Clifton Hollow Golf Club

Clifton Hollow Golf Club sits in River Falls, Wisconsin, a small city in the St. Croix River valley region near the Minnesota border. The course was designed by Gordon Emerson, a regional architect whose work appears primarily across the upper Midwest. The property takes advantage of the rolling terrain characteristic of western Wisconsin's glacial landscape, where elevation changes and natural drainage corridors shape the routing and playing corridors. The layout reflects the practical design sensibilities common to courses built for community golf in smaller Wisconsin markets. Holes move through a mix of wooded areas and open farmland transitions, with the topography providing natural interest and strategic variety. The course serves both local membership and daily-fee play, typical of many clubs in towns of River Falls' size where golf facilities function as both private amenities and public recreational resources. River Falls itself is home to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and the surrounding area features a blend of agricultural land and residential development. The course operates within this context as a neighborhood facility, offering straightforward golf that emphasizes playability across different skill levels while incorporating the land's natural movement and vegetation patterns into the design.