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Description

Blackwolf Run
is a
golf course
complex in
Kohler, Wisconsin
. It is one of two golf destinations associated with
The American Club
, owned by a subsidiary of the
Kohler Company
. The other is the
Whistling Straits
complex in nearby
Haven
.
Opened in 1988 with 18 holes, Blackwolf Run was named that year's "Best New Public Course" by
Golf Digest
magazine, and has continued to accumulate awards and honors including regular ranking on the list of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" by Golf Digest and the "Top 100 You Can Play" by
Golf Magazine
. Nine holes were added in 1989 and it became a 36-hole facility in 1990. Most recently, both the River and Meadow Valleys courses received the coveted 5-Star ranking from Golf Digest.
River Course
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The River Course is an 18-hole layout along a glacial river basin that features a 7,404 yards (6,770 m) of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72.
[1]
The course has a rating of 76.2, and it has a slope rating of 151.
[2]
Designed by noted course architect
Pete Dye
, the course uses half of the original holes opened in 1988 and is played on
bent grass
. The river is the meandering
Sheboygan River
, which flows eastward to
Lake Michigan
at
Sheboygan
.
Meadow Valleys Course
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The Meadow Valleys Course is an 18-hole layout at 7,250 yards (6,629 m) for a par of 72.
[3]
Also designed by Dye, the course rating is 75.1, with a slope of 145.
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