University Ridge Golf Course
9002 County Road PD
Madison, Wisconsin 53593
Phone: 608-845-7700
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., University Ridge Golf Course opened in 1991. This public golf course is the home course to the University of Wisconsin Badgers men’s and women’s golf teams.
University Ridge offers something for players of every ability level. The wide-open front nine rolls through a preserved prairie and marshland, while the first six holes of the back nine are cut out of a dense Wisconsin woodland. The course opens up again at the 554-yard signature 16th hole, which features three fairways and 12 bunkers. The 18th is the perfect finishing hole, as a climb of 182 feet between woodland and prairie is required to complete the 443-yard par 4.
The course is part of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, which promotes protecting water quality, conserving natural resources and providing wildlife habitats. The Ice Age Trail, one of eight National Scenic Trails in the U.S., also runs through a portion of University Ridge.
University Ridge Golf Course is located 9 miles from campus.
University Ridge Golf Course
Par: 72
Length: 7,286 yards
Rating: 75.8
Slope: 142
Awards and Recognitions
- #3 – Top College Courses – Golfweek – 2016, 2015, 2014
- #5 – Top College Courses – Golfweek – 2019, 2018, 2017, 2013, 2011
- #6 – Top College Courses – Golfweek – 2010
- #7 – Best Courses You Can Play in Wisconsin – Golfweek – 2016, 2015, 2014
- #8 – Best Courses You Can Play in Wisconsin – Golfweek – 2017
- #29 – Top 50 U.S. Golf Courses – Golf Advisor – 2015
- #46 – Top 50 U.S. Golf Courses – Golf Advisor – 2017
- Host Wisconsin State Open
- Host – American Family insurance Championship
- Host – NCAA Men’s and Women’s Great Lakes Regional
- Host site of Women’s NCAA Golf Regional