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Move Over Cheese, Now Wisconsin is A Mecca for Golf

Vince Alonzo | vince@meetingsevents.com

Published: November 13, 2023

Wisconsin has the most golf courses on Golf Digest’s newest list of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses.

Golf Digest recently revealed its latest ranking of the top 100 public golf courses in the United States and Wisconsin has 10 golf courses on the list, more than any other state in the nation.

The public golf courses in Wisconsin that made the Golf Digest list, with their rankings, include:

Whistling Straits – Straits Course, Sheboygan County
Erin Hills, Washington County
Sand Valley, Adams County
Blackwolf Run – River Course, Kohler
Sand Valley – Mammoth Dunes course, Adams County
SentryWorld, Stevens Point
Whistling Straits – Irish Course, Sheboygan County
The Golf Courses of Lawsonia – Links course, Green Lake
Blackwolf Run – Meadow Valleys Course, Kohler
The Bull at Pinehurst Farms, Sheboygan Falls

California and Michigan tied for the second most golf courses on the Golf Digest list of “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses,” with nine each. Oregon had the fourth most, with eight courses on the list.

Wisconsin’s top golf courses have attracted several major professional golf tournaments, including the 2023 U.S. Senior Open, which was held at SentryWorld, and the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open, which will be held at Erin Hills. The 2021 Ryder Cup competition was held at Whistling Straits.

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Lake of the Torches Resort Casino

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The Edgewater Hotel

The Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin is an ideal location for hosting meetings and events. The hotel is located in the heart of Madison, next door to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and within a short walking distance of the Capitol Square and downtown. The hotel has over 14,000 square feet of indoor space including seven breakout rooms, multiple ballrooms, and four special event spaces that can be configured to support your meeting or event. The Grand Ballroom and Terraces, The Madison Room, The Mendota Ballroom, The Red Crown Club, and The Sky Bar are some of the venues available for hosting events. The hotel offers first-class meeting and banquet facilities with the latest A/V equipment and is staffed with in-house A/V technicians. Contact their sales team at sales@theedgewater.com to start planning your event today.

Move Over Cheese, Now Wisconsin is A Mecca for Golf

Wisconsin has the most golf courses on Golf Digest’s newest list of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses.

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Lake of the Torches Resort Casino

The Edgewater Hotel

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