Kohler Golf Resort
Overall: Accommodations: Golf: Night Life: Value:
Kohler, WI Hotel: The American Club Courses: Whistling Straits-Irish Course Whistling Straits-Straits Course Black Wolf Run-River Course Black Wolf Run-Meadow Valley Course
Review
Wiz: For a pure, first class golf trip, you can’t beat Kohler. The remote location makes it a bit of work to get there and it's not cheap but, once you are there throw away the car keys and be prepared to be pampered. How could you go wrong at a place with a hundred toilets hanging on a wall?
10kk: Kohler is in my opinion the best golf resort we have ever been to. We flew into Milwaukee and rented a Dodge Durango and made the 1 hour trek to Kohler. This is the only 5 star resort in the mid-west. They have three choices of lodging from value to ultra luxury. The value choice (The Inn on Woodlake) is where Budget Bob and Buzz Kill stayed. They thought it was fine and were glad to save the difference. The American Club is the main hotel, great property close to everything. If you really want top level service, the small boutique hotel; The Carriage House, is the choice.
Wiz: Unbeknownst to me, the plush robes supplied in the room are to be worn to the lobby for the afternoon wine and cheese tasting. It's a bit hard to enjoy the cheese when you are wondering how many of the George Burns crowd are running around freestyle.
10kk: The Carriage House is where the spa is located so, the Wiz is correct, be prepared to see a lot of "skin" in the lobby. By skin, I mean 70 year old male skin loosely draped with the top of the line complementary robes provided for your use. The rooms are some of the most unique I have ever stayed in. Each entrance door is a solid wood arched entry. The baths have a separate tub and shower. Heated marble floors and towel warmers, turn down service and 3 times daily maid service make the experience well worth the additional cost. The afternoon 'Tea" in Wisconsin is a little different. They start by bringing a plethora of different homemade crackers and local Wisconsin cheeses to the lobby. These were some of the best I've ever had. The "Tea" it turns out is buckets of beers I've never heard of. All local brews each better than the last. Our "Value" Buddies heard about the "Free Beer and food" and made their way over to our neck of the woods. Wiz: I felt a bit like Ray Charles in a corn maze playing the Straits course. Pete Dye did everything in his power to defeat you. Many times you will need to blindly follow your caddy's instructions because you will have no idea what direction or how far to hit the ball. You may catch an occasional glimpse of the fairway but, mostly it is prairie, bunkers and sheep. Due to an obscure Wisconsin law, our caddie was only allowed to drink beer from a used Gatorade bottle. Not surprising considering the locals stroll around with cheese hats. A walking course designed for the comfort of Billy goats resulted in the use of various blister treatments in the evening. Helpful hint: Liquid bandage applied to an open sore will cause you to scream like Octo-mom dropping number 7.
The Straits and the Irish Courses are walking only courses and require caddies. As stated above, you would be lost without them. The Black Wolf Run courses are magnificent and if not for the huge shadow cast by Whistling Straits would be the main attraction.
Wiz: On property dining is top shelf but, a bit stuffy for my tastes. The Immigrant Restaurant is like a library. After a few rounds of cocktails, our table was clearly the unwelcome life of the party.
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