Looking to play a round of golf on a public course with your friends?
According to a top golf magazine, Wisconsin is the best state to do it.
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Mag: Wisconsin Top Public Golf State
Golf Digest is a respected news outlet within the industry and is giving Wisconsin high praise.
“Wisconsin is the best state in the country for public golf courses, according to a new ranking by the magazine Golf Digest, which also touts Kohler’s Whistling Straights as the nation’s fourth best public course,” reported Wisconsin Public Radio.
Sue Shapcott, a former professional tour player and director of Change Golf Instruction in Madison, appeared on WPR’s ‘The Morning Show, where she said the state’s prominence in the golf industry comes from “a combination of a few things.”
“We have a very golf enthusiastic population here in Wisconsin, and we have developers who see the opportunity of the land we have here,” she added. “And once the state starts getting a few courses that become destinations and have tour events at them, then it just feeds and becomes a cycle where more developers build and more golfers come.”
The story continued:
This year, Wisconsin is slated to host the Women’s PGA Professional Championship after hosting the U.S. Senior Open last year, the Ryder Cup in 2020 and the U.S. Open in 2017.
Popularity in the sport is also rising. Nationally, about 2.5 million more people played on golf courses last year than in 2018, according to a National Golf Foundation report. Over the same period, the number of women players rose by 23 percent. Black, Asian and Hispanic golfers grew by 43 percent, too.
There’s nothing like a bright sunny day filled with friendly competition. As spring and summer get underway, expect plenty of people wanting to enjoy their days playing golf.
Especially in Wisconsin on their highly-touted public courses.
