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Nakoma Golf Club Golf Course Review in Madison, WI in 53711
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name
From The Tee Nakoma’s 1st hole is indicative of our classic layout. You are given a well-defined tee shot with several different options to play the hole.
From The Fairway The key features on #1 are the sentinel oak left and the tournament white bunkers flanking the right side of the fairway.
On The Green Elect to play conservatively to 100-140 yards out for a short iron approach or try and cut the corner and leave yourself a short pitch to a small undulating green guarded by bunkers short and right.
Hole 2
Hole Name
From The Tee A medium length par 3 with a wide but very shallow
From The Fairway
On The Green green. Club selection is vital to avoid the deep bunkers short and left. Shots going long will find one of Nakoma’s many challenging chipping areas. The relatively flat putting surface is very subtle and difficult to read.
Hole 3
Hole Name
From The Tee A long and tight par 4 made even more challenging by playing uphill into the prevailing wind.
From The Fairway
On The Green Drives must avoid the right side as any shot that finds the rough will be blocked by the large oak and maple trees. The small green slopes from back to front. Par is a great score on one of Nakoma’s many demanding par 4’s.
Hole 4
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From The Tee A par 3 requiring just a short or middle iron, #4 provides the best birdie opportunity on the front 9. Don’t be lulled to sleep as any shot short and right finds the cavernous bunker, players bailing left will kick down a large bank leaving a very difficult pitch.
From The Fairway
On The Green
Hole 5
Hole Name
From The Tee A beautiful dogleg right par 4 framed by white scotch pines on the right and bunkers long and left.
From The Fairway The conservative tee shot will leave an approach of 120-150 yards to another well guarded green. Players attempting to cut the corner need to consider the out of bounds through the fairway. Club selection is vital to avoid the large bunker on the right and chipping area to the left.
On The Green
Hole 6
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From The Tee At over 580 yards Nakoma’s first par 5 is the most challenging tee shot on the course.
From The Fairway Player’s face a blind tee shot to a narrow hog back fairway. You must avoid the cluster of large pines that frame both sides of the fairway.
On The Green The second shot usually will be from a downhill lie and has to navigate the fairway bunker placed at 120 yards. The green slopes back to front and can be deceptively fast.
Hole 7
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From The Tee Nakoma’s most demanding par 3
From The Fairway requires a long iron or fairway wood to a narrow green protected by a yawning bunker left and arborvitaes right.
On The Green The smart play takes advantage of the run area up short of the green leaving an uphill putt or chip.
Hole 8
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From The Tee Another great Nakoma par 4 playing dramatically uphill into
From The Fairway the prevailing wind to a narrow fairway framed by giant white pines and oaks. If you can find the fairway the fun has just begun,
On The Green you are now asked to hit a long iron into a two tired green that is bunkered short and right with O-B long.
Hole 9
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From The Tee This dogleg left par 4 is the shortest on the course with the beautiful University of Wisconsin Arboretum on the left. Tee shots must be placed past the 120 yard marker and right of center to avoid the overhanging oaks at the corner of the dogleg. The putting surface again moves subtly with the back third sloping away from the golfer.
From The Fairway
On The Green
Hole 10
Hole Name
From The Tee The back 9 begins with the most difficult hole on the course.
From The Fairway A very long par 4 with water right and O-B left. Drives must find the fairway to leave a long iron or wood to a very well guarded target.
On The Green The subtle green is protected by a bunker and O-B left with Mitchie's stream on the right.
Hole 11
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From The Tee Straight away par 4 with a tranquil stream meandering down the entire left side and in front of the flattest and some would say the most difficult green to read on the property. The advanced player may elect to play the secret tee behind #10 green which adds 40 yards to an already demanding hole.
From The Fairway
On The Green
Hole 12
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From The Tee A shorter, uphill par 4 guarded by wetlands on the left and towering oaks on the right.
From The Fairway
On The Green The second shot is played to an elevated green; you must avoid the deep bunker short yet stay below the hole.
Hole 13
Hole Name
From The Tee The shortest par 3 on the course;
From The Fairway
On The Green the tee shot is a short or middle iron to a semi blind green that subtlety slopes away from the player. A well placed chipping area witnesses a lot of action on shots played long.
Hole 14
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From The Tee One of Nakoma most picturesque holes is a par 4 with trouble long and left.
From The Fairway
On The Green You cannot bail out right as the maple and honey locust trees will require a creative recovery. A large green is well protected by a bunker short and right. Pay close attention the subtle ridge in front third of this large green.
Hole 15
Hole Name
From The Tee Short par 4 hole that provides options off the tee.
From The Fairway The fairway pinches in by scotch pines and maples at 120 yards.
On The Green Do you lay up to 150 yards or take a chance with driver to allow a much shorter pitch shot and possible birdie. Back third of the green breaks far less than it appears.
Hole 16
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From The Tee One of the few holes on the course that plays downhill and it is a welcome birdie chance.
From The Fairway
On The Green The second shot provides many options those electing to challenge Thorstad’s lake flanking the front and left of this interesting two tired green.
Hole 17
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From The Tee A mid iron is required to navigate bunkers flanking each side of maybe the most undulating green at Nakoma.
From The Fairway
On The Green The large mound in middle of the green will influence every putt.
Hole 18
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From The Tee The finishing hole is Nakoma’s shortest par 5 but is no guaranteed birdie.
From The Fairway
On The Green The tee shot must avoid the water hazard right. Longer hitters are faced with the decision and try to fly the hazard and steer clear of the directional bunkers long and left. The green is slightly elevated and two-tiered. The back pin is particularly challenging because of the greens steep ridge and O-B long.
