University Ridge Golf Course

University Ridge is the best Public Course in Southern Wisconsin. It is that way because of the great staff, to the amazing beautiful golf course, and its a challenge but fun as well. Course can play really tough on windy days. The front nine and back nine are quite different. Front nine fairly wide open and back nine you are playing among the trees. High Recommended: I'm a local and I play this course 10-15 times a year.

Amazing golf course. What does amazing even mean…? Right? Well here is amazing. Beautiful foliage with a 5 star golf course carved in. The food betrays the course. UW sits on a gold mine of a course but turns out silver. Still is one of Wisconsin’s best 18 hole venues. No lie!!

Great landscaping. Wow the AmFam Golf championship was staffed great. The fire pits🔥were going because it's a chilly day. Great cheeseburger 🍔 I had free tickets!

So, for the past 6 years, I've been traveling down to Madison, WI from the Twin Cities, pretty much every month like clockwork for my work. Every year, I've been trying to play University Ridge in Madison and for the past 6 years of trying to play, I was always met with the course either being 100% booked, closed for an event, hosting tournaments or league night. So, for 6 years, I've been trying to play this course, and today, I finally made it happen! And it was worth the persistence and wait! University Ridge has constantly ranked among the top courses in WI and Midwest. It plays host to the Champion's Tour's American Family Championship since 2016 and is home of the U of WI Badgers golf team. Everything about this club is top-notch! The proshop is well stocked with a great variety of top brands and products. The bar & and restaurant have great food and drinks, with nice views down 1 and 9. The practice range is one of the nicest around and rivals any private club in the area. I was paired with 3 college students, and the course was fairly full, being the only nice day in the forecast this week (50° and sunny with little wind). We played in about 4:10 and the pace was just fine; being cart path only didn't help with pace at all, but it gave me the opportunity to snap a ton of pictures without hindering anyone's pace. What I loved about the course was the diverse mix of holes and elevation changes. At no point did the course feel repetitive or boring. For early April, the conditions were as good as anyone could ask for, other than some snow lingering in shaded areas. University Ridge rose to my favorite Madison golf course today. It's so hard to list favorite Wisconsin courses as the state is littered with amazing golf courses! But if I had to, it's top 10 for sure and should be on your radar if you haven't played it.

Every town has their “ If you are ever in …. You must eat here, and see that over there”. U Ridge is a staple and is definitely on Madison. Wisconsin’s to do list.