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I learned how to play golf here over 25 years ago. It's a very decent beginners course and one of only less than a handful of 9-hole courses in the two-county area.
Nice because it has a driving range, wide fairways, and enough challenge to make a even a mid-handicap golfer enjoy it.
The big downside to the course is the amount of traffic it gets. They sell very cheap season passes, so don't expect a round under 3 hours on weekends. And since it is an ideal course for beginners, you will often find groups hacking away and spending WAY too much time looking for their balls.
I played on a gorgeous day in early October and only had one very slow 4-some (whom we skipped). The course conditions were surprisingly good (I remember in years past the place was like a cow pasture), and the greens were good despite being aerated only a few weeks ago.
It's really a decent place to learn to play, but I cannot recommend it for mid to low handicappers. Within just 10 miles you can find Blackhawk, which is a nicer 9-hole course, and Prairie Woods, which is a very nice (short) 18-hole course. Cecilia's isn't bad, but it doesn't hold up to those.

I really like this course, despite the stupidity of hole #11. Bring a lot of balls as you'll lose some in the tall fescue. It's nice that there are 5 tee boxes. You'll likely see some sandhill cranes on the front 9, and maybe a deer on the back. The fairways and greens are very nice, but the quality of golfers there is always questionable. I think every time I've played here, I've seen people drinking beers in the parking lot, so expect loud, drunken behavior. Also expect backups on holes 5,10,11, and 14. No starter, no ranger.

This course boasts quite a few risk/reward holes and more dog-legs than a dog has legs.
If you hit over 200yds with your driver, you will not use it more than thrice all round.
The first hole is a downhill left dog-leg with a huge right-to-left sloping approach to a green half-surrounded by water. The par-5 2nd is another left leg with a ridiculously elevated, ridiculously large green (120ft+ diameter). The 3rd is a dog-leg right with another partial island green. After three more par-4's (two are left dog-legs), you finally get to two short par 3 holes, but you need precision because the tiny greens will likely not hold your ball. Finally the last hole is a straight & wide, gettable par 5, but the greenside bunkers can ruin the best round.
The course is very walkable and cheap if you choose to do so. Otherwise motor cart rental is pricey especially if you're riding alone. Bring plenty of extra balls as the woods along the sometimes narrow fairways and greenside ponds will quickly dwindle your supply.
My biggest complaint about the course is the greens are often as slow as putting on shag carpet. Otherwise it is well maintained and you'll likely see some deer crossing a fairway or green.
Keep in mind the clubhouse doesn't accept credit cards but they do have an ATM.

Played on a weekday afternoon. Managed to get out before the league, so pace wasn't bad...although we had to play through a 5-some. After they let us play through, they hit over our heads on the same hole!
Good fairways, good greens. Rough was thick.
Twilight rate was a bit high for this type of course. Other area courses are much nicer and only a little more expensive.

Morningstar used to be my absolute favorite course in Wisconsin for under $100. The elevation changes make it scenic and fun, while the hazards and fescue make it challenging.
We have noticed in the last few years, however, the conditions of the course have deteriorated, specifically with the green complexes. The greens surfaces themselves look sick and the fringe collar has inconsistent grass that is often longer than the fairway grass.
The weekend rate is far overpriced for what you're getting despite the driving range balls being included.
There are no water jugs available on the course so you have to buy the expensive (small) water bottles from the drink cart. And good luck with stopping for drinks or food at the turn, because the bartender is slow or simply just not there.
I still recommend the course as long as you can get a discount, but I wouldn't pay more than $50 to play there until the course conditions improve.

I snuck away from my conference a few hours early to get in 18 holes. This is one of the lesser expensive courses in the area, but it was still quite nice. The gentlemen in the clubhouse were extremely helpful and made me feel welcome. The starter was very nice and saw that I was patiently ready to go so he bumped up my tee time. I was paired up with a twosome and they were fun to golf with.

There were some areas on the course that I couldn't tell if they were just under construction or if they were intentionally placed waste areas. Other than that, most of the course was in very good condition. The greens rolled true.

My only complaint is that it was 90 degrees out and two of the water jugs around the course were bone dry. We only saw the drink cart twice during the 4 hour round, and she was out of water bottles. I let her know the water jugs were empty but nothing was done about it.

Overall I enjoyed the round and I would play there again if/when I'm in Vegas again.

Of the 4 courses I played in Arizona this spring, this may not have been my favorite but I still loved it...and it was the least expensive round!
We teed off at sunrise so we didn't have to worry about pace of play. The course has a surprising number of water hazards (some are blind, so check the card before teeing off), but the nearly excessive number of well-placed bunkers is what did my round in.
Despite not carding a nice score, I loved the course and would play it again if/when I return to Phoenix.

The Brute is definitely the more difficult course. I enjoy playing Grand Geneva's Highlands course, although I would never pay full price to play there (often over $100). Living nearby, I watch for deals and I can play GG for around $50. I saw the deal to play there on July 3rd and took it. Unfortunately it seemed like a lot more riff-raff on this high priced resort course than usual. Lots of players in t-shirts and hardly anyone raking the bunkers. Not one ranger to be seen the whole day. The pace of play was disappointing as there were backups at several tee boxes. On the 18th hole there were children from the resort playing football next to the fairway and occasionally they would have to chase the football onto the course (even through a bunker).
I realize this is not typical for this course as it was a holiday weekend, so my advice is to avoid playing there on holiday weekends.

I've been regularly playing this course for around 10 years. Back then it needed a lot of work. Today the course is in great shape with one exception: the bunkers need more sand. There are a lot of bunkers on this course and many are very thin down to the hardpan.
You get a beautiful view of Delavan Lake from the 2nd green as well as hole 12 which runs along the shoreline, and there are nesting bald eagles in a large pine along the 18th fairway.
Recent improvements were made to the clubhouse (adding more tap beers and food options).
The course is not nearly as nice as Lake Geneva courses and I wouldn't recommend paying full price here on a weekend but weekday and member rates are very reasonable. Beware, however, as it's not uncommon to see groups of 5,6,or7+ players together as there is rarely a ranger on duty.
One last comment: there needs to be taller fencing or netting along holes 6 & 7 as a bad hook/pull can easily end up across a busy highway.

I've played this course twice on Friday afternoons and it was a great course. Slightly overpriced but a very nice hidden gem.
We decided to play there on a Saturday morning this summer and it was an absolute joke. They were out of carts due to an outing, there were fall-down drunks on the course and in the clubhouse, and everyone's rounds were over 5 hours (ours was 5hrs 15min, and that's not including a 40 minute tee-off delay). Apparently there was an outing on the course, but how could you not be prepared for that with enough carts and a ranger? There was no ranger at all that day. The staff did a good job of keeping us informed of what was going on during the tee delay and we were even given free drinks for the inconvenience, so they deserve some praise. But I hope in the future the owner would get their act together and better prepare for Saturday outings. Until then I will not be playing there on weekends.

I used to play this course a lot more often when they offered more specials. I still play there once or twice a year in the 27 hole scramble. They really know how to organize a scramble there. I'm always impressed by how well the scrambles are run and the dinner offered afterward.
The staff is friendly and informative whether for scrambles or on a lazy weekday twilight round.
Beware of holiday weekends, however, as the locals tend to treat the cartpaths like their own neighborhood sidewalks.

You can tell by the name of the course that there are a lot of trees. They come into play every hole, sometimes even if you're in the fairway. There are only 3 water hazards on the whole course: a tough pond next to a par 3 green, one in front of a par 4 tee box, and the shoreline of Delavan Lake goes the length of a par 5 on the back 9.
The holes are often very close together so you will see people playing from the wrong fairway a few times.
Other than the lake and the other two water hazards, there aren't a lot of places to lose your ball here except if you manage to hit your ball over the fence on one of the 5 holes that go along the edge of the property. Lake Lawn really needs to put up tall netting to prevent these errant balls from hitting a car on the highway because I've seen it happen several times.
There are more than plenty of bunkers on this course. There is only one hole on the entire course that doesn't have a greenside trap. The sand is in decent condition but often it is unraked, which in my opinion is a reflection of the type of golfer that frequents this resort (I'll just say there were 10:1 Illinois license plates vs Wisconsin plates in the parking lot).
Although you may not lose many balls here, they will possibly get scuffed up by the ever-present blacktop cart path that runs along the right edge of the fairway on most holes. Your slightly right of the fairway drive will bounce off the path into inevitable tree or sand trouble.
The greens are not in very good condition. Some greens have no grass on top of the higher humps, possibly shaved too low by the mower. Most greens are pocked with unrepaired divots, going back to the inconsiderate golfers that often stay at the resort. Half of the greens have a large hill or hump separating the front from the back, adding difficulty to putting.
There is a small bar in the clubhouse and an adjoining (small) banquet room. The staff is very friendly, but good luck seeing a drink cart after 5:00PM. There is a driving range and you can get a bag of 50 balls for a reasonable $7 but you have to drive almost a mile from the clubhouse to get to it.
The resort has a restaurant but I would not recommend it. There are several better and cheaper restaurants within a mile of the resort.

Overall I like the course but not the people that often play there. I usually refuse to play there on weekends and I'd never pay the full rate as it's wildly overpriced. Look for online deals or play after 4:00 for better rates.

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.

Having played other area courses such as Krueger-Haskell, Atwood-Homestead, and Macktown, which are all fine municipal courses, I was surprised at how much Ledges exceeded my expectations.
I wouldn't say it has a high degree of difficulty, but more so than the other courses I mentioned. Very picturesque and fun to play. Good food and startlingly clean on-course bathrooms with running water.
I can't wait to play there again.

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.

I chose this course for its 4 out of 5 rating which it doesn't even come close to deserving.
I was with two co-workers that needed to rent clubs. They understood that when you rent clubs from a municipal course you don't expect much, but they were given a bag full of terrible antiques that would make a mis-matched set from Goodwill look good.
The fairways were dry as a bone. In fact, the only parts of the course that weren't so dry that your ball would bounce off of like a cart path were the greens. Aside from the 1st hole, most of the greens were actually in decent shape.
Overall, the condition of the course was worse than I expected but not the worst I've ever played. That said, I would never pay $25 to play this course again. I don't even pay that much to play a beautiful manicured 9-hole course in Wisconsin.

Note: The price I paid was for non-resident with cart. The course is much cheaper for residents walking, but not many were walking when I was there. The pace of play was moderately slow, but we still finished in under 2 hours.
One last comment: The course is very short. I believe there was only one par 4 over 350 yards. Most were under 300.

This was once a very expensive and exclusive golf resort 10 or so years ago, but the resort went bankrupt. It was purchased by an investor and was brought back to being the nicest course in Delavan (sorry, Delbrook). The course features more than plenty of trees, more sand traps than I usually see on other courses, and a par 5 that curves along the lake’s shoreline. Although that sounds tough, the course is rather wide open; not a lot of places to go out of bounds unless you hit your ball over the fence onto Hwy 50 (which I’ve done more times than I’d like to admit). You might often see someone playing their ball from the wrong fairway (so heads up). The fairways are in nice shape, but often the rough can be difficult to play from, either long grass on the 1st cut of rough or dry areas where you wouldn’t dare use a wedge for fear of scalding the ball over the green into the inevitable trap on the other side. The greens aren’t in great shape; I’ve been playing this course at least once a week for the last several years and some of the greens have the same bad spots as they’ve had years ago. I’ve also found that, perhaps due to the caliber of players that stay in the resort, I often see greens pocked with many unrepaired divots as well as unraked bunkers, far more often than other budget courses. On weekdays the beverage cart is never out after 5:00PM, even on busy or hot days, although they finally have Spotted Cow in cans (as well as on tap in the clubhouse). When the cart is out, the frequency is very good. The bar in the clubhouse is pathetically small, but there is a separate banquet room if you wanted to stay for a few drinks after your round. They do have one of the cheapest driving ranges in the area, however you have to buy your balls from the clubhouse and literally drive a mile to get to it.
All that said, I like the course well enough. Partly because I play league there and partly because it’s the closest golf course to my house. I wouldn’t pay full price to play there (runs around $50 or more on weekends), but the twilight pass is very reasonable at $400, and otherwise you can often find good deals to play there online.
You may not lose many balls there, but they will likely get scuffed up by the blacktop cart path that runs along the right edge of almost every fairway.
Pace of play is good on weekdays but often horrendous on Fridays and Saturdays, as the starter sometimes allows groups of more than 4. Because of this you may see some golfers playing holes out of order.

This is the nicest 9-hole course I’ve played. Fairways are in great condition, the holes are short but challenging, and it’s located in Fontana just off Hwy B. Plenty of bending dog-leg fairways will make the short par-4s seem long unless you place your drive perfectly. This is especially true with holes 7 & 8. Stay clear of the woods on the left side of holes 2-4 as you will not get your ball back, as well as the swamp over the hill on the left side of the 8th fairway. Blind pins are a theme as many of the holes may not give you a good view of the green from your approach shot. There is no beverage cart, but they do sell beer in the clubhouse and they have a small deck overlooking the 9th green. This course can be pricey on weekends ($30), but not bad during the week (especially after 4). It’s a little hilly, but still easily walkable if you wished to save a little more money. There is a pitching green a short cart ride away from the clubhouse.
Sometimes the pace of play may be a little slow on the weekends, but most of the time people will let you play through if it's not stacked up.

I've only played the Blue Spruce twice, but I really enjoyed it. The back 9 seems to play a little easier than the front (at least to me). There is a snack stand at the turn which is good if you want a brat or hot dog. The greens play fast. It's definitely a tougher course than I'm used to playing, but I enjoy the challenge. They have a driving range and a nice bar/grill with an extensive menu.

Possibly one of the hardest courses I’ve played, it’s not recommended for beginners to play the white tees. Some of the fairways are narrow with plenty of fescue waiting to claim your ball. The fairways are often on rolling hills, the greens are oversized and hilly themselves, and the pot bunkers are deep and unforgiving. The two par 5s on the back 9 are over 575 yards. Many of the holes are made to deceive the eyes, right down to the half-height flags. The #2 par 3 green has five different tiers with a 30ft elevation change surrounded by large bunkers. Don’t be too disappointed with your score the first few times you play here. When you get a little more used to the layout, it can be tamed as long as you keep your drives straight.
The bar is very nice and offers several local craft beers on tap, with a full restaurant menu (but no breakfast, as I sadly discovered). The beverage cart comes around plenty often. There is a driving range, as well as a large sloped putting green which you should take full advantage of to practice your inevitable 3-putts. The prices are surprisingly decent (under $40 on weekends).
If you like Broadlands, I feel like this course is similar but much more difficult greens and deeper bunkers.