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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.1
71.5%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6745 yards
Slope 125
Rating 72.3

Lake Mills Golf Club first opened in 1927, making it one of the area's oldest courses. The original nine-hole course was shaped and molded from gently rolling farmland. The course eventually expanded to a full 18 holes and has undergone other major renovations since it first opened though it still retains the same traditional character as the original course. At just over 6,700 yards from the tips, the course has several holes that will please long hitters. The occasional water hazard comes into play as well as several strategically placed bunkers. Mature trees also line the fairways, demanding accuracy. Lake Mills Golf Club has a fair amount of challenges in store but beginners should still feel confident about approaching it, especially with four different sets of tees available.

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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Golf Season March - November weather pending.

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Caddies No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Master Card, and Discover are excepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.4
81 Reviews (81)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course layout

Could not find 9th tee. Saw a sign tor 10tee but no sign leading you to 9th tee. Very confusing, ended up on 18th tee & decided to play 18th seeing as we only planned on 9 holes. A sign directing you to 9th would be helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice prairie feel

I was pleasantly surprised at how well maintained and nice this course is. Very green and lay of the land. Liked a lot!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Worst golfing experience ever

The course is not as good as it had been in previous years and honestly the only reason I played this course was due to the prepaid 'hot deal' on golfnow (18 riding for $13 per person) otherwise my friends and I would not have made the trip to Lake Mills for a round of golf. Our tee time was booked for 3:30 in the afternoon and the bar was scheduled to close shortly after we started playing which seemed odd. As a result there was also no beverage cart going around at all during our round nor were we able to get more beverages after we finished the front 9.

Most of the holes were in poor shape in general, some with rock hard sand in the bunkers and some former 'bunkers' that look like grass and weeds were just allowed to start growing in them which make them not appealing to look at or play from. The newest construction and houses are also a lot closer to the course than in previous years which can make it difficult to play some of the holes if you have a bad slice. Overall the round was poor and definitely would not have been worth paying full price to play.

In addition the next day I received a phone call from the course saying that I had damaged one of their golf carts. I was told it looked like a club was smashed against the cart and that I would be responsible for it. I will be the first to admit that I am not a great golfer but the last thing I am going to do is damage or destroy any equipment if I am having a bad round, regardless of whether the course owns it or I do. I was extremely insulted by this accusation and by my treatment from the golf course staff over the phone. Based on this experience I refuse to play here ever again.

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Commented on 07/07/2017

A bar closing early on a Sunday seems pretty common to me, especially in a small town.
This review reads to me like you got caught damaging property and decided to try to ruin a business because of it. Pretty sad.
I have had nothing but great golf at this course, and it gets better every year. Beautiful greens and fairways, and one of the prettiest courses in the area.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

Poor

Lake Mills GC is not very nice. I wouldn't pay to play it. Maintained poorly. Awkward layout. Can't tell where the fairway ends and rough begins.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Layout

Hard to navigate with new construction, confusing. Course needs some work

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Call ahead before booking

Full course wasn't open so they routed you through 9 holes closest to the clubhouse. Tee boxes were clean for the most part. Small slow moving greens. Clubhouse didn't honor the GolfNow price I reserved, even after I presented my reservation confirmation and the employee talked to the owner. Gave some poor excuse as to why it wouldn't be honored. Not a huge difference in price, so I didn't make it an issue.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has weak features

Wasn't fully open and the layout was all messed up. No drink cart person out when it was a beautiful Saturday. You couldn't tell what was rough and what was fairway, poor maintenance of course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 116
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Hills

Great course, I'll be back! Lots of challenges. The course was in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

WOW! Not worth the $$$

Rock hard greens and course in bad shape. Very sad

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Liked Lake Mills Golf

A pleasant drive from Madison. Very nice course. We plan to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

The course description that I read on line was accurate

I found that this course was a nice challenge for a higher handicapper like myself but I was able to play it with confidence.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Different than any course I have seen

I live an hour away and had this course on my list to play this season, so went with my friend, What to say about this Unique Course. It is something like someone put in there back yard or there property. Pines make this course play straight on the front first couple holes and on back front and back nine holes. This course has smaller than average greens, which putt slower than normal greens, if you do not reach the greens in two you will use an L wedge to get on the greens. Not long, has water around the course, Bunkers are ugly, not sand but dirt and sand. Cut fairways to plush grass. This course is cut out of new housing development now. Not long course but has one long par 5 on back side. friendly staff and owner. nice carts, has par 4 11th hole that makes a complete bend. I holed out a nice A wedge at 45 yards here to shoot birdie on this hole and pin was tucked in right corner hardest pin placement on hole not a big green. My golf Buddy kept saying this course is wierd. And I agreed, something out of Adam Sandler movie is how I describe this course. Did I mention the greens are slower, and so small. Oh I did. and they are. The new owner is making this course nicer. It is seeing the love this course needs to be a want to play course. Try it, its different. If you do, you will see what I mean.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

fun course

Fun little course although we had to cross a lot of roadways. good placement of fairway traps. got there really early so not a whole lot of chances to eat but the bar looked nice

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course at a good rate.

Fairways ans some greens hard due to lack of watering. Front nine tougher than the back. Early morning tee off provided fast play and good price. Nice clubhouse facility.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent value

The staff was very friendly. The fairways and the greens were in excellent condition. The course provides a good challenge and the price was a very good value.

Will play here again and do recommend it to others.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

A work in progress

I played this course for the first time in six years and even though it has made some great strides, it's still a work in progress. There is a lot of dust, dirt & dead grass on and around the holes and some of the fairways are hard as rocks. I was shocked to see how hard the ground was on most of the tee boxes. It was difficult to almost impossible to push a tee into the ground. With a little more love this could be a wonderful old course to play...but it's not there yet!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Two Different Courses

Much of the course seems to have been around for a long time, and that part posed some tough hazards- lots of trees, water, and narrow fairways. But we crossed roads several times to reach what appeared to be a newer section. These holes were much more open, and easier to play. The course was generally in good condition, especially the greens. The exception was on hole #17, which had what appeared to be two sand traps which no longer were filled with sand. I landed in one of them, and there was just a mixture of weeds, barren ground, and a bit of sand. Thankfully, this was not the norm, but it's a spot they ought to clean up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

The only thing is that the directions to each hole could be better. Crossing streets and not knowing if that is the correct way to go should be addressed.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Nice layout plays hard from Blue tees

Course is nice but they do not mark there flags so you do not know if the flags are in the back or front of the greens. Makes it hard to judge your irons unless you have a range finder.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Many improvements over last year

This course is a beautiful course to play. The fairways, greens, tee box were well maintained.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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