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Highlands at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
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Grand Geneva Resort & Spa boasts two championship golf courses. The Brute Course is a formidable test while the Highlands Course presents a more player-friendly layout though it still has plenty of challenges in store. Jack Nicklaus and Pete Dye teamed up to design the Highlands. It is a traditional links-layout that is tumbles across glacier-carved hills and valleys. It perfectly mimics the feel of courses of the British Isles especially on the undulating greens that are flanked with bunkers. The course is playable for all skill levels though low handicappers looking for a challenge might want to tackle the Brute. The resort has garnered a popular following amongst both locals and visitors. Conde Nast Traveler ranked it in the top ten northern US golf resorts and that is just one of the many accolades Grand Geneva Resort & Spa has received.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 71 | 6659 yards | 71.5 | 125 |
| Championship | 71 | 6207 yards | 69.2 | 120 |
| Regular | 71 | 5675 yards | 66.8 | 114 |
| Forward (W) | 71 | 5011 yards | 68.3 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.0/131 | 389 | 506 | 432 | 192 | 438 | 549 | 153 | 345 | 461 | 3465 | 318 | 594 | 205 | 394 | 398 | 334 | 374 | 143 | 400 | 3160 | 6625 |
| Gold M: 69.8/124 W: 75.5/141 | 376 | 483 | 394 | 153 | 413 | 511 | 144 | 320 | 450 | 3244 | 308 | 553 | 193 | 333 | 384 | 309 | 346 | 127 | 372 | 2925 | 6169 |
| Silver M: 67.6/117 W: 72.5/129 | 333 | 450 | 350 | 117 | 370 | 483 | 126 | 264 | 435 | 2928 | 272 | 525 | 155 | 330 | 332 | 282 | 333 | 117 | 362 | 2708 | 5636 |
| Red M: 64.4/105 W: 68.6/112 | 290 | 421 | 328 | 91 | 355 | 457 | 93 | 230 | 304 | 2569 | 226 | 481 | 120 | 305 | 320 | 230 | 305 | 108 | 308 | 2403 | 4972 |
| Handicap | 11 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 8 |
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Great conditions, a lot of variety
This course is a lot of fun to play, has excellent practice facilities and is in great condition. I have paid much more for a lot less. This is a great value, I highly recommend it.
slow play
Extremely slow play . A couple of 4somes were holding up play .No marshall to help . I hate teeing off with an audience . We were bunched up waiting at every other tee box .
Great layout. Great conditions.
Played the day after two inches of rain. Greens were still firm, fast and true. Course was in great condition. Very scenic course with NO houses or condos and lots of wild life. We will return.
Nice layout, visually very interesting
Overall the course is pretty generous though it looks really tough from most of the tee boxes. You really have to think about your shots to land in the right areas and avoid driving through fairways on the doglegs. Greens are huge and undulating, but they're cut somewhat conservatively making them reasonable for your average golfer. If they had cut them short, there were some pin positions which would have made them close to impossible.
Great course, can be tough for first timers.
Great venue, polite staff, new carts with GPS, free range to warmup. Starter was knowledgeable and informative. Interesting course with beautiful scenery, beverage cart made several passes. Pretty forgiving off the tee, a few forced carries, but pretty big elevation changes from tee to green can make it demanding (but beautiful) and club selection difficult. Better to be short than long on approaches, my playing partner had several balls roll off the back, and the links style setup doesn't stop them within 20 yards of the green. Greens were pretty simple, true rolling but not overly fast. I would rate this 5 stars if you aren't paying premium rates, which seem to vary by $30-$40 depending on what time you tee off. Great experience overall.
Very good course
Fantastic maintenance
Step is very kindly
Very peaceful. Enjoy
Great value
Fantastic course and combined with Golf Now fees as good as it gets. I thought the Brute was scenic, but the Highlands was even better. Great layout and superb conditions make Grand Geneva the best golfing option within 100 miles.
Never had a unpleasant day on either course.
If you treasure your golf, you have to go here !@
Excellent Experience
Great course and courteous staf. Challenging course For all levels of play. Greens and fairways were in excellent condition. Greens were fun. I found it difficult to determine breaks and had to walk around my line to ensure I had the right break. Lots of fun.
Great Course in excellent condition
I had played the Highlands many years ago and enjoyed it but didn't remember much. I thought the course was in excellent condition and the layout was great. . Staff that we met were great.. We'll be back for more rounds.
nice day for golf
nice day for golf 90 degrees with a breeze. Course played nicely, course in nice condition greens a little fast
Excellent layout ruined by bad upkeep
The Highlands has an interesting and challenging but fair mix of holes. The upkeep, and especially the sand traps, is disappointing. There is way too much soft sand - with large and small rocks - in the traps, both fairway and green side, to the point where it is very difficult to get a foooting. This sand might be fine for the lakefront in Kenosha, but it doesn’t belong on a $100 greens fee course.
Hello and thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. Please know that the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will make sure to use your comments as guidance for improvements. We hope you'll bear with us through this transition and give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Highlands at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa.
CHALLENGING
Course was on great shape. Greens were true. Staff was excellent. Very challenging.
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. Thank you for playing Highlands at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa. We hope to see you again soon.