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Kohler Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland, open countryside and riverside (Sheboygan River).
Designer:
Pete Dye
Above distances are for the River course. Also at Blackwolf Run is the 18-hole Meadow Valleys course (par-72; 7250 yds from back tees), 10-hole par-3 The Baths course (par-30; 1362 yds), and a two acre putting course.
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Just S of Kohler, 4 mi W of Sheboygan / 54 mi N of Milwaukee.
Blackwolf Run (River)
Blackwolf Run (River Course): Few golf locations deliver anything quite like the "Kohler experience." Located close to the Wisconsin city of Sheboygan, you will find four impressive Pete Dye designs, owned and run by the Kohler Company. Whistling Straits, with its two lakeside links courses, often steals the headlines. But a little way inland, close to the resort accommodations, is Blackwolf Run, home to the also impressive River and Meadow Valleys courses.
Laid out alongside the meandering Sheboygan River, the aptly-named River Course is Blackwolf Run's premier layout. Intimidating from the tips, fair and dramatic for the amateur, this big-dimension roaming layout contains a wonderful variety of immaculately maintained golf holes. They weave their way out-and-back through quiet pristine woodland and occasionally roam through more open areas - especially when hugging the riverside. Some are played on flattish ground, others embrace considerable elevation change.
The river often comes into play, as does a plethora of innovatively crafted bunkers. Many "rivers of sand" line the fairways as do rolling mounds, sometimes of himalayan proportions. The large fast undulating greens present the sternest of putting tests. Blackwolf Run's grand log-cabin clubhouse sits above the huge double-green of the 18th hole, which also provides the closing hole for the companion Meadow Valleys course.
In terms of inland golf courses, this is an example of Pete Dye's work at its best. By contrast, his masterly tribute to duneland "seaside" links is just a stone's throw away at Whistling Straits.
Stay&Play at Blackwolf Run: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted at all times. Golf carts and/or caddies and forecaddies available for hire. The Baths is a walking only course.
Excellent
The 1998 and 2012 U.S. Women's Opens were played on the "Original Championship" course, a composite of nine-holes from the River Course and nine from Meadow Valleys course.
River course:
Wisconsin's 5th best course (Golf Digest, 2025/26).
USA's 128th best course, and 17th best public access course (Golf Digest, 2025/26).
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Blackwolf Run (River and Meadow Valleys courses).
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Blackwolf Run (River and Meadow Valleys courses).
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