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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6535 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.3

Fairways of Woodside Golf Club is located just outside of Sussex, sprawling across the beautiful countryside of southeastern Wisconsin. The course is seemingly flat but there are a few subtle but challenging contours, overall a walkable course though. Water comes into play on 11 holes and nearly all of the greens have a bunker lurking nearby. One of the most memorable water holes is the par-3 12th where golfers will have to carry a large lake that juts in front of the green. The monstrous 15th hole is another tough one. This par 5 is a double dogleg where even the best golfers have a hard time making it to the green in two. It is a challenging golf course but most of the hole are straightforward and not overly punishing if you're errant.

Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Apr - Sept
Architect Garrett Gill (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Wisconsin (2016 #11)

Reviews

1.7
78 Reviews (78)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 19
Narrow Fairways 16
Water Hazards 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Advanced Golfers 9
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 9
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 14
Convenient to the City 12
Worth the Drive 11

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Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great place for fall golf!

Quite a mix of holes, from easy par fours (under 3 bills), to double dog-leg 500+ yd par 5. 13,14 &15 may be the 3 toughest consecutive holes in SE Wis. Course is in great fall shape. Greens appear to have already been aerated and are well healed, perhaps a little on the slow side compared to summer conditions. Leaves are only a minor issue and they were attending to them while we were there. Course was basically empty. Quite a shame with the GolfNow deals and beautiful fall weather. Hope to play there once more before the season comes to a screeching halt.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Excellent September Condition

Course was beautiful and very mature. I last golfed here about 7 years ago just after the course opened. Fairways and greens were in pristine condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenge

Relatively easy front with a tough back nine. Good condition with challenging greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
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

Challenging back nine

You need to score well on the shorter, easier front nine because the back nine is more challenging - more carry required and tighter fairways due to trees/ water. Golf Now deal made the ride to Sussex worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great value on Golf Now for play

Nice course, everything was very good except the condition of the greens. They were little disappointing. Still not easy for seniors on the couple of holes with a forced carry on the back nine. Not for your beginning golfer.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

great couse but expensive unless you play on discount

First time playing and paired up with a couple who play this frequently so made it enjoyable. As the starter said, front 9 'easy' but back 9 tough. All holes have some challenge, and the greens are undulating but roll well.
interesting par 5 'Z' where you are always going to play 3 to get to the green as it is geometrically difficult (unless you are Bubba) to ever think of hitting it in on in 2! Water and out of bounds in play on several holes. Needs finesse than distance.
Worst part was their bunkers- sand was all packed and not fluffy- and that was in the absence of any significant rain!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fix your greens

Nice layout. The clover and weeds are a real problem. Biggest complaint is the tee boxes and greens. Need to be aerated really bad. The greens for sure. A few greens are diseased. The fairways were very nice but there were some weeds starting pop up there too. Food was really good and service was friendly. Won't go back until they spend some money on the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice round of golf

Very playable front nine followed by a very challenging back nine. Excellent shots are needed on the back nine, which was tough but beautiful. The overall condition was good, with the fairways in nice shape, somewhat bumpy greens and some bare spots on tees. Special thanks to Ben in the pro shop. After another single did not show up for our tee time, Ben was kind enough to set me up to play with a twosome a few minutes later. Since it. Was my first time playing the course, it was helpful playing with these two members, who advised me on aiming points for my drives and other course suggestions.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 87
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Pace of Play killed what could have been a Great day of Golf!

We are visiting from out of Town but have played in the past on this course. This has been a nice enjoyable course in the past. The course was extremely wet and individuals were not repairing their ball marks on the Greens, they we replaying from the Tips when they needed to be playing from other Tees because they were not qualified to be playing off the Tips. The pace of play was horrible, despite the fact they had a couple Rangers who appeared to be going around but not doing much about speeding up the play. Guys were gambling and drinking with a scramble ahead of us and goofing off. It was extremely hot and humid on the 16th hole we decided rather than play the last 2 holes in 3/4 more hrs. We quit!
We will not return back but find another area course to play when we are in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

Very nice condition, very playable for the average golfer. Good time had by all and would recommend it to everyone.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very good shape

Course was in great shape, beautiful day, and lots of challenges. Back nine is considerably more difficult and many holes require very straight drives. Excellent HOT VALUE deal found the morning of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Neat layout

Really enjoy the diverse front versus back nine. The double dog leg on the back is very unique. Great layout!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun fun

This is what u expect when u want a great day of golf . U might see some scuba guys divin around after ur balls . With all the water spots . Long bk 9 , deffently use every club . I come here all the time and just love this place .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great course

The course was in great condition....even though there was a lot of grass clippings on the fairway. We did not see the beverage cart all morning...but no big deal.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Used cart

Short front nine, normal back nine.

The front nine was a little short from the white tees,
so we played the blacks, and played the whites on the back. The course was in very good condition.
Fairways were in great shape, as were the greens.
The front nine was quite a bit easier then the back.
The back nine had some very interesting par fives,
with wetlands coming in play on some holes. Very nice. The par'3 were a little long for novices.
Had a great time, will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Challenging golf course that is well maintained. Very good course for the amount paid to play.

Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice, simple course

Very well kept. Very nice course and facilities. Course is simple and seasoned players may not be challenged. Most holes around 300 yds from white tee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Back Nine

Course was in great shape - very challenging back nine - lots of fun!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course offers different challenges

Lovely course surrounded by beautiful homes. Great design offering some narrow fairways off the tee box. Rough could see some better care, but overall our group enjoyed the challenges as well as the day. Definitely want to go back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Course was very well maintained overall. Greens were fast but a little bumpy. Course was very challenging with a couple long narrow holes here and there but had a real good time

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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