University Ridge Golf Course
Madison, WI
University Ridge Golf Course is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Madison, Wisconsin, playing 7,082 yards with a course rating of 75.8 and slope of 142. It is ranked #17 on Golf Digest's Best in Wisconsin (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1991)
University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wisconsin is a public, par-72 Robert Trent Jones Jr. design from 1991, playing to 7,289 yards, owned by the University of Wisconsin. It hosts the PGA Tour Champions' American Family Insurance Championship.
Accolades
- Ranked #17, Best in Wisconsin (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 9002 County Road PD, Madison, WI 53593
⛳ Online booking: on the course's website
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 5 par 3s, 8 par 4s, 5 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 6, 624 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 12, 190 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 18, about 75 ft uphill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 4, 6 and 17
- Doglegs: 4 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 401 | 2 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 2 | 5 | 506 | 5 bunkers, plays about 55 ft downhill |
| 3 | 3 | 195 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 4 | 4 | 460 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 35 ft uphill |
| 5 | 3 | 195 | 3 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 6 | 5 | 624 | dogleg left, water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 425 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 8 | 3 | 202 | plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 9 | 5 | 578 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers, plays about 50 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,586 | |
| 10 | 4 | 480 | 2 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| 11 | 5 | 567 | 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| 12 | 3 | 190 | 3 bunkers, plays about 50 ft downhill |
| 13 | 4 | 331 | 3 bunkers, plays about 70 ft uphill |
| 14 | 4 | 402 | 4 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 347 | dogleg right, 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft downhill |
| 16 | 5 | 531 | dogleg right, 12 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 17 | 3 | 244 | water in play, 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 396 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers, plays about 75 ft uphill |
| In | 36 | 3,488 | |
| Total | 72 | 7,074 |
Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nakoma Country ClubMadison | 5.5 | 18 | 70 | 71.9 / 130 | Private |
| Blackhawk Country ClubMadison | 5.7 | 18 | 72 | 70.3 / 128 | Municipal |
| The Glen Golf ParkMadison | 5.9 | 9 | 64 | 62.8 / 104 | Municipal |
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