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The Golf Courses of Lawsonia: Links
Green Lake, WI • Public
The Golf Courses of Lawsonia: Links
W2615 S Valley View Dr
Green Lake, WI 54941
United States
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Overview
A darling of the architecture cognoscenti, Lawsonia Links, designed and built in the 1930s by William Langford and Theodore Moreau, circles through grassy meadows and past an occasional stand of oaks. It’s a purposefully modest and functional design that invites players to rip driver, then buckle down for precise shots into large platform greens perched above deep trench bunkers dug out with pre-modern steam shovels. The par-3 seventh has another explanation entirely. Its green, perched like a birthday cake, was formed by piling dirt over an old railroad boxcar.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest Public: Ranked since 2019.
Highest ranking: 58th.
Previous ranking: 62nd.
2025-'26 ranking: 66th.
Best in State: Ranked 10th, 2019-'24. Ranked 13th, 2025-'26.
Previous ranking: 10th.
2025-'26 ranking: 13th.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
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“Fantastic design, the course plays firm and fast. The greens are excellent. Shot options are abundant. Really enjoyed it, for me!"
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“Lawsonia Links is one of the great values in golf in the United States. It is certainly in the top 10 golf courses in Wisconsin. However, it does not compare to the top courses in the State, such as Whistling Straits, Sand Valley and Erin Hills."
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“Nowhere are the talents of Langford and Moreau better displayed than at Lawsonia Links. The routing is full of surprises, including a 3-5-3-5-3 sequence on the back nine. The course utilizes undulating terrain and rewards strategic thinking over power and distance. The seventh hole as an almost theatrical presence. Lawsonia is vintage, thoughtful, and well-preserved, a true hidden gem for those who want to experience the quiet audacity of golden age architecture."
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“Nowhere are the talents of Langford and Moreau better displayed than at Lawsonia Links. The routing is full of surprises, including a 3-5-3-5-3 sequence on the back nine. The course utilizes undulating terrain and rewards strategic thinking over power and distance. The seventh hole as an almost theatrical presence. Lawsonia is vintage, thoughtful, and well-preserved, a true hidden gem for those who want to experience the quiet audacity of golden age architecture."
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“A very pleasant course to play, feels like a links course although it is inland. A nice design, offering many options on how to play most holes, allowing the golfer to be creative. Was in great conditions when played with fast and firm fairways, and greens rolling true."
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“This course was in great conditions when played, fairways were firm and fast. Although situated inland, it offered the feeling found on links courses. Most holes can be played different ways by the scratch golfer."
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“7th hole has a rail car buried under the green to create massive contouring....especially for the era in which this course was built. Unique layout that offers five par 5's and five par 3's. Big and bold green complexes and bunkering with dramatic counters. Layout variety suffers due to the design including 7 holes that dogleg to the right versus just one hole that offers a dogleg left.....specifically there are 5 holes that are uphill & dogleg to the right"
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“A golden age design from Langford and Moreau, Lawsonia Links is one of the most unique public courses in America with its geometric bunkering and wonderful set of greens. The 6th and 7th holes are real standouts on the front 9, but Lawsonia truly excels when you reach the 11th hole and play the next 8 holes over completely exposed, windswept glacial landforms. The course is extremely generous off the tee and playable for the masses, but relies on uneven lies, strategic bunkering, and tricky greens as its defense. This is one of the best values in America under $100 and is an extremely fun, worthwhile round."
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“Great Landford & Moreau course. Fun shaping. Beautiful use of the land. Fun walk."
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“Links holes on the back 9 are a wild ride!"
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