Lake Park Golf Course
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Middle | 54 | 1154 yards |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Mens M: 53.1/96 | 85 | 55 | 53 | 57 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 538 | 56 | 59 | 80 | 65 | 54 | 73 | 85 | 80 | 64 | 616 | 1154 |
Ladies W: 50.5/98 | 85 | 55 | 53 | 57 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 538 | 56 | 59 | 80 | 65 | 54 | 73 | 85 | 80 | 64 | 616 | 1154 |
Handicap | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 8 | |||
Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 54 |
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Lake Park offers a pleasant, mostly flat walk with a wedge, putter and golf ball. Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 08/02/2021
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Despite being located in one of Milwaukee's more upscale neighborhoods, Lake Park's course conditions leave something to be desired. Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 08/02/2021
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The method of paying for golf at Lake Park - cash sealed into an envelope, then dropped into a deposit box by the first tee - is very charming. Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 08/02/2021
A glimpse of potential
When I went to Edinburgh in 2019, the free-to-play, 3-6hole pitch-and-putt Bruntsfield Links Short Hole Golf Club offered an example of how golf can be integrated into city life. People strolled the paths and walked their dogs while others toted a wedge, putter and ball across the rumpled terrain.
Milwaukee's Lake Park is a very far cry from the Short Hole Club, but it could get a lot closer with some investment from the County, whose other golf facilities are nicer. It has 18 holes under 80 yards - perfect for beginners or, in my case, golfers wanting to stretch their legs after getting off a plane. Unfortunately, the current poor condition of the greens make Lake Park more of a walk with the opportunity to hit a few wedge shots than an actual scaled-down golfing experience.
I dig the honesty-box approach to paying, but I think for $9 a loop, Lake Park's patrons would appreciate a bit more care being put into the otherwise amusing, often domed greens. It doesn't need to be Augusta - just a bit more playable, and it could be a winner.
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Lake Park offers a pleasant, mostly flat walk with a wedge, putter and golf ball. Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 08/02/2021
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Despite being located in one of Milwaukee's more upscale neighborhoods, Lake Park's course conditions leave something to be desired. Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 08/02/2021
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The method of paying for golf at Lake Park - cash sealed into an envelope, then dropped into a deposit box by the first tee - is very charming. Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 08/02/2021