Fire Ridge Golf Club

6th time @ Fire Ridge and was very enjoyable as always.

I have played this course many times. Some guys in my golf league said don't go there, they have let the course go downhill. I went anyways. They were right. Sand traps were hard as a rock and devoid of actual sand. The greens needed water badly. The cart path is a mess. Even that nice quick snack booth they had at the turn was shut down. Really sad how this once great course is now a mess.

I like the course and do play here several times a year. What I did experience this year was the lack of tee box choices. From the green tees over 6300 yards. From the next set of tees ( White) 5,500 yards. There is a lack of tee box in between, say 6000 yards. That is what a lot of golf courses are doing. Speeds up play... I'm 72 and still hit the ball good but 6300+ is too long. 5500 is way too short. Not enough of a challenge. I know a lot of good players and there not ready those white tees. Dan

The beverage cart needs work, communication from the beverage servers regarding what is on board and why items are not. They weren’t clear as to why cocktails were not available, and had nothing to snack on.

Given the season is young and the course will dry up, I can’t be overly cruel with the conditions. However, a few improvements needed given what the current rate is: the cart paths are unbearable to drive on and need to be repaved, the majority of the bunkers need to be raked of rocks and old sand/dirt, a few greens (especially the back) were in very rough shape with ball marks/dead spots/unmanicured.

The staff were amazing and very courteous as always. Loved to new bathrooms/locker rooms. Today was the best pace of play I’ve ever had in the 20+ years of playing FR.

The Good: Fire Ridge is a very nice, upscale public facility just off of I-43, about 30-minutes north of Milwaukee and 30-minutes south of Kohler country. Designed by relatively unknown architects Kerry Mattingly & Gregg Kuehn, this modern parkland track has enough space & depth for the weekend hacker, but very challenging, fun green complexes for the low handicapper. Nice variety in Par 4's & Par-5's, as well as several tough Par-3's. Although ravaged by flooding, course was in pretty decent shape. Greens ran extremely fast & rolled beautifully. Clubhouse and off-course amenities including practice area looked very nice, although given Covid-19 situation I didn't partake. Staff was very cordial and accommodating. At under $70 during peak season with cart, very reasonable for the greater MKE area.

The Bad: The greens, while they were in great shape, didn't hold well at all. The course is not set up too well for lots of rain. Several areas had to be rerouted due to flooding. A few too many blind shots, particularly hidden hazards on the Par-5's, for my liking. Some won't like the uphill forced carries around mahy of the greens.

The Verdict: Fire Ridge is another solid public option in the greater MKE area, just behind The Bog, WCGC and Morningstar in terms of design & overall experience. Hope to get back when weather and conditioning is better.

Best Hole: The short, uphill Par-4 5th is the standout hole of many on Fire Ridge. A drive must avoid a huge sand trap left and pond to the right, then an approach to an infinity looking green hidden from view.

the course was flooded and their drain system was not good.

Course conditions were good and great value for this very nice course.

Course was beautiful. Greens were aerated and coming back, but still ok. Played with two older gents that helped navigate us around. Great deal.

Besides being a little wet in spots coarse was in great shape. Really enjoyed this coarse and will play again.

Awesome golf course. We had gotten a ton of rain in the area but the course drained extremely well, was not puddled or wet in many areas and dried well. Green speeds as a result were inconsistent but the greens were in phenomenal shape. Would absolutely recommend in relation to courses on the north side of town.

Half way through our round I said to my friend, “this is the most disappointing round I have ever played in my life!” Play was horrifically slow with rangers that did nothing. Took almost 5 hours. Course is beat up, including rough cart paths, overgrown weeds, uneven tee boxes that have never been leveled. Sand traps with no sand. Had to literally take my ball out of sand as they were unplayable. Needs big money infusion. Spider webs all over club house. Will never play there again.

Greens are very fast and true. They were extremely firm which made it difficult to hold some of them. Overall excellent experience at Fire Ridge!