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A Duffer
Kenosha
2015-02-22
$16 (cart not included), played on Saturday, August 2014 at 3:30 PM
Petrifying Springs Golf Course is absolutely one of my 'go to' courses in the area, a beautiful county course.
Funny, because you could say the clubhouse is pretty mundane (if you compare to privately held courses), but it has its beauty and significance: the course and the original clubhouse were built largely through funding from the (post-depression era) WPA. The clubhouse sits atop a decent-sized hill, so both nines start and finish with elevation change. Indeed, many other holes take advantage of topography, as you'll have a few good elevated tees and elevated greens, and a few interestingly pitched fairways.
While Pike Creek runs through the park, it mostly separates the course from the picnic grounds areas, so doesn't really come into play. Indeed, the only water on the course comes between #9 and #18, where a deep pit of a pond hides out of sight up the slope, and cuts each fairway by at least half on the approach to the green. (For most, it's not a concern on your tee shot, but look closely (before your second shot) for the stakes which mark its boundaries!) At least as big a concern can be mid/late afternoon play, as both #8 and #17 have you heading due West, hitting up a good rise, into the afternoon sun.
This course is especially beautiful to play in spring (when daffodils and other spring flowers are in full bloom) and in fall (when the view of surrounding woods in full color is wonderful).
Would travel: 30-60 Miles,Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: Ranks with the best in this price level
Condition of Course, Price, Difficulty, Layout, No Houses on Course
$16 (cart not included), played on Saturday, August 2014 at 3:30 PM
Petrifying Springs Golf Course is absolutely one of my 'go to' courses in the area, a beautiful county course.
Funny, because you could say the clubhouse is pretty mundane (if you compare to privately held courses), but it has its beauty and significance: the course and the original clubhouse were built largely through funding from the (post-depression era) WPA. The clubhouse sits atop a decent-sized hill, so both nines start and finish with elevation change. Indeed, many other holes take advantage of topography, as you'll have a few good elevated tees and elevated greens, and a few interestingly pitched fairways.
While Pike Creek runs through the park, it mostly separates the course from the picnic grounds areas, so doesn't really come into play. Indeed, the only water on the course comes between #9 and #18, where a deep pit of a pond hides out of sight up the slope, and cuts each fairway by at least half on the approach to the green. (For most, it's not a concern on your tee shot, but look closely (before your second shot) for the stakes which mark its boundaries!) At least as big a concern can be mid/late afternoon play, as both #8 and #17 have you heading due West, hitting up a good rise, into the afternoon sun.
This course is especially beautiful to play in spring (when daffodils and other spring flowers are in full bloom) and in fall (when the view of surrounding woods in full color is wonderful).