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

Reviews

4.6
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Reviews 11
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

Enjoyed the Brute

Enjoyed the course from the Regular tees. Even with the GPS some of the blind tee shots on the Brute was still tough to figure out. The elevated greens were a challenge on the par 5's for sure. The greens seemed slow to start but picked up speed and could see they keep it fair since the undulating greens would be a killer. Was not a fan of the large bunkers and the soft sand. Got a great deal thru GolfNow otherwise not sure would have paid full green fees. Look forward to going back and playing the Highlands.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
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

Great layout fantastic facility!

Played 18 course was in fantastic condition! HIghly recommended!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Track

Had a great day. The course is very nice. It's not crazy long like I though it would be. It's very manageable & has a couple really cool holes. I would play it again. I really enjoyed hole 18 with the amphitheater feel to it. I hit driver, 8 iron into the flag with about 30 people watching. I walked up to the green with a few people approving of the nice shot . Very cool!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Grand Geneva Highlands Review

The was in excellent condition. The only bad thing was there was some holes where there were a lot of mosquitoes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

great value

I thought it was a nice course and a great value.
very friendly people at the course. Very nice experiance.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

ONE OF THE BEST

AN ENJOYABLE ROUND IN EVERY ASPECT. WITH MOST CLUBS WHERE THE PRICES GET TO BE IN THE HIGHER NUMBERS THE STAFF BECOMES MORE PRUDISH. IT WAS COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE AT THE BRUTE. THEY WANTED YOU THERE AND SHOWED IT AT EVERY CHANCE THEY COULD. IF GIVEN THE CHANCE MAKE A DAY OF GOLF AT THE BRUTE YOU WILL GO HOME SMILING.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Wonderful Experience

This is the first time I played the Brute. A truly wonderful afternoon golfing. Was Paired with a gentleman who was a delight to play with, Staff was instrumental in pairing us as we were both singles. Even as a twosome with another twosome ahead of us we played in under 4 hours. Excellent conditions, greens perfect and overall impression was awesome. I would recommend this course to anyone. Thanks GolfNow for such a good service.

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

Excellent and Gorgeous Course! Easier than most anticipate.

The 9th hole is one of my favorites. The view from the tee box is amazing! Yes I will definitely be going back to play this course again. Very friendly beverage cart personnel. The whole experience was most enjoyable!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A must play.

Everything about this course is perfect. The staff are terrific, the condition of the course is awesome and although a tough course It's fun to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Gorgeous Track

Totally did not expect the beauty of this course. Elevated tees, very hilly, and a lot of trees. The bunkers are huge! The course is tough, but fair. Definitely on the list for replays.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very scenic and very well maintained fairways

Customer service is exceptional. Very well maintained fairways. Love the gps on the cart - gives a flyover of hole and shows other carts around which us helpful with blind spots. Pace of play was fast. The 2 of us finished in 3 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Excellent course

The Highlands is a quality golf course and resort setting. Facilities are top notch. Played from the gold tees (tips) which was a challenge on many holes.

Last minute deal on Golfnow made this an exceptional value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Country club experience

This course gave me the feeling of playing at a private course . The driving range was terrific at no extra cost.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

ouch

I thought I was ready for the brute second shots are key I'll be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pro Shop Staff

The staff at the pro shop was not pleasant. They demanded a copy of our golf now receipt or they would not allow us to play. Luckily we had it in an email; otherwise they would have kept our money and turned us away. Horrible. The staff on course was great. Be careful of this place.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic

Course was in great shape. Staff was exceptional and the day was perfect. Couldn't ask for anything more.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great condition but.....

5:15 hr. round. Waited on every shot. Very frustrating.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

The Brute

Great facilities and frindly staff. We had a great time and the last 4 holes are a real challenge. The only negative was that their was a shotgun outing in the morning so the pace of play was a little slow but I would strongly recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Banker

Bunker is toodifficutl becuase of soft. It needs more stiff in fairway bunkers.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lipstick on a pig

Too many elevated greens. Bunkers ridiculously large. Stupid layout of some holes. Blind shots on fairways and to elevated greens. It all adds up to just a painful experience. Well maintained but not a course I would not play again

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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