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Wisconsin Golf Trip
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Erin Hills and Sand Valley
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Whistling Straits and Blackwolf
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Whistling Straits and Blackwolf
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Ping Crossover G 16.5*, Ping Tour 90X
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Mizuno JPX 919 Tour 3-PW, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Mizuno S18 Gun Metal 52*10, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Mizuno S18 Gun Metal 58*8, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
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Mizuno S18 Gun Metal 52*10, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Mizuno S18 Gun Metal 58*8, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
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FlashSz 1w ADTP, 3w ADIZ, 5w ADDI, Graphite Design
Titleist 718 CB S300, 718 AP2 4i, S300
Fourteen RM22 53/58 Accra i100
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I haven't played Sand Valley (yet) but all 4 of the Kohler courses are excellent. Straits gets all the press, the but the other three are really good too.
Erin Hills is also excellent and is only 90 minutes-ish from Kohler so depending on where you are staying you could hit Erin Hills and all the Kohler courses in one trip.
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Cobra LTD set at 16* : Tour AD TP 8-S
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Cleveland RTX3 50, 54, 58 : Nippon 115-S Wedge
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With that said, playing something inland and then the Straits course is a great combination of scenery.
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I still want to get out to Sand Valley at some point soon though.
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Wow...tough crowd!
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XR 16 15* 3w/fukijura 565 Stiff
Adams Red 18*/Matrix altus Stiff
4-PW 718 AP3/AMT tour white Stiff
50* cleveland RTX 2.0 (10* bounce)
56* cleveland RTX 2.0 (12* bounce)
60* cleveland RTX 2.0 (6* bounce)
Odyssey O-Works #9 with Garsen Ultimate grip
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Ok ok. 17 and 18 at the straits are world class. I’ll give you that.
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I could make the argument that Erin Hills is the best public course I have ever played.
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Same/same.
Let's put it this way: I'm in no rush to get back WS/BWR. But I really want to get to SV and there is no way I will ever go through Milwaukee and not play EH.
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We finally agree on something!
Erin Hills is the hot chick with all the substances. But from a value point of view lawsonia is the best bang for the buck in all the land. Bethpage would probably be king of value but those 6 hour rounds can be dreadful.
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If you're looking for exclusively golf and nothing else, I'd do SV/EH.
Kohler has a little bit more to do besides golf.
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Erin Hills and Whistling Straits. Hands down.
EH and WS are in a totally different league. Sand Valley is fun, but not even close to the quality of WS and EH.
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Mammoth Dunes wouldn't make my top 10 in Wis.
EH and WS are clearly in a league of their own and way above Sand Valley.
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Byron Morgan DH89
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EH is one repetitive hole after the other, you'll think you just played 6 holes three times each and Sand Valley is like hitting shots on a football field, with all the equivalent stress (ie none) on the shots.
Those may be over-simplified views.
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Best of modern earth moving commercialized touristy great golf with an eyepopping price tag....WS and BWR
Having taken both trips if I had ten trips I would do 7 trips EH and Sand Valley, 3 trips EH/BWR....Yes I will skip WS on future visits. Too contrived. Not my cup of tea, but enjoyed my round. Liked BWR River better.
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I was waiting for you to come in and defend that landmine you call a great course. =p
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Speaking of landmines (OK those were battleship shells), I've been to Pointe du Hoc and there is a resemblance between the two ;-)
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Traveling to every C&C, Doad, Kidd resort is like eating at Hard Rock Cafe in every city you visit.
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I get what you are saying... But no one is going to pass up playing Bandon because Cabot and Streamsong (which I'm assuming are the resorts you are referring to) exist and vice versa. It is more like eating at every top steakhouse in said city, quite the difference. I guess the same argument could be made about Straits - play one Dye-obilical Dye course you've played them all? I don't believe that, but that is along the lines of your argument.
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50* cleveland RTX 2.0 (10* bounce)
56* cleveland RTX 2.0 (12* bounce)
60* cleveland RTX 2.0 (6* bounce)
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FlashSz 1w ADTP, 3w ADIZ, 5w ADDI, Graphite Design
Titleist 718 CB S300, 718 AP2 4i, S300
Fourteen RM22 53/58 Accra i100
SC Tour Newport // SC 009 //Byron DH89
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Day 1: Fly to ORD early, drive to SV, play 36, drive to Whistling
Day 2: 36 at Whistling Straits
Day 3: 36 at Whistling Straits
Day 4: Drive to Erin Hills, play 18, drive to ORD
Good bit of driving but we weren't sure if or when our next trip up there would be!