The American Club in Kohler, Wisconsin, is the Midwest’s premier luxury golf resort. It has hosted multiple PGA Championships, U.S. Women’s Opens and the 2021 Ryder Cup. Owner Herb Kohler hired Pete Dye to design four challenging and beautiful courses, two at Blackwolf Run and two linksy layouts at Whistling Straits. The American Club, built in…
The 2017 U.S. Open won by Brooks Koepka put Erin Hills on the map. This outpost in the Kettle Moraine of central Wisconsin continues to expand its offerings. Overnight guests can enjoy an evening hanging out in the caddie barn. The Drumlin putting course opened in 2020 and is lit for night play. Accommodations include dormer rooms in the lodge…
Golfers have long seen Milwaukee as little more than a waypoint between home and Destination Kohler, the legendary modern golf resort an hour north of town that is home to Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits. But Cream City is more than just a travel hub. With a metro-area population of more than 1.5 million, it is a vibrant city with plenty to do both on and off the course.
An abandoned airfield along the coast of Lake Michigan two hours north of Chicago is an unlikely place for one of America's top golf resorts. But that is just what Whistling Straits - together with its neighbor Blackwolf Run, a part of the Kohler Resort - has become in its brief history.
Golfers have four great reasons to visit The American Club. All four Pete Dye courses at Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits are considered among the best in the country. And the quaint village of Kohler, a master-planned community, serves as the perfect Midwestern backdrop for a destination seemingly trapped in time. Here are 10 reasons to visit The American Club.
Going "rustic" seems to be a growing trend at golf resorts. Sandhill, a new luxury cabin accommodation, opened at The American Club -- the five-star resort north of Milwaukee -- this spring. There's also the Golden Eagle Tree House at Primland in Meadows of Dan, Va. It's no secret that well heeled travelers are always looking for something different and special -- and that's what makes these cabins cool.
Whistling Straits, Destination Kohler continues to set the standard for bucket list golf in Wisconsin. Mike Bailey reports on his trip that included Blackwolf Run and the American Club.
Of Destination Kohler's, two - the Straits and Blackwolf Run's River - courses get most of the attention. But don't overlook their companion courses...
Sure it was beer that made Milwaukee famous, but it has golf history, and its future seems unlimited. Milwaukee-area golf is a winner. Here's a look at the options.
With the 2017 U.S. Open in the rear view mirror, more and more golfers will be trekking to Wisconsin eager to explore the state's golf offerings. If cost is a concern, fear not. Budget-conscious golfers can play some outstanding golf near Milwaukee over three days for less than $200.
The 2015 PGA Championship is upon us, and it's back at a familiar venue: Whistling Straits, which has had playoff finishes in its previous two years as host.
The Straits course at Herb Kohler's Whistling Straits golf club might have the PGA Championship/Ryder Cup pedigree and the best Lake Michigan views, but the sibling Irish course is still a Midwest must-play offering a serious Pete Dye test.
Jason Scott Deegan caught up with golf course architect Dana Fry, who spent a long time teamed up with Michael Hurdzan, speaks up about Erin Hills, site of the 2017 U.S. Open.
Jason Scott Deegan visited with the co-architect of the 2017 U.S. Open, Michael Hurdzan, to talk about designing a golf course for a major championship.
With the 2017 U.S. Open in the books, it's time to reflect about the performance of golf's newest major championship venue. Should it host another major?
The USGA will bring the U.S. Open, the richest tournament in golf, to Wisconsin, and an unproven golf course, Erin Hills, for the first time this June.
Pete Dye's courses at The American Club set the standard for daunting championship golf in the Midwest, but The Bull at Pinehurst Farms isn't far behind. Jack Nicklaus took a page out of Dye's playbook when he designed this challenging track. Still, the lost balls are worth checking off a bucket-list track.
The Bull at Pinehurst Farms in Sheboygan Falls is replete with unique holes. The golf course weaves back and forth through woods, over a stream, and past a few houses, in such a way that it feels shorter than the 7,354 yards on the scorecard. For all its demanding shot-making, it rewards visitors with numerous memorable holes at reasonable rates.
The Sheboygan River twists and meanders through the River Course at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wis., almost as if Pete Dye dug the riverbank and poured the water in himself. That's how intimately -- and wonderfully -- the river interacts with the course, a stunning track ranked by Golf Digest as the 15th best public course in the U.S. The natural setting looks like an oil painting come to life.
Pete Dye turned down the volume on the Irish Course at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, ranked No. 35 by Golf Digest among America's top 100 public courses. It has fewer bunkers than the more heralded Straits Course at Whistling Straits and is a great alternative.
Pinehurst No. 2, Pebble Beach, Chambers Bay, Torrey Pines South and Bethpage Black have combined to host 11 U.S. Opens with Erin Hills adding another one in 2017.
Erin Hills, like Chambers Bay in 2015, is a new, untested venue hosting the 2017 U.S. Open, a first for the state of Wisconsin. How will players like the nuances designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten?
Slated to host the 2017 U.S. Open, Erin Hills climbs and tumbles over natural dairy cattle pastureland. What makes the course so special? I posed this question to co-designer Dr. Michael Hurdzan. Here are his thoughts.
Erin Hills, site of the 2017 U.S. Open and the 2011 U.S. Amateur, is undoubtedly one of America's most stunning courses. And when the wind is up, it's also one of the most difficult.
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