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4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.3
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Course Highlights
The Bogs features a highly regarded layout that consistently challenges golfers with its unique design and well-maintained conditions. Friendly staff and solid amenities make it a strong value for the experience delivered.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7221 yards
Slope 143
Rating 75.3

The Bog in Saukville has consistently been ranked as one of the top 10 golf courses in Wisconsin. At 7,110 yards from the back tees, it is a course that will test both your distance and accuracy. The course takes no time in introducing its challenges. It opens with an uphill par 5 that requires a straight tee shot in order to avoid the bunkers that line both sides of the fairway. There are also at least 12 bunkers within 100 yards of the greens just waiting to swallow up errant shots. The golf course also provides a scenic round with mature trees and lush landscaping enclosing most of the holes. It can be a tough test but different sets of tees make it more approachable. The Bog is also a popular place for its practice facility, which includes a driving range and short game area.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Open: 4/20 Closed: 11/15
Architect Arnold Palmer (1995) Ed Seay (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required. Collared Shirts & No Denim/Jeans. Dress Code will be enforced May - October

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.1
165 Reviews (165)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 29
Forced Carries 26
Undulating Greens 19
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 26
A Weekend Splurge 24
Entertaining Clients 20
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 31
In the 'Burbs 13
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Top notch

I very much enjoyed the bog. Everything is well done.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

1st time at the Bog

The coarse was in great shape and weather was great. This was quite a challenging coarse especially playing for the 1st time. We were placed with a twosome that has played the Bog several times and were able to give us some help on how to play most of the holes. Would advise getting a coarse guide book if playing for the 1st time. Had a great day but lost a few balls, bring some extra!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Well groomed course

My boss & I were in the area for work. We tee'd it up at 5 pm and were able to get 18 in prior to dusk. The weather was cool and wet, but the course was in great shape. The BOG is truly a must play if you are in the area. The conditions are very challenging for all types of golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

The Bog-worth it.

This was a very enjoyable course. It had many different challenges; fast greens, many traps, and challenging drives. i will play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great afternoon at The Bog

Played The Bog last Saturday and the course is in great shape. There had been some rain recently which made the sand pretty hard in spots and there was still some standing water, but otherwise the tees / greens / fairways were in great condition. They were sending groups off the front and back in the afternoon and we did not have to wait on any shots other than a brief wait at the par 3's. 10 minute tee times are awesome.

This course requires you to hit the ball with a good carry off the tee. This is a great course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Shot makers course

I have played the Bog multiple times over the years. Took an out of state guest this time. Use every club in the bag and its always a challenge. For the price of The Bog and given its competition I would recommend either GPS on the carts or free info sheets for distances. Too many short doglegs where you must know yardage to play. Your fees will more than cover this guest expense.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Awesome course

Course is brutal in windy conditions, but fun nonetheless. Greens in fantastic shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Difficult

Difficult course. Rolling hills so you have many up and down and side lies. The day we played the wind was blowing 20 to 30 mph. It made a hard course even more difficult.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bog golf course

The fairways and greens were in very good shape. However, The bunkers could use a little work. It would also be nice to have gps or a course guide included in the round. Not a book that costs extra or a downloadable gps app that requires you to be glued to your phone. Very fun/challenging course, but you are presented with a lot of blind shots where knowing yardages to trouble spots and aiming points would greatly enhance the round!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 105
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Chicago Milwaukee Advisor
Previously Played

The Bog

A friend and I played The Bog on a Wednesday mid morning. Service was good and the staff friendly. The driving range is terrific with lots of options to hit to and lots of space. The course was in great shape and quite difficult if you are not accurate off the tee (which I was not the first 5 holes). The greens were in great shape and rolled true. I know it is not ideal to be in the bunkers but if you do it is some of the best sand id ever play out of. This is a very nice course especially for the price, definitely a place you want to play. Just a step below your top end Wisconsin courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent course

Highly recommended. Challenging course I will be playing it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

This a beautiful course with a very cool layout. Lots of rolling Hills with bunkers protecting the greens. Challenging but there are a lot of tee boxes to chose from. The staff is friendly, especially the starts by the range. Beverage prices are a little high compared to other courses but that's not too bad. The pace of play was great, our 3some was done at 3 hours 45 min which was quicker than expected.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The Bog

The finest course I've played in Wisconsin. I've played the Bull and would rather play the Bog. The course has a great layout and the conditions are fantastic. There are blind tee shots, a good mix of short and long holes and enough hazards to make the course challenging yet still opportunities to score. The greens are exteremly fast but they role true so as long as you can adjust you'll be fine. Overall a 5 star course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

very nice course

My impressions of playing this course for the 1st time were pretty good, course was in great shape greens were very fast but I love fast greens .
But the scorecard was pretty simple for a nice course and there were no markers or anything of how to carry a certain distance and the blind shots fortunately that didn't seam to affect me but a person not as skilled it certainly would. But hopefully that's something they look at, I did read you could buy something at the course for that but that should be included in what you pay in a greens fee reading that made me lol. But other than that nice course for the good deal but if you compare it to the Bull it really doesn't stack up to that course, regular price for this course I definitely wouldn't pay, in Green Bay this course wouldn't be much better than a Northbrook County or Thornberry creek just different is all and actually easier

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Course, Awesome Experience

Being from Chicagoland, I consider myself a bit of a golf snob. My expectations are unreasonably high at times, but The Bog exceeded all of my expectations. The course was very well maintained, the practice area is top notch, and the staff was helpful, polite, and went above and beyond to make our experience a memorable one. Great mixture of target golf holes, fast but receptive greens, and perfectly maintained bunkers and areas around the greens. The pace of play was superb for a Tuesday morning (3.5 hours). The price was great ($70) and I would much rather play The Bog instead of the Bull at Pinehurst Farms ($140).

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

This is more of a links type course . Lots of bunkers on front nine. Lots of blind shots and dog-legs for first timers. The greens were in great condition, Lots of roll on fairways. Great layout. Not very female friendly, with lots of holes requiring carry over hazards. Loved the course. Highly recommend. Had a great time,
Regular green fees are a little pricey, but worth it. Wish course was closer to us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging

Very nice lots of sand traps and blind shots. Fun stuff

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A Must Play

The Bog is a top notch course. Course conditions do not get much better than this in Wisconsin, the greens are fast, firm and smooth. The layout is creative and demanding. The staff has been friendly and helpful each time I have been there. I have been paired up twice and had a great experience each time. I used to live in the area and will play this course every time I visit from now on.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

THIS COURSE IS A MUST PLAY!

This course is by far above one of my top 3 courses I've played in Wisconsin. It Ranks to me up there with WILD ROCK FROM THE DELLS. I Love challenges. Going over marshes and ravines off the tee box. I played it after a heavy rain and the fairways were air rated but the courses is in prestine and awesome condition. Thanks to thecgreen site that has great deals I could get a chance to play here. I will play again next year. I shot from the tips or blacks and found it second longest course I've played in Wisconsin. Shot in 83 my handicap which is 11. Birdied 17 & 18 highlight of my day. Greens here a challenge. Play below the hole here. Greens slope towards the front. Lots of dog legs. Its a shot makers course from the blacks. From the whites which is 4 th hardest tees, course is to easy. I played with 2 other golfers one played back with me and other played from the green tees. Love the long par 3's here a challenge of 200 yards or better. Great club house. Staff was very helpful and friendly. They have course ranger here making sure pace is kept. Arnold made a first class facility herem Totally Amazing! Top 5 in places to play in WI.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Loved it, in spite of...

Loved the course, but it helped that I played with someone a bit familiar with the track. The overhead views and yardages via SkyDroid GPS on my phone were also helpful. Otherwise, finding the targets for the blind tee shots would have been a real challenge. Overall conditions were outstanding with one exception. The bunkers have clearly reached their life expectancy. Most are hard packed or dirt. They really need to be rebuilt, especially for a course of this caliber. Staff was helpful and friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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