About this course
Northern Bay Resort sits on the shores of Castle Rock Lake in Arkdale, Wisconsin, about thirty minutes north of Wisconsin Dells. Its golf course, built in 2005, is a replica-style layout recreating famous holes from courses such as Augusta National, TPC Sawgrass, Oakland Hills, Firestone, and Bay Hill.
The 18-hole course lets golfers play versions of well-known holes, including an island green modeled on the 17th at Sawgrass, in one round on a single property in the northwoods of central Wisconsin. A grass driving range supports the course.
Northern Bay operates as a resort, pairing the golf course with lakeside condominium lodging, on-site dining, and event space for weddings and meetings. Tee times and dynamic seasonal pricing are available through the resort's booking system, and the property is pet friendly.
Type
Parkland
Region
Midwest
Holes
18
Par
72
Established
2005
LooperScore
77.8
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Design & architects
- David Relford, architect
- Matt Mootz, architect
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Nearby courses
Courses within 150 miles of Northern Bay Golf Resort, by true distance.
Adams County Country Club
Friendship, WI · 7.0 mi away
Adams County Country Club in Friendship, in central Wisconsin, also goes by Moundview Golf Course. It's a nine-hole course, and the public can play.
Sand Valley Golf Resort - Sand Valley
Nekoosa, WI · 14 mi away
The original course at Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and opened in 2017, Sand Valley routes across ancient glacial sand barrens, with wide fairways, exposed sand, and firm, fast turf that rewards ground-game creativity and thoughtful angles over raw distance. It is walking golf on rolling dune terrain, and the course that established the resort.
Sand Valley Golf Resort - Sedge Valley
Nekoosa, WI · 14 mi away
Sedge Valley opened in 2024 at Sand Valley in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, and was designed by Tom Doak. It was built deliberately short, playing to a par 68 at well under 6,000 yards, as a counterweight to the longer courses at the resort. The model was British heathland golf. Corridors are tighter than elsewhere on the property, the ground is covered in low sedge and scrub, and the emphasis is on shot placement and iron play rather than driving distance. There are more short par 4s and par 3s than a standard rotation. It is walking only, open to resort guests, and shares the same sandy soil as the resort's other courses.
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