Alpine Valley Resort's Sugar Creek and Summit courses occupy rolling terrain in East Troy, Wisconsin, roughly an hour southwest of Milwaukee. Arthur L. Johnson designed both layouts as part of the resort property, which also includes ski facilities that take advantage of the same glacially formed topography. Johnson, a Chicago-based architect active from the 1960s through the 1980s, worked extensively throughout the upper Midwest and was known for routing courses that work with natural elevation changes rather than against them. The Sugar Creek course plays through wooded corridors and open meadow areas, with the routing incorporating several elevation shifts typical of southeastern Wisconsin's kettle moraine landscape. The Summit course, as its name suggests, utilizes higher ground on the property and features more pronounced changes in elevation. Both courses serve primarily as resort amenities, offering accessible golf for visitors staying at the property or attending events at the facility. The dual-course setup reflects a common approach at Wisconsin resorts from this era: providing variety and capacity for outings and group play while maintaining manageable conditioning requirements. The courses operate within a recreational rather than championship framework, with yardages and difficulty calibrated for resort guests and regional players. The surrounding landscape includes the glacial lakes and wooded hills characteristic of Walworth County, and the property's year-round operation as a ski and golf destination shapes the overall experience and maintenance calendar.