was one of the early, and few, Pete Dye-Jack Nicklaus collaborations, opened in 1968 as part of the Playboy Resort. Some older buddies of mine who played the original said it was much tougher at that time than its sister course, The Brute. But it was reworked and softened in the mid-late 1990s by Bob Cupp and Bob Lohman -- and renamed to sound less threatening. A bit more target-golf than The Brute, but "getable". A guy I played with had 5 birdies and an eagle, but still shot 80, due to some triple-bogeys. In other words: getable, but still plenty of trouble to find -- wetlands, woods, high grass. Lots of short par 4s, which will challenge your club selections and strategy, depending on the tees you play -- anything from a driver down to hybrid will be an option. Undulating greens that still show telltale hallmarks of the Dye-Nicklaus days. Great staff and practice area!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Brute at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

Played On 06/15/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Golf Advisor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

The Brute is a modern classic design

The Brute is carved into the rolling woodlands of southern Wisconsin. The 1968 Robert Bruce Harris design is a big-hitter's course, with some forced carries, tough fairways to hit, and plenty of woods to avoid. Elevation changes make for lots of fun, though. Greens can be large, but often very firm and elevated and difficult to stick close to the pins. Do not start to count up your score until you hole out on 18, as the last two holes are maybe the toughest on the course. Great practice facilities and excellent staff and pro shop.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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