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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6051 yards
Slope 121
Rating 68.6

Kestrel Ridge Golf Club in Columbus offers a fun getaway that is a just a quick drive from both Madison and Milwaukee. At just over 6,000 yards, it is a manageable length that beginners can approach with confidence. The terrain is mostly flat but there are some subtle undulations that can cause some tricky lies. The golf course, for the most part, is wide-open, though, a few mature trees border some of the fairways. A number of sparkling ponds dot the course, coming into play on a few holes. Kestrel Ridge Golf Club finishes with its signature hole, which claims to be the hardest two-shot par 4 to be found anywhere. This hole demands accuracy with a two-tiered fairway, sloped from left to right, that leads to a small landing area but after that you are then faced with a treacherous carry over a large rock ravine.

Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Blue
Greens Bent

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
54 Reviews (54)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Water Hazards 11
Narrow Fairways 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Seniors 8
Walkers 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 10
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

enjoyed

great time playing with another couple
will go back again soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Club house staff seemed mad becuse we booked on line with Golfnow.com.

Club house staff needs big improvement.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Hot Deal was great value

Although the weather was very hot, the course was in excellent condition and the staff friendly and helpful.

Good variety of hole design.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

a fun little course

The back nine offers more difficult holes
and is considerably less wide open than
the front, offering more variety of landscape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Friendly Staff

The staff was extremely friendly & accommodating. Played another course in the early morning & was held up by rain for more than an hour. Had a 10am tee time & didn't show up until after 11am at Kestrel Ridge. Staff was great & gave me no hassle. It was a Thursday so not too many people on the course but I'm sure had it been a Saturday or Sunday they've would've done the same. Couse was not quite as nice as I expected but had played a round at a top notch that morning and later that afternoon so I may be comparing apples and oranges. I had heard wind was always a factor at Kestrel Ridge & it didn't disappoint. Very open & I could see wind adding a few strokes to each round. Overall a nice course but not a 5 star course. For $10 on GolfNow I can't complain!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Nice course. A few holes that you really can't take a driver.

But is fun challenge. Friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

well kept course

My partner and I played on a sunny day with just a little wind. this course can really play havoc with your score when the wind is high. there are some very challenging pin positions and strategically placed bunkers. the rough isn't overly long but fair. i had a very good overall round, playing average on the front but shot a 40 on the back with 3 pars. worth trying out the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth the drive

I am 68 years old and play the course with my son about three times a year. It's a nice short course but it's very challenging. The staff is really friendly. It's worth the 62 mile drive from Wisconsin Dells to play. The course was in midsummer condition even on October 23rd.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

WIND BLOWN CHALLENGE

SMALL GREENS ARE MUCH TOUGHER TO HIT & PUT WHEN THE WIND IS UP.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Kestral Ridge

If nothing else, yesterday was a beautiful day to be golfing anywhere. This course has been somewhat maligned because of course conditions. Yesterday was very good, though. Because of the lack of much rain throughout the summer, the course was in better condition than usual. The greens had been aerated earlier in the morning and there was a fine layer of sand on them. I would recommend play here, regardless of the price.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging but good course for all ablities

Course has nice mix of challenges with water hazards & plenty of sand to get you into trouble. Nice course for beginning golfers. Greens aren't to fast nor do they have seriously hard to read putts. Good course to play in about 3 1/2-4 hrs. for a 3-4 some. Good food & bar area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good course for practice rounds

Play here often to just get in a round at the last minute.
Usually able to get good rates and course not very busy. If it is busy, the patrons are usually gracious about allowing someone to play through but not on this day. This is very unusual of this course. Of the 4 or 5 groups I caught up to, only one older gentlemen with two younger boys offered to let me play through. The others just kept on playing even when they looked back and saw me sitting there waiting for them to find their lost balls or finish on the tee box.

Will continue to play here but will be more careful about asking about number of groups out at the time I will play. This was a beautiful, early p.m., Friday so do understand how this could be with large number of players but surprised by the lack of etiquette..

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course but soooo windy

Nice good..courteous staff with nice facilities. First time playing the course and mondays are the day to go. Decent fairways but anything beyond is out of bounds.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Stay on the Fairway

I play this course all the time. The only problem for me is that I have an amateur's tendency to spray my drives. Although the fairways and rough are fairly wide, anything beyond that is either a lateral hazard or out of bounds on most holes. So hit it somewhat straight. Bunkers are strategically placed. The sand in them is less than desirable since it is often wet and heavy. The "final four" holes are the most challenging especially number 18 which has a blind narrow landing area with a chasm to the right and houses to the left. (Protected by screens). Almost no trees on the course but I did manage to hit the one off the number 8 tee box. Many of the par 4s are not too long neither are the par 3s. Overall I would give it a very good rating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible

This was easily the worst course I've ever played. The greens are all cracking (moss is the only thing that would make it do that) and are cut way too tight for the amount of rain. When playing tips there are at least 3 holes where the tee box is illegal and isn't even as long as the 2 driver rule. Irrigation is interesting as there are drains in the middle of fairways that are very significant. For standing water on some holes it shocks me how dry the greens where. Honestly looks like they don't have a super. Will never go back regardless of how cheep it is. .

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Walked

Was not even open!

I drove over 30 miles to meet a friend who drove up from CHICAGO to golf! course wasn't open! Sign on door said "Will not be open if temps under 50 degrees! Nice! what a waiste of time! Never, Never, Never AGAIN!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Fall golf

We played on the coldest and rainiest day of Sept. 2014. They even drove out to the first tee to offer us a voucher, but we played on and wasn't that bad. They have put in some long needed improvements to the cart paths, bunkers and drainage system. Should be in really good shape next year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Good value and nice layout

Played this course for the first time on the way to the Dells, was worth it stopping here for a 1/3 of the price for courses in the Dells.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Round to remember

One of those days when everything was perfect. The course was basically empty, we played in just over 3 hrs. Broke 80 for the first time. Will definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great value

You get a lot of good golf for not very much money!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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