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The Bull @
Pinehurst Farms
Sheboygan
Falls, WI
www.golfthebull.com
There’s downright giddiness in the
clubhouse of the Bull… Smiles, laughter,
handshakes and high fives. The
anticipation of rounds about to begin,
blends jovially with the sweet misery
reflection of those at their end. If
ever a place had that certain “je ne
sais quoi”… it’s here. And this family
owned course is a design masterpiece…
the only Jack Nicklaus Signature course
in Wisconsin.
The
memories and experience come at a steep
price for the budget golfer, but a local
regular put it all in perspective for
us. “You can take a golf trip out of
state and spend thousands, or build your
own 5 course trip in Wisconsin for half
a grand. If it’s me, I stay here… and I
play the Bull twice.” There was avid
accord. People love being here. The
owners are ever present, as “at your
beck and call” as any of their
detail-oriented courteous staff. The
history and reputation of the course is
significant to everyone who works here…
and people love working here. The
golfers have their tales… of near
hole-in-one’s on 3 and 6 and being gored
by the horns of 9 and 18. Debates rage
on the best four-hole stretch with 5
through 8 going head to head with 15
through 18. You get the point. People
love golfing here. If Jack designed a
bad hole here we didn’t find it. Doesn’t
seem anyone has. This place has received
every accolade, and one word pun
imaginable…
“Remarkabull”…“Unbelievabull”…
“Memorabull”… Yeah, it’s all that.
You
think we’re kidding? Check out the
hole-by-hole tour
on their website.
The practice facilities are
expansive and exceptional, the
“Champions” restaurant offers great,
well-priced, fares. The starters give
constructive tips, and the rangers herd
you along at 4-hour clips, preventing
any and all back-ups on the course.
Where the cost of the round
hinders the rating of this course by
Hacker standards, the quality of the
experience definitely compensates. You
won’t regret playing here no matter how
many balls you lose on #8. For those of
us who can’t afford to tie our shoes in
Kohler, the Bull @ Pinehurst Farms is
about as close as we get to the Straits,
and if you ask the people who’ve played
here, many will tell you that you need
go no further.
“This is as good as golf
gets in Wisconsin.” They say. “No bull.”
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