Sunset over Erin Hills' fescue and glacial terrain
▦ hero—Sunset over Erin Hills' fescue and glacial terrain
Destinations / Washington County, Wisconsin

Erin Hills

One U.S. Open venue, 35 miles from Milwaukee, in the town it's named for.
Courses
Erin Hills (catalogued)
walking-only, no carts
Best season
May – October
Getting there
Fly to Milwaukee (MKE), ~45 min drive
35 miles northwest of Milwaukee via I-41
From the airport
Milwaukee (MKE) · ~55 min drive
Price
$$$

Erin Hills is close to a one-course town—the course and the town of Erin, Wisconsin share a name, and there's not much else out here besides rolling glacial farmland and the twin-towered Holy Hill basilica visible from a few holes. It's 35 miles northwest of Milwaukee, walking-only, and it hosted the U.S. Open just eleven years after opening.

This is a golf-first trip, not a resort trip—stay in Milwaukee or nearby Hartford (small-town diners, a couple of microbreweries) and drive out for the round. Kettle Moraine State Forest is next door if you want a hike the day before or after.

The courses
Erin Hills
Erin Hills
Hurdzan/Fry/Whitten · par 72 · the 2017 U.S. Open, heathland at 7,700+ yards.
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Where to stay

On-property lodging sells out well in advance—book early.

Cottages
Cottages
4-bedroom cottages named for the great Irish links · from $2,100/nt
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The Lodge
The Lodge
Rustic Irish country inn steps from the course · from $375/nt
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Staying off property

These nearby stays keep the trip alive when the resort is full.

Mon Bijou
Mon Bijou
Close to Erin Hills · from $160/nt
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Where to eat
Irish Pub & Terrace
$35 pp
Irish pub · dinner
Fescue Rescue
$18 pp
On-course snack shack · lunch
Off the course
Holy Hill National Shrine, visible from the course
Kettle Moraine State Forest hiking
Hartford's diners & microbreweries
Best time to go
JanAprJulOctDec
Courses close for winter; wind is a factor most rounds, any season.
Sample itineraries
Day trip from Milwaukee
Drive out, play, drive back
Overnight in Hartford
Stay close, add a Kettle Moraine hike
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