Grand Geneva Resort - Brute G.C. - no. 9
The par-4 ninth hole on The Brute Course at Grand Geneva Resort presents lots of trouble off the tee.
7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 53147, US
(262) 248-8811
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About Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

The Grand Geneva Resort & Spa is a sprawling 1,300-acre, AAA Four Diamond property, home to 355 rooms and 29 new villas. It's a four-season destination with the Mountain Top ski and snowboard facility and the 225-room Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark, an indoor-outdoor waterpark. Sandwiched between Milwaukee and Chicago, Grand Geneva invites city slickers to enjoy the laid-back lake life for a while. It started out as the Lake Geneva Playboy Club, part of Hugh Hefner’s empire. That chapter closed in 1981. Eventually, the property rebranded as a luxury golf resort in 1994 with fine dining and conference facilities for corporate clients. The Highlands and The Brute roll over hills and water hazards, creating distinct theaters for challenging and memorable golf. The WELL Spa + Salon, located in a separate fitness building, offers more than 65 treatments and services.

Facts

Price Range$$$, $$$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres1300
Year Opened1968
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Casual, Bar
Room TypesRoom, Suite
PoolIndoor
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa

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Reviews 23
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Top notch

One of the very best courses in the state and everything that comes with it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

Was disappointed with condition of course. First 3 holes as bad as any course I have ever played. Understand its fall golf but over priced for what condition course is currently at

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Brute at Grand Geneva

A beautiful course with excellent views, fairways and greens. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is on beautiful wooded land and next to the ski hills.

Giving this recent experience a fair rating, but under normal conditions would be excellent.

The only negative comment was that the first 3 holes were under fairway renovation and were really unplayable. While paying the $85 rate for 18 holes, there was no information about this condition. If known, would have opted for another day at this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course … poorly managed pace of play

The course was immaculate and the layout extremely challenging. However, the pace of play was excruciating. A company outing was playing, but it seems the pace wasn’t being monitored. At one point we had 5 groups on one hole…3 waiting. On 18, the company players were all waiting for each group and celebrating on the green. This no doubt contributed to the slowness. We finished our round (2 players) in a little over 5 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once 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 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

An amazing day!

This was a wonderful experience! Course was beautiful and tough! You really need to look at some of the areas you are hitting to over the greens can be a killer here. Most are downhill back to front. Greens are massive and bunkers are everywhere and tough. Love this track its not cheap but if you're a player so worth the $$$

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens and bunkers...

Beautiful course! Greens were a bit of a challenge....you'll 3 putt all day if not careful! Greens generally very well protected by massive bunkers. The bunkers were well maintained, I only ended up in 2 bunkers all day...but they're as big or bigger than the greens. Fun course pretty open off the tees on most holes but several very narrow...the tempted you to go for some shots risk reward. I hot 6 strokes over my handicap due to those nasty Greens!

Pro shop great with a dated locker room. Food was decent but way overpriced...bring food/snacks. Staff at the 19th were friendly but I think the gal was over her head due to someone calling out sick.

Range facility very nice as well!

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great experience

We played this course during twilight on a Sunday which made it a great value. We heard that this was a very difficult course but if you play the right tee boxes, its actually way more fun than difficult. Some very interesting holes that allow you to go for the green on a par 4, and solid par 5's that give you the opportunity to get home in 2 too. We'll be back for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

This place sucks compared to Geneva National

This place sucks. Here’s why:

Chicago d-bag coked out bachelors partys everywhere.

Non stop yelling and screaming hooting and hollering by the Chicago d-bags.

Bar at the course is awful, way too small and closed at 6 on a Friday.

There is a refreshment station after 6 & 10. Unfortunately this closes by 4 PM on a busy Friday. That was actually a relief after the $18 single transfusions. Expect to see the cart girl twice max during your round.

Tee boxes and greens suck. The coke head Chicago scramble parties rip both of them up and they obviously don’t fix ball marks. I’m

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting layout

Love the layout and the course was in

Great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

As advertised.

It is exactly as advertised. A few of the holes were testers but overall it was all laid out in front of you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better than I remember

Played here about 15 years ago and liked it. After this latest round I loved it. The entire experience is much improved. The course was lush… nice fairways, semi-tough rough and pretty good greens. The new practice area is first rate and the staff is top notch. The routing, elevation changes and impressive vistas made for a very good day of golf. Would definitely play again.

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