Blackwolf Run

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Blackwolf Run
River Course, Blackwolf Run.jpg
River Course in May 2008
Blackwolf Run
Club information
Location Kohler, Wisconsin, U.S.
Established1988
TypePublic
Owned by Kohler Company
Operated by The American Club
Total holes36
Events hosted U.S. Women's Open:
1998, 2012
Website Blackwolf Run
Meadow Valleys Course
Designed by Pete Dye
Par 72
Length7,314 yd (6,688 m) [1]
Course rating 75.1
Slope rating 145 [2]
River Course
Designed by Pete Dye
Par 72
Length7,404 yd (6,770 m) [3]
Course rating 76.2
Slope rating 151 [4]

Blackwolf Run is a golf course complex in Kohler, Wisconsin. It is one of two golf destinations associated with The American Club, owned by a subsidiary of the Kohler Company. The other is the Whistling Straits complex in nearby Haven.

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Opened in 1988 with 18 holes, Blackwolf Run was named that year's "Best New Public Course" by Golf Digest magazine, and has continued to accumulate awards and honors including regular ranking on the list of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" by Golf Digest and the "Top 100 You Can Play" by Golf Magazine. Nine holes were added in 1989 and it became a 36-hole facility in 1990. Most recently, both the River and Meadow Valleys courses received the coveted 5-Star ranking from Golf Digest.

River Course

The River Course is an 18-hole layout along a glacial river basin that features a 7,404 yards (6,770 m) of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. [3] The course has a rating of 76.2, and it has a slope rating of 151. [4] Designed by noted course architect Pete Dye, the course uses half of the original holes opened in 1988 and is played on bent grass. The river is the meandering Sheboygan River, which flows eastward to Lake Michigan at Sheboygan.

Meadow Valleys Course

The Meadow Valleys Course is an 18-hole layout at 7,250 yards (6,629 m) for a par of 72. [1] Also designed by Dye, the course rating is 75.1, with a slope of 145. [2]

The Baths

The Baths at Blackwolf Run is a 10-hole par-3 course that opened in June 2021. This course was designed by Chris Lutzke, a protégé of Pete Dye, who was on the crew who originally built Blackwolf Run in the late 1980's. Attached to the 10th green is an 18-hole putting course, which takes place over two acres and features different locations each week. The Baths has also played host to nighttime golf under stadium lights, and features a full bar and a food truck.

U.S. Women's Open

The Original Championship Course (holes 10-18 on the Meadow Valleys Course and holes 1-4 and 14-18 on the River Course) was used for the 1998 U.S. Women's Open, won by Se Ri Pak in an extended playoff. The composite course uses the original 18 holes at Blackwolf Run, which were split between the two courses when the second 18 holes were added. The championship course employs the back nine from the Meadow Valleys course and the first four and last five holes from the River course; in 1998 it was set at par 71 with a length of 6,412 yards (5,863 m). [5] The same layout was used for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open, but extended by over 500 yards (460 m) and at par 72. The length for 2012 was 6,954 yards (6,359 m) at an approximate elevation of 650 feet (200 m) above sea level. [6]

Scorecards

Meadow Valleys Course at Blackwolf Run [1] [2]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Black75.1 / 145392446182565403475520240485370838252246134142322759018247836067314
Blue73.2 / 139368402176539380470494187462347836651443833540919654416543934066884
Green71.5 / 136349385158516362444488176432331033049540731338418948715238331406450
White70.3 / 132335375142473340406475160413311932048739530437615047813837330216140
White/Red68.3 / 127335278142428340406475112307282332046032730437610347813837328795702
Red65.2 / 12328127811042831434142611230725972424603272332931034159230324685065
SI 751591111713310142861612184
Par443544534364544435343672
River Course at Blackwolf Run [3] [4]
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Black76.2 / 151610377468219427388426532361380822762148623134637462018151035967404
Blue73.7 / 144564370410195400361401524337356220456046520531035456017547033036865
Green72.1 / 139526355395185388333374492316336419453642315030434654016844031016465
White70.3 / 132501345389146376308352470302318917552237213529432951115341529066095
White/Red68.0 / 127501310295146275308352470302295914744637210129429051113135126435602
Red65.7 / 123411310295117275265298401238261014744633310122829048313135125105120
SI 513115317791114621016188124
Par544344454373543445343572

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meadow Valleys Course score card". American Club Resort, Blackwolf Run. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Blackwolf Run - Meadow Valleys". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "River Course score card". American Club Resort, Blackwolf Run. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Course Rating and Slope Database™: Blackwolf Run - River". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. "U.S. Women's Open: fourth round results". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 6, 1998. p. c4.
  6. "2012 U.S. Women's Open: fact sheet". USGA. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

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