Big Oaks Golf Course is a 27-hole public golf course and driving range, centrally located halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago.
The course is open year-round, seven days a week, from 7am to 7pm in the summer and sunrise to sundown in the offseason (though snowy or rainy weather conditions may result in temporary closures).
Address: 6117 123rd Place, Pleasant Prairie
Phone: (262) 694-4200
Full-Service Facilities
The Big Oaks property lies at the end of a scenic winding road (located just north of Russell Road, east of Green Bay Road in Pleasant Prairie). Their full-service practice facility has a 300 yard driving range with both exposed grass and covered mat hitting areas. Further down the road is the red brick clubhouse, complete with a covered patio, a fully stocked bar and grill, and a banquet room with seating for 80.
Need even more room? The uncovered patio on the east side of the clubhouse can accommodate additional guests. From here, visitors can gaze out on the practice green and the impressive ninth hole of the North Course.
The 27-hole course is split up into three distinct 9-hole courses: the North Course, East Course, and South Course. All three first-hole tee boxes are conveniently located within 50 yards of the clubhouse. The different character of each course produces challenging variations in the span of an 18-holes (or take a day and give them all a try).
East Course
The East Course was Pleasant Prairie’s first. Featuring generous fairways, it is an excellent course for beginners. It’s also a route that allows experienced players to shoot low (if they can avoid the well-placed fairway bunkers, that is!).
Like the rolling prairie that surrounds the course, the greens on the East Course slope gently and evenly. It makes putts straightforward to read and gives up birdie chances even to golfers who miss their spots on approach shots, offering something for every level of golfer.
North Course
The North Course at Big Oaks Golf Course features some of the most compelling topography on the property. The creek that bisects the length of the second fairway demands precise shotmaking.
It certainly is a challenge to go from the tee to the fairway to the par-5 green with a dry ball! The roll of the countryside does produce the occasional partially blind fairway. This not only adds to the excitement, but rewards returning golfers. The North Course is fun, and a test of skills, for everyone.
South Course
The South Course, opened in 2001, is the newest addition to Big Oaks Golf Course. It was designed by Dick Nugent, a golf architect responsible for more than 60 courses in the Midwest. His work includes the renovations at famous Medinah No. 3, Exmoor, and Onwentsia.
One of America’s best 9-hole designers, Nugent’s South Course has long, tree-lined fairways to challenge big hitters as well as turtleback greens that demand precise approach shots to hold the putting surface. You won’t want to miss a chance to play this exceptional course.