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GT Selects (cont.)
| | Whistling Straits—Irish Course
Kohler, WI
 The Irish Course continues the same theme as the Straits Course, but inland. Large greens, wide fairways, and four meandering streams, along with the rugged waste and fescue areas will give golfers of all levels a challenge.
Par 72, 7201 yards (75.6/146) (Pete Dye)
(866) 847-4856
www.destinationkohler.com | Whistling Straits—Straits Course
Kohler, WI
 Kohler Resort offers four great courses, but this is the best. The Straits Course was sculpted by Pete Dye to give golfers a rendition of Ireland and Scotland along two miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. With lake views on most of the holes, tough greens, waste areas, pot bunkers and rugged fescue areas, the Straits is one of the most spectacular courses found anywhere (host to the 2004 PGA Championship. Walking only, caddies required (most are from Ireland!).
Par 72, 7362 yards (76.7/151) (Pete Dye)
(866) 847-4856
www.destinationkohler.com
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| | Great Lakes Must-Plays | | Blackwolf Run—River Course
 The River Course is a commanding layout that offers a dynamic golf challenge with sweeping panoramic views of the Sheboygan River valley. A glacier carved the original site, sculpting river valleys with deep ravines, meadow plains, gentle rolling hills and abundant lakes. Its sister course, Meadow Valleys, is also well worth playing.
Par 72, 6991 yards (74.4/148) (Pete Dye)
(866) 847-4856
www.destinationkohler.com | The Bull at Pinehurst Farms
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 It takes guts to build a new golf course just a few miles down the road from Whistling Straits, but Jack Nicklaus didn’t hesitate. The fact that The Bull is a Nicklaus Signature Course—the only one in Wisconsin—speaks volumes about its quality. The owners basically gave Nicklaus a 418-acre expanse and said, “You find the best course on it.”
Par 72, 7332 yards (76.4/146) (Jack Nicklaus)
(800) 5-THE-BULL
www.golfthebull.com
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| Boyne Highlands Resort--The Donald Ross Memorial
Boyne, MI
 The Ross is a collection of famous Ross holes from clubs around the country. Do not look at these holes as replicas, but rather a clever rendition of Ross holes complete with a good routing. A fun golf experience.
Par 72, 6814 yards (75.5/136)
(800) GO-BOYNE
www.boyne.com | Boyne Highlands Resort--Heather Course
Boyne, MI
 The Heather is a classic design that pioneered the start of the northern Michigan golf boom in the 1970s. It remains one of the most impressive courses in the Midwest.
Par 72, 6890 yards (74.0/136) (Robert Trent Jones, Sr.)
(800) GO-BOYNE
www.boyne.com
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| Boyne Highlands Resort--The Hills Course
Boyne, MI
 The massive, heavily wooded Hills course is named after its designer Arthur Hills. The routing combines waste areas, hardwoods and strong elevation changes. The 13th tee offers a 25-mile view.
Par 73, 7312 yards (76.4/144) (Arthur Hills)
(800) GO-BOYNE
www.boyne.com | Garland Resort—Swampfire
Lewiston, MI
 It’s water, water everywhere on Swampfire. Golfers will find wet hazards on 16 holes. The fun starts on No. 2, a 553-yard par-5 with water dangerously lurking along the entire left side to the green.
Par 72, 6854 yards (73.9/138) (Ron Otto)
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