Wisconsin
Eau Claire & La Crosse Golf Courses & Tee Times
Western Wisconsin golf splits between the Mississippi River bluffs at La Crosse and the Chippewa Valley around Eau Claire. In La Crosse the public course is Forest Hills on Losey Boulevard, a city-owned layout with more than 125 years of golf behind it. A renovation in the mid-2010s cut two new holes out of Hixon forest, and the course added a 19th hole for settling bets. Around Eau Claire, Wild Ridge and Mill Run share one public facility, and Hickory Hills plays as an executive-length 18 south of town.
Good weekend tee times in Eau Claire & La Crosse go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 31 public courses here, from Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Onalaska, Ladysmith and Prairie du Chien, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
The longest layout here is Whispering Pines Golf Course at 6,623 yards; there are 9 nine-hole courses.
Who runs public golf in Eau Claire & La Crosse
The City of La Crosse owns Forest Hills and KemperSports runs it. La Crosse residents get $10 off the Players Club card with proof of residency. The course has run junior programs with the Russ Hiser Memorial Foundation since 2011, and it reopened a driving range in 2020 after railroad work closed the old one. Near Eau Claire, the golf is at courses like Wild Ridge, Mill Run and Hickory Hills. La Crosse Country Club in Onalaska is private.
Public courses worth knowing in Eau Claire & La Crosse
- Forest Hills Golf Course: City of La Crosse course with play going back more than 125 years. Burlington Northern built an underpass so golfers can reach the course without waiting on trains, and a renovation in the mid-2010s added two holes cut from Hixon forest.
- Wild Ridge Golf Course: Links-style course in Eau Claire with five sets of tees, from about 5,200 yards to over 7,000.
- Mill Run Golf Course: Wild Ridge's sister course, played for over 35 years. Walkable at 6,000 yards from the back tees.
- Hickory Hills Golf Course: Executive-length 18 on 100 acres, 3 miles south of Eau Claire on Highway 93, built for recreational golfers.
- Drugan's Castle Mound Country Club: Course and supper club in Holmen, 15 minutes north of La Crosse, that hosts the Western Wisconsin Open, played for the 32nd time in 2026.
Booking tee times in Eau Claire & La Crosse: the local rules
Forest Hills asks everyone to check in at least 10 minutes before the tee time. Groups smaller than four can be paired, and fivesomes aren't allowed. Season passes for 2027 go on sale September 15 and cover the rest of the 2026 season.
Yoink
The window opens once. Cancellations happen all week.
Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches all 31 courses in Eau Claire & La Crosse and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.
31 courses in Eau Claire & La Crosse
Black River Falls
Bloomer
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Hickory Hills Golf Course
An executive-length par 63 on 100 acres off Highway 93, built for the recreational golfer. Soft spikes only, no range, and you book by phone.
Mill Run Golf Course
Wild Ridge's older, shorter sibling: about 6,000 yards from the tips, walkable, and it gets its teeth from placed hazards and subtly breaking greens.
Pine Meadow Golf Club
Wild Ridge and Mill Run Golf Courses
Wild Ridge Golf Course
Links-style, over 7,000 yards from the tips, with big elevation changes. The 1st tee is carved out of the woods, and the par-3 17th sits out in the wind.
Frederic
La Crosse
Neillsville
Onalaska
Osseo
Prairie Du Chien
Trempealeau
Other
Cumberland Golf Course
One hole moves 45 feet from tee to green. Water borders thirteen of the eighteen.
Forest Hills Golf Course
Bluff-country parkland with real elevation change, two holes cut out of Hixon forest, a railroad underpass from the clubhouse and a 19th playoff hole.
Hiawatha Golf Club
Hiawatha Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Wisconsin, playing to par 72 across 6,550 yards.
Rolling Oaks Golf Course
Rolling Oaks Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation course in Wisconsin, playing to par 70 across 6,031 yards.
Tanglewood Greens
One hole moves 106 feet from tee to green, and water borders six of the eighteen.
Viroqua Hills Golf Course
Viroqua Hills Golf Course is an 18-hole regulation course in Wisconsin, playing to par 71 across 6,291 yards.
Why tee times in Eau Claire & La Crosse are hard to get
Golfers in Eau Claire & La Crosse get maybe six months of good weather, and they all want the same weekend mornings. Demand bunches up from May to September.
Each course releases its tee times on its own schedule, commonly a week or two out, with residents of town and county courses often booking first. Leagues, outings and members claim chunks of the sheet in advance, and whatever prime weekend times are left tend to go on release day.
When tee time cancellations happen
A full tee sheet rarely stays full. Many courses let you cancel without a fee up to 24 or 48 hours before your time, so spots tend to reappear in the last couple of days. A bad forecast shakes more loose, and a foursome that drops to three opens a single. None of it is announced. The time just shows up again on the booking page, and whoever looks first gets it.
How to get a tee time in Eau Claire & La Crosse
Yoink
All 31 courses in Eau Claire & La Crosse, watched for you around the clock
Yoink watches all 31 courses in Eau Claire & La Crosse for you. The open tee times sit in one place instead of a dozen booking pages, and your phone buzzes the moment one fits your day, time window and group, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes Barnyard Golf Course - 9 Holes, Mickey's Flambeau and Neillsville Country Club.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Eau Claire & La Crosse: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Eau Claire & La Crosse?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in Eau Claire & La Crosse?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in Eau Claire & La Crosse?
Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in Eau Claire & La Crosse are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Barnyard Golf Course - 9 Holes, Mickey's Flambeau and Neillsville Country Club take less time and are usually easier to book.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
More golf in Wisconsin
- Milwaukee · 55 courses
- Madison & the Dells · 51 courses
- Wisconsin Northwoods · 29 courses
- Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin · 27 courses
- Green Bay & Door County · 24 courses
- Minneapolis–St Paul · 14 courses
- Chicago · 5 courses
- Quad Cities · 1 courses
Just across the state line
Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
- Rochester & Southern Minnesota, MN · 19 courses
- Eau Claire & La Crosse, MN · 2 courses
- Eau Claire & La Crosse, IA · 1 courses
- Minneapolis–St Paul, MN · 91 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- kempersports.com · official
- kempersports.com · official
- foresthillsgolf.org · official
- foresthillsgolf.org · official
- foresthillsgolf.org · official
- foresthillsgolf.org · official
- foresthillsgolf.org · official
- golfhickoryhills.com · official
- wildridgegolf.com · official
- drugans.com · official
- drugans.com · official
- lacrossecountryclub.com · official
Tee times in Eau Claire & La Crosse, without the refreshing
Watch as many courses as you like. When a time opens that fits your day, window and group, Yoink tells you first.