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3.8
280 Reviews (280)
5 Stars
72
4 Stars
120
3 Stars
57
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
81.1%
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227 out of 280 reviews
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4.0
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
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4.0
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.4%
Recommend this course
19 out of 22 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bridges delivers strong value with a varied layout featuring challenging par 5s and short par 4s that reward strategic play. Friendly staff consistently earn high praise from golfers visiting this course.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6867 yards
Slope 128
Rating 72.4

Bridges Golf Course is a municipal, 18-hole course that sits on the northeastern side of Madison, just south of the airport. It’s popular with locals since it’s both affordable and challenging. The layout starts out on low-lying wetlands and then on the back nine it climbs up a ridge along Anderson Avenue. For a championship golf course it’s not particularly long at 6,900 yards from the back tees, but golfers will still face several tricky holes. Players of all skill levels will enjoy Bridges Golf Course for its variety of risk-reward opportunities. It’s not terribly punishing though so beginners can approach it with confidence. In addition to the golf course, Bridges offers a practice facility that includes a driving range and two separate practice greens for chipping and putting.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Blue
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $18
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes - $6
Caddies No
Clubs Yes - $15

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Relaxed dress code: denim jeans, tank tops or shorts ok

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

3.8
280 Reviews (280)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Watching the Game 8
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Bunkers 10
Narrow Fairways 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Advanced Golfers 7
Walkers 7
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 17
Convenient to the City 15

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Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Solid public course

Was in decent shape. Pretty tough course if you can’t find the fairway. A lot of water and tall grass areas to lose balls. It’s right next to an airport, so if you’re a golfer that needs silence while playing, this might not be the course for you. It didn’t bother us too much.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

This course will challenge you.

My twosome played on a dry, but cool and windy day.

It is still early in our season and course had numerous areas of ground under repair. Which will improve conditions as the season goes onward.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good course for the price

The Bridges is a good course. With rain, it does have a fair amount of puddling on the fairways. Greens are well maintained, tee boxes are solid, and the pace was great

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No Starter

We were supposed to be joined by another two some. However they said they were going to join there friends for. Five some. They just went ahead and hit. After they hit I said we would hit now so we could be ahead of them. On second shot they went ahead and hit into us. Decided to move to next hole and it was backed up. Turned around and went to ask for a refund. The agreed. Poor management on the course

Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Better than expected

Bridges has a reputation for being a "cheap, trash" course. I was pleasantly surprised that it was better that I expected. The fairways and greens were in really good shape. Some of the tee boxes, particularly the par 3s were rough. I would maybe suggest some sand available to fix tee box divots. The bunkers were not in good shape. Hard and very course sand. Luckily I only ended up in one of them.

The cart path could use some work too.

Overall, I had a great time. It was a fun course!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value on golf now

I feel this course is over priced, however we got a great deal with golf now ,, $33.00 each for 18 and cart. Course was in better shape than years past. Bunkers are not maintained at all, just hard sand and weeds. We finished our round in 3 hours, 2 players would definitely go back at this price. However would not pay normal green fees for this course.

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Staff was super friendly, so that's a bonus!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bridges Madison

Excellent course for the money, nice conditions with some short par 4s and challenging par 5s

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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