N8501 County LS,
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53083
Office
+1 (800) 618 5535 (toll free)Pro shop
+1 (920) 457 8000Fax
+1 (920) 457 0299Website
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Michael O'Reilly (PGA Head Golf Professional)Academy
Kohler Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Links-style course. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Lakeside (Lake Michigan), but given the size of Lake Michigan this feels an oceanside golf experience.
Designer:
Pete Dye
Above distances are for the Straits course. Also at Whistling Straits is the 18-hole par-72 Irish course (7201 yds from back tees).
43.851009
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6.5 mi N of Sheboygan / 62 mi N of Milwaukee.
Whistling Straits (Straits)
Whistling Straits (Straits Course): Few golf locations deliver anything quite like the "Kohler experience" to be found around Sheboygan, Wisconsin. To the north of the city, directly alongside Lake Michigan are the two spectacular links-style layouts of Whistling Straits - the Straits and Irish courses. A little way inland, close to the resort accommodations, is Blackwolf Run, home to the River and Meadow Valleys courses. All four layouts are impressive Pete Dye designs, owned and run by the Kohler Company.
The links-style Straits course is sculpted along two miles of Lake Michigan shoreline - a championship layout that many argue is the best "seaside" links course in America. Pete Dye's transformation of this former cornfield was dramatic. With a seemingly unlimited budget, the great man created a fabulous big dimension and at times extraordinary layout. It delivers a great golf experience - links golf "on steroids" as it is frequently described.
Open, rugged and windswept terrain defines this walking-only golf experience. Both nine-hole loops offer four lakeside holes, perched on bluffs that drop down to the shoreline of mighty Lake Michigan. The course is one of superlatives. There is more bunkering, bigger dunes, larger greens and more elevation change than you'll find on most of the great British or Irish links.
Every hole exudes its own wow-factor; each one superbly crafted and alive with rough-edged bunkers of every imaginable shape and size. The shore hugging par-3 3rd and long par-3 17th are two of the brightest stars in the Straits constellation. The views of the course itself, the Wisconsin shoreline and out onto Lake Michigan are stunning. There's a "luxuriously rustic" stone-built clubhouse, and even a herd of hardy sheep to trim the fairways.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2018].
Non-metal spike facility. This is a walking-only course; no carts. Caddies are compulsory on the Straits course prior to twilight tee-times.
Excellent
The Straits course at Whistling Straits has hosted many top level tournaments and Major championships, including two U.S. PGA Championships and a U.S. Senior Open.
Straits course:
Wisconsin's No.1 course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 26th best course and 4th best public access course (Golf Digest, 2023).
World's 91st best course (GOLF Magazine, 2023/24) and 47th best public access course (Golf World, 2023).
419 Highland Drive, Kohler, WI 53044
+1 (855) 444 2838
Visit websiteThe American Club once provided housing, meals and recreational facilities for immigrant employees who could not afford housing. Today, The American Club is a Forbes Five-Star Resort Hotel and the Midwest’s only AAA Five Diamond Resort Hotel providing unique, luxurious décor that creates a singular quality experience room by room.
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Blackwolf Run (River and Meadow Valleys courses); The Bull at Pinehurst Farms.
Whistling Straits (Straits and Irish courses)
705 Woodlake Rd, Kohler, WI 53044
+1 (855) 444 2838
Visit websiteThe Inn on Woodlake is a 121-room hotel located on the shore of picturesque Wood Lake. Here, business and leisure travellers alike will enjoy the best modern amenities, boutique-style rooms, stylish atmosphere and relaxing common spaces.
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Blackwolf Run (River and Meadow Valleys courses); The Bull at Pinehurst Farms.
Whistling Straits (Straits and Irish courses)
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