September 2014

The Lure of Lawsonia Links

Wider, More Open Spaces in Green Lake Wisconsin

As the third finest course in the Badger State within Golf Week Magazine's 2014 Best You Can Play rankings, The Links Course at Lawsonia could have easily rested on its 85 year history of greatness. Fortunately for golf fans throughout the Midwest, the 1929 William Langford gem in Green Lake, WI has not. Under the direction of Oliphant Companies, who formed a partnership with Lawsonia last fall, a bold tree removal initiative is underway that in the end will restore The Links to its original intent. I was fortunate enough to recently interview Craig Haltom, vice president of golf management for Oliphant, and we discussed a variety of topics as it relates to the ongoing renovations at Lawsonia.

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Green Bay Wisconsin

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Erin Hills and The 2017 US Open Travel Guide

Travel Tips and Insider Information

Erin Hills, located in the heart of Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine is the site of the 2017 US Open. After the USGA awarded the major, Erin Hills has been the buzz of the Badger State. If you are planning on attending the event or playing the course here are some tips from a guy who lives a driver, nine iron away.

Getting There
The hardest part of your travels will be spotting the small wooden sign marking the entrance. The course and club house are tucked a mile off County Road O in the rolling terrain known as The Holy Hill area. So keen eyes will be needed the last stretch of your journey. Do not feel bad if you drive past it. On my first trek to the course, I drove past it 3 times. I was told the minimalistic entrance replicates the great courses in Ireland. Grand entrances and pearly gates are not needed when the golf course is that good.

For jet-setters, the largest and most convenient path is Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport (MKE). Your 45 minute drive will pass through the outskirts of Metro Milwaukee along Highway 894 and up Highway 41.

Depending on your itinerary, travelers can entertain flying into Illinois' O'Hare International (ORD) or Madison's Dane County Regional Airport (MSN).

Ticket Sales
Tickets will go on sale after the 2016 US Open

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