Wisconsin
Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin Golf Courses & Tee Times
Public golf in the Fox Valley has deep municipal roots. Appleton opened its city course on Labor Day 1928 as nine holes, and a bequest from Estelle Reid paid to take it to 18 in 1941. It has hosted the Appleton City tournament every June since 1946, and J.P. Hayes won that and the Fox Cities Amateur there at 18 before winning twice on the PGA Tour. Farther west, the Central Sands near Nekoosa are home to Sand Valley, host of the 45th U.S. Mid-Amateur in September 2026, the first of 14 USGA events scheduled in Wisconsin over the next 13 years.
Good weekend tee times in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 27 public courses here, from Clintonville, Fond du Lac, Wautoma, Neenah and Marion, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
The longest layout here is Lake Arrowhead - Lakes at 7,105 yards; there are 2 nine-hole courses.
Who runs public golf in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin
Local governments own two of the best-known public courses. Reid Golf Course began as the City of Appleton's municipal course, and its 2026 rate is $34 to walk 18, tax included. Brown County owns Brown County Golf Course in Hobart, just west of Green Bay, an 18-hole Lawrence Packard layout that opened for regular play in 1958. Around Neenah, Winagamie has 27 holes across three courses: the Pines, the Woodlands and the Highlands.
Public courses worth knowing in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin
- Reid Golf Course: Appleton's city course since 1928, named for Estelle Reid, whose bequest paid for the second nine. The stone clubhouse opened in 1950.
- Brown County Golf Course: County-owned Lawrence Packard design from 1958 near Green Bay. Golf Digest rated it a Top 50 Public course in 1990, and it hosted the 2005 Wisconsin State Amateur.
- Sand Valley: Resort on 12,000 acres of Central Sands dunes near Nekoosa. Its Lido, a Tom Doak and Brian Schneider re-creation of C.B. Macdonald's lost Long Island course, hosted the 2024 Wisconsin State Amateur and the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur match play.
- Winagamie Golf Course: 27 holes in Neenah: the Pines from 1962, the Woodlands from 2001, and the family-friendly Highlands.
- Lake Arrowhead - Lakes: One of two public courses at the Lake Arrowhead community near Sand Valley, which hosted a 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier.
Booking tee times in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin: the local rules
Reid takes tee times online or by phone, and if you book fewer than four spots you'll be paired with another group. Brown County books online too, but to cancel an internet tee time you call the golf shop.
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Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches all 27 courses in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.
27 courses in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin
Arkdale
Clintonville
Hortonville
Marshfield
Neenah
New London
Ogdensburg
Oshkosh
Stevens Point
Waupun
Wautoma
Winneconne
Wisconsin Rapids
Wittenberg
Other
Bullseye Golf Club
The long par three plays 218 yards, and one hole moves 37 feet from tee to green.
Foxfire Golf Club
Foxfire Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course near Waupaca, Wisconsin, playing to par 70 across 6,449 yards.
Glacier Wood Golf Club
Glacier Wood Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Wisconsin, playing to par 71 across 6,520 yards.
Lake Arrowhead - Lakes
Bentgrass wall to wall through Norway pines and oaks on sandy ground, with sand waste areas and water; 7,135 yards and a 74.7 rating from the black tees.
Oshkosh Country Club
The greens average only 14 yards deep, and water borders eleven of the eighteen.
Reid Golf Course
Appleton's city course since Labor Day 1928; a newspaper heiress's will paid for the back nine, and J.P. Hayes won the city title here at 18.
Why tee times in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin are hard to get
The season in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin is short, running roughly from late spring into fall, so every good weekend in that window is contested. The first warm Saturdays of the year are the hardest tee times to get.
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 Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin
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Every course in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin on one watchlist: all 27 of them
Pick the courses you'd play and Yoink keeps an eye on all 27 courses in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin. You see what's open in one place, and you hear about it the moment a time that fits your day, window and group turns up, 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 Grand View Golf Club and Maple Hills Golf Course.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin?
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 Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin?
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 Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin?
Demand is highest from late spring through early fall. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Grand View Golf Club and Maple Hills Golf Course 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
- Eau Claire & La Crosse · 31 courses
- Wisconsin Northwoods · 29 courses
- Green Bay & Door County · 24 courses
- Minneapolis–St Paul · 14 courses
- Chicago · 5 courses
- Quad Cities · 1 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- reidgolfcourse.org · official
- reidgolfcourse.org · official
- reidgolfcourse.org · official
- reidgolfcourse.org · official
- browncountygc.com · official
- browncountygc.com · official
- winagamiegolf.com · official
- sandvalley.com · official
- wisconsin.golf · media
- lakearrowheadgolf.com · official
- lawsonia.com · official
Tee times in Fox Valley & Central Wisconsin, 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.