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4.8
147 Reviews (147)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.9
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
99.4%
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142 out of 147 reviews
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4.9
17 Reviews (17)
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.9
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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17 out of 17 reviews
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4.9
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.9
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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25 out of 25 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6727 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.9

Old Hickory Country Club in Beaver Dam is situated on land that was used simply as pasture for grazing cattle and sheep before it was transformed into a basic, but interesting nine-hole golf course by Scottish designer Tom Bendelow. Seeing the potential of the terrain, the course was later expanded into 18 holes by Robert Greaves. The golf course originally opened for play in 1920, which has given it plenty of time to mature into the challenging course it is today. Towering oak and hickory trees line the fairways and there are 30 bunkers strategically placed throughout the golf course, most heavily along the greensides. The gently rolling terrain provides subtle but tricky contours. Long, straight drives will be generously rewarded at Old Hickory Country Club, and accuracy is also essential for doing well.

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Course Details

Year Built 1920
Fairways Poa Annua Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Tom Bendelow (1920)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Wisconsin (2024 #13)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2024 #2)
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4.8
147 Reviews (147)
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Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great grounds men!

I love this place. Fun layout, nice folks.

The clubhouse bar is busy with events often, but how can I complained I am usually one of the last ones out there as I often play twilight.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing greens

Have flavored Old Hickory, a number of times this summer and find it to be an amazing. We will kept course and super fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Used cart

Great time

Beautiful course, great condition, fun layout.

Highly recommend. Hope to be back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a Major Challenge

Outstanding Top Tier course with fantastic conditions and exceptional layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun, good mix

Good mix of long and shorter holes. Some interesting holes. Nice peaceful middle of nowhere setting. Most holes make it possible to find your ball on errant shots Quite a few holes with blind shots. Carts have included built in GPS, which is nice; but they have it set up so slow the cart down to pretty much a standstill when their geofencing says you’re in an area you shouldn’t be (too close to the green, beyond no cart areas, etc)… makes it hard to get back to the ok areas, and also was far to restrictive. This unfortunate feature kicked in many times when I wasn’t within 10 yards of the marked areas to avoid.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 76
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 Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don't waste your money

Course pro said the need to review the Golf Now "thing". Blamed the busyness on too mich business! Condescending and totally unfriendly pro/manager. Course conditions sucked as most of the course was burned and not in nice shape. Goofy ancient layout not appealing to the eye. Pace of played sucked also. Will never go back!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging course.

From front to back sloping greens. Narrow lanes for you tee shots and doglegs on the shorter par 4s that force you to take chances or layup. It's a fun course to play. Will definitely go back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Off the beaten path

Challenging layout. Multiple blind shots and elevated greens. Super fun to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Map it link on email is wrong

The map it link on the email took us to a spot 8 miles east of the course

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