
Lake Lawn Course
Lake Lawn Resort




About this course
Lake Lawn is a resort course in Delavan, Wisconsin, designed by Dick Nugent and opened in 1968. The course sits on the southern shore of Delavan Lake in the Walworth County lake district, a region that has drawn vacationers from Chicago and Milwaukee since the late nineteenth century. Nugent, a Chicago-based architect who worked extensively throughout the Midwest during the 1960s and 1970s, routed the layout to incorporate the natural lakeside terrain and the rolling topography characteristic of this glacially formed landscape. The course measures just over 6,600 yards from the back tees and plays as a parkland design with tree-lined fairways and water features that come into play on several holes. The proximity to Delavan Lake influences the setting, with views of the water from certain points on the property. The layout includes a mix of straightaway and dogleg holes that require accuracy more than length, typical of Nugent's approach to resort golf design during this period. Lake Lawn Resort has operated as a year-round destination property for decades, and the golf course serves primarily resort guests and local members. The facility includes a clubhouse with dining options and practice areas. The course remains a fixture in the Delavan area golf scene, offering a traditional Midwest resort experience in a lakeside setting that has catered to recreational golfers for more than fifty years.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in WI
Quick facts
- Location
- Delavan, WI, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1928
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Dick Nugent
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,425 yards
- Difficulty
- 73.8/126
- Course Vaults score
- 6.7
Getting there
Lake Lawn Resort lies just ninety minutes southwest of Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport and two hours north of Chicago O'Hare, making it an effortlessly accessible retreat from either metropolis. The drive from Milwaukee traces I-43 south before peeling west through the gently rolling farmland and glacial moraine of southeastern Wisconsin, while the Chicago approach follows I-94 northwest past the Illinois state line into lake country. As the highway gives way to tree-lined county roads skirting the southern shore of Delavan Lake, the landscape softens into a tableau of summer estates and wooded waterfront - a quiet prelude to the resort's sprawling lakeside grounds, where a century-old tradition of Midwestern leisure unfolds along 275 acres of pristine shoreline.

FAQ
Common questions about Lake Lawn
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Lake Lawn has a Course Vaults score of 6.7 out of 10 based on 18 logged golfers.
Lake Lawn was designed by Dick Nugent.
Yes. Lake Lawn is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Lake Lawn is 70.
Lake Lawn plays 6,425 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Lake Lawn is 126.



