Blackwolf Run is a

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complex in

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. It is one of two golf destinations associated with The American Club, owned by a subsidiary of the

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. The other is the

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complex in nearby Haven. Opened in 1988 with 18 holes, Blackwolf Run was named that year's "Best New Public Course" by

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magazine, and has continued to accumulate awards and honors including regular ranking on the list of "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses" by Golf Digest and the "Top 100 You Can Play" by

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. Nine holes were added in 1989 and it became a 36-hole facility in 1990. Most recently, both the River and Meadow Valleys courses received the coveted 5-Star ranking from Golf Digest.

River Course

The River Course is an 18-hole layout along a glacial river basin that features a of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course has a rating of 76.2, and it has a slope rating of 151. Designed by noted course architect

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, the course uses half of the original holes opened in 1988 and is played on

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. The river is the meandering

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, which flows eastward to

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at Sheboygan.

Meadow Valleys Course

The Meadow Valleys Course is an 18-hole layout at for a par of 72. Also designed by Dye, the course rating is 75.1, with a slope of 145.

U.S. Women's Open

The Original Championship Course (holes 10-18 on the Meadow Valleys Course and holes 1-4 and 14-18 on the River Course) was used for the

1998 U.S. Women's Open The 1998 U.S. Women's Open was the 53rd edition of the U.S. Women's Open, held July 2–6 at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin. The champion was Se Ri Pak, the winner of a 20-hole Monday playoff over amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn. Both age 20, Pa ...

, won by

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in an extended playoff. The composite course uses the original 18 holes at Blackwolf Run, which were split between the two courses when the second 18 holes were added. The championship course employs the back nine from the Meadow Valleys course and the first four and last five holes from the River course; in 1998 it was set at par 71 with a length of . The same layout was used for the 2012 U.S. Women's Open, but extended by over and at par 72. The length for 2012 was at an approximate

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