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Grand Geneva Resort & Spa features 36 holes of championship golf on The Brute and The Highlands. The Brute, at over 7,000 yards, is one of the most challenging layouts in the Midwest and is considered one of Wisconsin's best golf courses, enhanced with 68 bunkers and huge rolling greens averaging over 8,000 square feet, this par-72 course is perfectly manicured and immaculately maintained. The Brute was designed by Robert B. Harris in 1968. The Highlands is a Scottish-inspired, links-style course complete with scenic hills, trickling creeks and lush foliage, originally designed by Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus, and transformed in 1996 by Bob Cupp. The Highlands has a par of 71 and measures 6,659 yards.

Located an hour north of Chicago at the Illinois-Wisconsin border, the resort awaits a landscape of rolling hills and pristine views. The courses weave and roll through the glacier-formed terrain of Southwestern Wisconsin. The Highlands' short par 4s will challenge club selection and strategy, and the course is a tight, shot-makers' course forcing golfers to think and play strategic golf, with long ball hitters needing to leave the driver in the bag on several holes to safely play to landing areas. The Brute layout wanders across rolling terrain, incorporating a variety of elevation changes from subtle to dramatic, with 68 bunkers strategically placed along massive, undulating greens.

The Grand Geneva courses haven't hosted major tournaments, but instead serve as popular destinations for charity events. The resort hosts about 25 charity events each year, including the Easter Seals Golf Classic and National Italian Invitational which celebrated their 40th anniversaries, while tournaments benefit Juvenile Diabetes, United Way, and Make-A-Wish.