![]() ![]() GolfWeek Top 200 Classic Courses, Wisconsin (2019): This next list is an interesting one: If Milwaukee’s #49, the Links course at Lawsonia is #62 and Blue Mound is #148, Pine Hills should really be included. GolfWeek Best Courses You Can Play in Wisconsin (2019): As it stands, I think Pine Hills belongs a little before the Irish course, SentryWorld (which is tremendous, although closed for the 2020 season), the Meadow Valleys course and U-Ridge.Īs a private club, Pine Hills does not qualify for this list, but it’s relevant for comparative purposes.Īside: How can anyone put Erin Hills as the #6 public course in the state? I understand rankings are based on opinion, but it feels like a miss. Golf Digest’s Top 100 Golf Courses, Wisconsin (2019-2020): Here’s how those figures translate nationally: It belongs in the top 7 already, if you ask me. In this first list (Golf Digest’s top 10 overall courses in the state), for example, I think Pine Hills post-renovation has potential to reach the top 3-5. I’m including them to provide a transferable framework for where they could/should fit in. Keep in mind, in the following current “major rankings,” that Pine Hills does not qualify for public courses. What I am saying is I think it’s as good of a private member golf course as there is in Wisconsin. I’m not saying the major publications’ rankings are the Bible on golf courses, nor am I saying Pine Hills should care. That Pine Hills doesn’t appear in any of the state rankings amazes me, though I think recently it’s because the course hasn’t been rated often enough. How it’s stayed as low-key as it has – even in the state – for so long is a mystery to me. Note: If you’re bored/annoyed by the first section of this post, please feel free to skip to the 2nd section that begins near the teal-highlighted call-outĪs I wrote about in my previous post, this is an exciting time for the 92-year-old Pine Hills Country Club, and I think the club and Drew Rogers’ upcoming renovation work, combined with some potential national media play during the now 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits is going to help skyrocket the course’s image nationally. Sign Up for the WiscoGolfAddict Newsletter!.The Ultimate Golf Wedge Buying Guide, Simplified.Electric Caddy Buying Guide: Which Cart is Right for You?.GolfWeek’s Top 200 Modern Courses (2021).GolfWeek’s Top 100 Public Courses (2022).Golf Digest’s 100 Greatest Public Courses (September 2021).WiscoGolfAddict’s 100 Best Courses in America. ![]()
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