An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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39 The Bull at Pinehurst Farms, 485 yards, par 4 (920-467-1500) golfthebull.com A double dogleg requiring a long drive that must be in the fairway and must slice off as much of the water as possible for even an outside chance of hitting a wide and shallow green. Reasonable golfers should play their second shot to the left of the water and marsh in front of the green, leaving a chip and hopefully one putt. Going at this green in two demands a perfect second shot, assum- ing you had a perfect drive. Ironwood (#9 Meath) , 411 yards, par 4 (262-538-9900) ironwoodgolfcourse.com Avoid the traps on both sides of the fairway with your drive which needs to be long to have a medium iron (or long iron if the wind is against you) to a large green that slopes from back to front and is guarded on the right by traps. Kettle Hills (#9 Woods) , 551 yards, par 5 (262-628-0200) kettlehills.com Gimmicky…maybe, but still challenging and fun. A double dogleg that demands a long straight drive uphill to position yourself for an accurate second shot to the top of a ridge. Make sure you have the right club for that second shot and stay right, but not too far right because there are trees. Go left and you're stymied. Your third shot is severely downhill to a green that slopes from right to left along- side a hill on the right and a dropoff to a marsh on the left. T he Oaks, 547 yards, par 5 (608-837-4774) golftheoaks.com A double dogleg requires a good drive and an even better second shot to position yourself to go at the elevated green with a short or medium iron. The second shot needs to be in the middle or on the left side of the fairway, but don't go too far left because there's a marsh lurking over there. The relatively flat green is fronted by water and several deep traps. Washington County, 405 yards, par 4 (262-670-6616) golfwcgc.com An uphill dogleg left hole that always seems to be into the wind. Two large, deep traps are located on the fairway's left side at the turn. Get in those traps and you have little or no chance of reach- ing a long narrow green guarded by traps on the right front and along the entire left side. Whispering Springs, 529 yards, par 5 (920-921-8053) whisperingspringsgolf.com Accuracy is the keyword on this beautifully tree-lined (on both sides) hole that doglegs and slopes to the left about 140 yards from the green. Your second shot needs to be center or right-of center to put yourself in position for a short iron over water and a deep trap guarding the front of a shallow green that slopes back to front. Should your second shot go too far left, chances are you won't have a go at the green.