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Sand Valley Golf Resort
Nekoosa, Wisconsin, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Mike Keiser, the visionary behind Bandon Dunes, built Sand Valley on a prehistoric lakebed in central Wisconsin covered in wind-carved dunes and jack pines, opening with a Coore & Crenshaw course in 2017. Its showpiece arrived in 2023: The Lido, a hole-for-hole recreation of C.B. Macdonald's 1917 Long Island masterpiece, destroyed by the U.S. Navy for a wartime base in 1942 and rebuilt from a golf historian's three-year research project and Tom Doak's design work eight decades later.
- 118 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Town of Rome
About Sand Valley Golf Resort
- The USGA picked Sand Valley and The Lido to host the U.S. Mid-Amateur starting in 2026.
- The Lido's greens average more than 12,000 square feet, roughly triple the size of a typical modern green.
History
Sand Valley was developed by Mike Keiser, the visionary behind Bandon Dunes, on a prehistoric lakebed in central Wisconsin characterized by massive sand dunes and jack pines. The resort debuted in 2017 with its first Coore & Crenshaw course and has since grown into a premier destination with multiple world-ranked layouts and a dedicated par-3 course. It is celebrated for its minimalist design philosophy and the restoration of Tom Doak's reconstruction of C.B. Macdonald's lost masterpiece, The Lido.
The setting
4 miles from Route 13.
Restaurants and bars
- Mammoth Bar — Restaurant · Classic Wisconsin-inspired cuisine
- The Gallery — Restaurant · Traditional Italian fare
- Aldo's Farm & Table — Restaurant · Farm-to-table, family-style dining
Experiences
- Golf at six courses — Six links-style courses: Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, Sedge Valley, The Lido, Sandbox and Commons, with rooms overlooking several of them.
- Farm-to-table dining — Dining celebrating local Wisconsin ingredients, from casual bites to fine dining, including Aldo's Farm & Table and Mammoth Bar.
- Fat Tire Biking — Fat tire biking offered at the resort, with biking in summer and snowshoeing in winter.
- Hiking trails and lakes — Miles of hiking trails near the lodging, with lakes including Lake Leopold and Glacial Lake on the property.
- Paddle boarding and kayaking — Paddle boarding and kayaking on the lakes on the property.
- Fishing — Fishing offered at the resort as an amenity.
Amenities
- Multiple world-class golf courses including Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, and The Lido
- The Sandbox, a 17-hole par-3 course and practice area
- Dining at Aldo’s Farm & Table, Craig’s Porch, and Mammoth Bar & Grille
- 24-hour fitness center and recovery tools (Theragun/JetBoots) in select units
- Outdoor fire pits, hiking trails, and grass tennis courts
- Diverse lodging including lodge rooms, lakefront cottages, and luxury estate homes
- EV charging
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