1697 Leopold Way,
Nekoosa, Wisconsin 54457
Office
+1 (833) 903 1859Pro shop
+1 (888) 398 8671 toll freeWebsite
Visit websiteGolf pro
Derek Guzman (PGA Head Golf Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Open heathland style. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and open sandy "heathland".
Designer:
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
The four 18-hole golf courses at Sand Valley resort: Sand Valley course (par-72; 6913 yds from back tees; rating 73.2; Coore-Crenshaw design; 2017); Mammoth Dunes course (par-73; 6988 yds; rating 72.4; David McLay-Kidd; 2018); Sedge Valley (par-68; 5829 yds; rating 68.3; Tom Doak; 2024), and The Lido course (par-72; 7000 yds; Charles Blair Macdonald, recreated by Tom Doak; 1917/2024). Also at Sand Valley is the 17-hole Sandbox course (par-51; 1652 yds; Coore-Crenshaw; 2018).
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11 mi S of Nekoosa / 120 mi SW of Green Bay.
Sand Valley (Sand Valley)
Sand Valley Resort (Sand Valley course): Following on from the immense success of Bandon Dunes in Oregon, and Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs in Nova Scotia, Sand Valley is another exciting development from the Mike Keiser stable. The resort now boasts five courses: Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, Sedge Valley, The Lido, and the Sandbox short-course.
Sand Valley's character is built on the prehistoric tumbling dunes of central Wisconsin. The sandy soil here is home to low lying heathland vegetation like scrubby oaks and pines, heather, bearberry, blueberry, kinnikinnick and more. The Sand Valley course has a relatively open feel, where large exposed sand dunes flank the rolling fast-running fairways. As you might imagine, there is sand in abundance.
The first layout at Sand Valley, the Sand Valley course, was crafted by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw. It now has several stablemates, including Mammoth Dunes designed by David McLay-Kidd. There's also Tom Doak's heathland-style Sedge Valley course, and his faithful recreation of Charles Blair Macdonald's much revered "lost gem", the Lido course of Long Island, NY origins. The 17-hole Sandbox course offers the chance to hone your short game skills on holes that measure between 40 and 140 yards.
Stay&Play at Sand Valley: onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details and discounts. [Last updated: 2025].
Non-metal spike facility. The Sand Valley courses are walking-only. Caddies available. Ricksha (pull-trolleys) are available if a caddie is not used.
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Mike Keiser, co-founder of greeting card giant Recycled Paper Greetings, fell in love with the links golf courses of the British Isles. He decided these coastal duneland courses, much visited by North American golfers, needed to be brought much closer to home. And so Bandon Dunes was created - an out of the way golfer's paradise, built alongside the Pacific Ocean, amongst impressive Oregon dunes.
Sand Valley continues the British-theme, but this time inspired by inland "heathland" courses. The earliest heathland courses were built amongst the sandhills of a vast open heath that lay to the west of London. The courses gave London golfers in the 1890s and early 1900s a playing experience not too dissimilar from playing seaside links golf ... all that was missing was the sea!
Sand Valley course:
Wisconsin's 4th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 116th best course, and 17th best public access course (Golf Digest, 2023).
World's 80th best public access course (Golf World, 2023).
1697 Leopold Way, Nekoosa, WI 54457.
+1 (888) 398 8671 toll free
Visit websiteSand Valley offers a range of 1- to 8-bedroom options in its collection of lodge rooms, cottages and suites. The various onsite dining options include Aldo's Farm & Table, the Mammoth Bar, The Gallery and Craig's Porch. All you need to eat, sleep and golf!
Sand Valley (Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, Sedge Valley, The Lido and Sandbox courses).
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