
Kenosha Course
Kenosha Country Club





About this course
Kenosha Country Club occupies rolling terrain in southeastern Wisconsin, positioned between Milwaukee and the Illinois border along Lake Michigan. The course was designed by Donald Ross, the prolific Scottish architect whose American portfolio includes several hundred layouts across the country during the early twentieth century. Ross's work in the upper Midwest typically emphasized strategic bunkering, elevated greens with characteristic false fronts and subtle internal contours, and routing that works with natural land movement rather than against it. The Kenosha layout reflects Ross's preference for rewarding thoughtful placement over pure distance. Approach shots require careful consideration of green complexes that tend to repel poorly struck balls, and the bunkering—both greenside and fairway—is positioned to penalize the miss in the most common direction. The property's natural roll provides variety in stance and lie throughout the round, and mature tree growth frames many holes without overly constricting play corridors. The club has served as a fixture of southeastern Wisconsin golf for nearly a century, hosting regional amateur competitions and maintaining the kind of traditional member culture common to established country clubs in smaller American cities. The course remains a recognizable example of Ross's design principles adapted to Midwestern topography, offering members and visitors a straightforward test of golf fundamentals without excessive length or modern architectural embellishment.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Private column compares member-only and guest-restricted courses.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in WI
Quick facts
- Location
- Kenosha, WI, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1922
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Donald Ross
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,479 yards
- Difficulty
- 73.7/132
- Course Vaults score
- 7.1
Getting there
Kenosha Country Club is most readily accessed via Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) or Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), both situated roughly 45 minutes to an hour south of the club by car; the drive north from either hub carries you through the industrial and residential fabric of the Chicago metropolitan area before opening into the quieter, tree-lined neighborhoods of Kenosha proper, where Lake Michigan's presence begins to assert itself in the cooling air and the widening horizons. For those arriving by private aircraft, Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MKE) in Milwaukee offers convenient fixed-base operations and is the preferred gateway for discerning travelers seeking to bypass commercial terminals entirely. The final miles into Kenosha Country Club unfold along well-maintained local roads that transition from suburban thoroughfares into the refined, established residential character of the club's lakeside setting - a journey that feels less like a pilgrimage to a distant sanctuary and more like a quiet return to a place of quiet permanence and understated elegance.

FAQ
Common questions about Kenosha
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Kenosha has a Course Vaults score of 7.1 out of 10 based on 16 logged golfers.
Kenosha was designed by Donald Ross.
Kenosha is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Kenosha is 70.
Kenosha plays 6,479 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Kenosha is 132.




