BARABOO CC

The rolling terrain of south-central Wisconsin creates natural amphitheaters for golf, and this 72-par public track maximizes every undulation with greens that cascade into hollows and fairways that climb toward distant ridgelines. What separates it from typical Midwest municipal fare is the routing's clever use of elevation changes—you'll hit everything from blind tee shots over crests to downhill approaches where club selection becomes pure guesswork. The real test comes on the par-3s, where the designer positioned targets on shelves cut into hillsides that demand both precision and local knowledge.