The Blackwolf Run resort is named after Black Wolf, chief of the Winnebago Indians. A composite 18 holes from both the River and Meadow Valleys courses was used when the LPGA US Open was played here in 1998.
Blackwolf Run (River)
The Blackwolf Run resort is named after Black Wolf, chief of the Winnebago Indians. A composite 18 holes from both the River and Meadow Valleys courses was used when the LPGA US Open was played here in 1998.
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The Blackwolf Run River course is an excellent, Pete Dye designed, inland course at the Kohler resort in Wisconsin. The course has an entirely different look and feel from the two courses at Whistling Straits which are about 10 miles North and on Lake Michigan.
The River course runs around the Sheboygan River and water is in play from the first tee onward. The course is an excellent layout on par with Dye's best inland courses such as the Honors Course or the TPC at Sawgrass. The course tests every part of your game, demanding precise driving and approaches. The greens are difficult but fair, and the overall sense is that you are playing a tough but fun and fair layout.
The course would be very difficult to walk since the layout tracks over a high ridge. This allows some wonderful spectacular views and drives, but the layout necessitated placing some long distances between holes. A cart and forecaddy are necessary, but that really didn't detract from my enjoyment of the course. I played with my wife and she enjoyed the course and the scenery, and I would definitely play here on a trip to Kohler to enjoy challenging golf and a beautiful setting. Read my full story here: The Wisconsin "Pearl" Golf Trip
Richard Smith
Knoxville, Tennessee
Richard Smith
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