Sand Valley Golf Course
Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw design across natural sand ridges — walkable, minimalist, and strategic. Ranked #21 on the Top 100 Public Courses in the US (2026).
Best time to visit: June – October
Featured Courses
Luxury $$$
Mammoth Dunes
David McLay Kidd's bold companion course — wider fairways, massive greens, and dramatic elevation changes across the same extraordinary sand terrain. Currently ranked among the Top 25 public courses in the US.
Sedge Valley
The third Sand Valley course — a Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore design that opened in 2024, adding a more intimate, walking-only layout to the growing resort.
The Lido
A faithful recreation of the legendary C.B. Macdonald design that was lost to history — rebuilt at Sand Valley using the original plans. Ranked #12 on the Top 100 Public Courses in the US (2026) and a Top 50 course in the world. A bucket-list round for any golf architecture fan.
SentryWorld
A worthy add-on when you're at Sand Valley — SentryWorld sits about 55 minutes north in Stevens Point. A Robert Trent Jones Sr. design, fully reimagined in 2013, it's Wisconsin's original destination course and a genuine bucket-list stop — headlined by the famous "Flower Hole," a par-3 16th framed by more than 50,000 flowers. It's a luxury resort course, but public day tee times are available.
Budget $
The Sandbox
Free short course at Sand Valley — a fun, low-pressure option for evening rounds or post-dinner putting. One of the best short courses in the Midwest.
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Things to Do
- Rustic lodge-style accommodation on the Sand Valley property
- The Sandbox short course — free and endlessly fun
- Wisconsin River fishing and kayaking nearby
- Truly remote atmosphere — no distractions, just golf
- Stevens Point or Wisconsin Dells for a night out (30–40 min drive)
Off the Course
Where golfers actually eat, drink, and hang after the round — the dive bar, the post-round brewery, the coffee spot before an early tee time. Submitted by people who've been, not the food-critic picks.
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