
Baraboo Course
Baraboo Country Club



About this course
Baraboo Country Club sits in south-central Wisconsin, serving the small city of Baraboo and the surrounding Sauk County area. The course was designed by Larry Packard, a regional architect who worked primarily across the upper Midwest during the latter decades of the twentieth century. Packard's designs typically emphasize playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating the natural terrain features common to Wisconsin golf—rolling fairways, mature hardwood corridors, and modest elevation changes shaped by glacial activity. The routing at Baraboo takes advantage of the area's gentle topography, with holes moving through wooded sections and more open farmland-style terrain. The Baraboo River valley and the nearby Baraboo Range, a distinctive quartzite formation that rises from the surrounding plains, provide the broader landscape context. The course serves a traditional membership base drawn from the local community and seasonal visitors to the Wisconsin Dells region just to the north. Baraboo Country Club functions as a classic small-town facility where golf is part of the social fabric rather than a destination experience. The club offers a straightforward test of golf suited to regular play, with tree-lined fairways requiring accuracy and greens that reflect the modest scale typical of Packard's work. The setting remains quiet and rural, with views extending toward the wooded bluffs that define this part of the state.
Quick facts
- Location
- Baraboo, WI, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1961
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Larry Packard
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,570 yards
- Difficulty
- 72.5/124
- Course Vaults score
- 6.6
Getting there
The journey to Baraboo Country Club begins at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) in Madison, roughly forty minutes to the south, or alternatively through Milwaukee's Mitchell International (MKE), situated ninety minutes east across the rolling dairy farmland of south-central Wisconsin. The drive north from either hub carries you through quintessential Midwestern terrain - gentle hills, working farms, and the gradual emergence of the Baraboo Range, a distinctive geological formation that frames the club's setting with quiet, understated drama. As you enter Baraboo proper, the landscape shifts from open pasture to the wooded, undulating grounds that define this corner of Wisconsin's golf country, where the club's classic layout sits nestled among native oaks and the natural contours that have made the region a hidden gem for serious players seeking authenticity over ostentation.

FAQ
Common questions about Baraboo
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Baraboo has a Course Vaults score of 6.6 out of 10 based on 5 logged golfers.
Baraboo was designed by Larry Packard.
Yes. Baraboo is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Baraboo is 72.
Baraboo plays 6,570 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Baraboo is 124.



