Milwaukee Country Club

Milwaukee Country Club traces its origins to 1894 when it was founded as the Milwaukee Golf Club on the city's East Side. When the original land lease expired in 1909, the club relocated and eventually settled in the affluent Village of River Hills along the Milwaukee River.

The defining moment came when Harry Colt and C.H. Alison redesigned the layout in 1929, creating the Golden Age gem that exists today. The Colt-Alison design masterfully uses the Milwaukee River, with the course occupying both upland terrain and the river valley. Their strategic bunkering and undulating green complexes remain hallmarks of the design.

Milwaukee Country Club has hosted the 1969 Walker Cup, the 1988 U.S. Senior Amateur, and the 2008 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links. Renaissance Golf Design completed a restoration that re-established the course near the forefront of classic American designs.

Milwaukee Country Club occupies two distinct landscapes: the uplands above the river and the valley holes along the Milwaukee River. The Colt-Alison design rewards strategic thinking with bunkering that demands careful positioning rather than raw length. The mature tree-lined parkland setting is classic Wisconsin golf.

The course plays to approximately 6,930 yards from the back tees with a par of 72 and slope of 136. The Renaissance Golf Design restoration enhanced the original Colt-Alison features.

The Colt-Alison greens are the primary defense. Many feature subtle contours that are difficult to read. Hitting approach shots to the correct quadrant is more important than flag hunting.

The river valley holes play differently from the upland holes. Wind along the river corridor can be a factor, and position off the tee is paramount on the tighter river holes.