The Baths is making a big splash with golfers at Blackwolf Run
Whoever heard of allowing golfers to go swimming in the middle of their round?
Well, probably nobody - until now.
The Baths of Blackwolf Run is allowing players to enjoy a swim on its new 10-hole par-3 course that is built on 27 acres between the Nos. 1 and 11 holes of its Meadow Valleys course. Chris Lutzke, the course designer, and Dirk Willis, vice president of golf for Kohler Co., took a running leap into one of the ponds when The Baths opened in early June.
Not many have since then, but swimming remains an available option. Herb Kohler, the 82-year old executive chairman of Kohler Co. and co-designer of the course, wanted it that way, and he's done wonders for the golf industry in Wisconsin.
The PGA Championships of 2004, 2010 and 2015 were played at Kohler's Whistling Straits course, which will be the site of this year's Ryder Cup matches later this month. Blackwolf Run, which opened the first of its 36 holes in 1988, hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 1998 and 2012. Staging such big events have boosted Wisconsin's image as a golf state and other courses have benefitted as well.
Revised: 09/26/2021 - Viewed 9,209 Times
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