NWO Golf Links August 2015

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GOLFERS OFTEN DREAM of
playing the same courses they
see the pros play on television.
Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Torrey
Pines and Doral are examples
of iconic courses that host PGA
Tour events.
Wisconsin, will be hosting its
third PGA Championship this
month (August 13-16). It is a
challenging and stunningly
beautiful golf course with
majestic views of Lake Michigan
available at every turn.
Frequent golf partners, Ralph
Steinman, Ben Russow, Cris
Desatte and Andrew Brown
decided during some post-golf
conviviality that they should
make a golf pilgrimage to the
“Land of the Cheeseheads” to
check out Whistling Straits for
themselves.
Russow was delegated the task
of travel agent for this expedition
and received the “Stay & Play”
travel package information from
.
You may be familiar with the
name Kohler.
Next time you use the faucet to
get a drink of water or flush the
toilet, check out the brand name
on those necessities of modern-
day living. The Kohler Company
has been in business since 1873
and is still a family owned 122
years later.
Herb Kohler has been the CEO
of the Fortune 500 company
since 1972, and in addition
to running the company, finds
time to partner with well-known
designer, Pete Dye, to build
fantastic golf courses. Together
they have built two destination
golf resorts, Whistling Straits
and Blackwolf Run in Kohler.
Whistling Straits hosted the 2004
and 2010 PGA Championships,
as well as, the 2007 U.S. Senior
Open and will host the 2020
Ryder Cup. Its sister, Blackwolf
Run, hosted three World Golf
Championship tournaments
from 1995-1997, as well as, the
1998 and 2012 U.S. Women’s
Opens.
With their sticks safely packed
in the trunk the foursome set
out on the six-hour drive to
Sheboygan last month.
F R E D A LT VAT E R
NWO Golf Links
Local Golfers Test
Their Games at
Whistling Straits
This is not
your average
golf trip. It’s
a “Bucket
List” trip
that is to be
enjoyed and
savored.