1844 20th Avenue, Arkdale, Wisconsin 54613, US
(608) 339-9891
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About Northern Bay

The Northern Bay Resort is located on the shores of Castle Rock Lake just north of the famed Wisconsin Dells. Luxury cedar-and-stone condos are spread between the course and the lake. The five-bedroom Bay House is also available. The Golf Course at Northern Bay is unique as the only course in the Midwest to feature replica holes from legendary courses around the world. Are you ready to take on holes from the PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass, Augusta National or Oakland Hills? Activities include tennis, renting a pontoon and swimming in a heated pool or at the sandy beach on the lake. The Island View Pub & Grille and Tiki Bar will take care of your cravings.

Facts

Price Range$$$, $$
Property Class★★★★
Year Opened2006
Number of Units100-300

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual, Bar
Room TypesFractional Ownership
TennisYes
Practice FacilityYes
Beach AccessYes

Rules

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

Golf courses at Northern Bay

Reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
72 Reviews (72)
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course was very playable , good variety of holes and the layout was excellent

Enjoyed playing this course again. Course was in good condition and very playable . It is a very fair course for the average golfer and would play it again. The different sets of tees allows golfers of all abilities to ah and enjoy it.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

ONE OF MY FAV'S

A MUST PLAY FOR ANY GOLFER AND YOU WILL WANT TO PLAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.

Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

enjoyable experiencwe

The experience was enjoyable! It is worth the money if played thru golfnow! (Half off) At the end of the day to be able to play some replica holes adds some prestige to your round. The other holes on the course can be as difficult ,and can provide agood challenge.

Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Castle Course Northern bay

Each hole seems isolated from the outside world. Greens are pristine, course is in great shape.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Memorial Day weekend

The course was hard yet; its need watering to green up the tee boxes; the fairway were just satisfactory.
I don't believe the course is worth the fees that they ask. I paid a discounted $70 but I still believe this too much for the course.

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First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

A golf hideaway

Great course with replica holes. Fun to play. Reasonable rates through Golf Now.com

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 4
Recommended
Played

great course - great day

Mothers Day present for me - better than flowers! Quiet on the course, but just beautiful and good weather.

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Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

excellent replica holes

best course I've played this year even though it was past prime season

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Difficulty 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

The course was in great condition for the fall. The staff was accomodating and the beverage cart was out frequently.

The course was in great condition for the fall. The staff was accommodating and the beverage cart was out frequently.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Difficulty 5.0
T O P 1000
Reviews 67
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Beautiful views

Loved the course. The views were great. The replica holes
with the history description on score card, very nice. Hole #10 the island green one my favroite, as the favroite of other golfers I'm sure. Also loved hole #18.
Most fairways are quite wide and forgiven for hi-handicapers.
The included practice area is top notch.
The pro shop staff were very nice. My only regret is that I live
over 2 hours away, so I can only enjoy the course a few times a year.

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Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

see below

we got a special thru golf now-certainly would not pay full price for the course conditions. Fairways were very thin and the sand traps needed edging. The greens were fast and nice but very overpriced without a discount

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Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 3.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Difficulty 5.0
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

They ruined a good farm field when they built this course

Staff- nice and friendly, great staff

Course conditions- Terrible, not maintained at all.

Fairways- not mowed, long grass, patchy grass a lot of grassless spots

Bunkers- worst bunkers I have ever seen, there are no crisp edges to any of the bunkers. None of the bunkers were raked. The bunkers look like someone just dumped a bunch of sand on the ground in random areas.

Tee boxes- long grass and patchy areas just like the fairways not trimmed up nice at all.

Greens- were in good shape they look like some one actually pays attention to them.

Rough- Long and patchy, and full of dry mud. It looks like dried out farmland with some patches of long grass

Replica holes- This course is known for its replica holes. The 10th hole which is the famous 17th hole island green at TPC Sawgrass which is the best hole on the course. All the other replica holes just have parts of the original holes that are nothing special at all and often play minor roles in the hole itself.

Original price $75-90 Price I Paid $30 because of a deal on golfnow
Location is terrible, its in the middle of now where, there is nothing around this place besides the resort/condos across the street.

Conclusion- I drove 3 hours to this course and was alright with that because I only paid $30, if I paid full price I would have been outraged. The layout of this course is nice, but the grounds crew must have taken the year off because it was in absolute terrible condition. I always see this course on the top 10 list of courses in Wisconsin and this course being on the list is an embarrassment to the other courses on the list. Nice staff, but not worth full price, worth about $40 at most because of the poor condition of the course which has been a problem for some years now I've heard.

First Time Playing
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Love this course

Awesome course. would have finished comfortably but got stuck behind a foursome. Couldn't really play 18.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Difficulty 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

greens were in tough shape. group ahead of us held up play.

I'VE PLAYED THIS COURSE BEFORE, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN PRISTINE YESTERDAY THE GREENS WERE TERRIBLE,BALL MARKS EVERYWHERE. THE ONLY OTHER COMPLAINT WAS THE GROUP TWO IN FRONT OF US REALLY HELD UP PLAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY UPSET IF IWOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FULL PRICE . I DO LOVE THE COURSE AND WILL PLAY IT AGAIN JUST A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THIS TIME. THANK YOU GOLFNOW THIS IS TRULY A GREAT SERVICE YOU OFFER MY HATS OFF TO ALL.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course in very good shape. Greens ran true. Fairways solid.

The Castle Course was in very good shape. The greens held iron shots and putted true. Fairways were in good shape. They have started to aerate the tees.

Pace of play was slow. Took 5 hours. Couple of foursomes ahead of us were extremely slow. Would have been nice to have a ranger who would have encouraged them to play faster - WHILE WE ARE YOUNG!!

Staff behind the counter and cart girl were friendly and personable.

Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Awesome Replica Holes!

This course is known for the replica holes. They keep these in pristine shape. Super fun testing yourself against what the pro's play! When getting a great deal on Golfnow, I highly recommend this course!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Difficulty 3.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Great course, with some awesome holes.

Replica holes were a lot of fun, but the whole course was great. Two of the par 5's were over 600 yards...a real challenge but a lot of fun.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 1.0
Difficulty 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Fun layout

Great layout - very helpful staff.
Challenges for any skill level.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Very pretty course.

This was a very well maintained course and I loved the replica holes from famous courses that were part of the PGA championships. Fun and challenging.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Difficulty 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

A must visit

Very nice course. excellently maintained. signature holes introduce a lot of tradition. fun atmosphere. great area.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Difficulty 5.0
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