Sand Valley Golf Resort

Update: Aldo’s was fantastic, my boyfriend got the steak special and I got the scallop Alfredo which was also a daily special. Service was great. After, we got drinks at the bar and had great conversation with the bartender from Croatia, Patrick. The next day everything was amazing. Again, every employee we came in contact with was phenomenal. We golfed Mammoth which was truly one of coolest courses we have played. The people we golfed with were great and their caddy, Rome, was also super friendly. Although he wasn’t our caddy he took a couple of pictures for us and without asking gave us some advice as well. At the end of the round we tipped him for the kind gestures. After Mammoth, we played the Par 3 course, which was so unique and fun. We ended the day with dinner at the Green Fire BBQ which was very tasty. The golf pro addressed the below situation and was very kind and accommodating. Overall, we had an amazing trip and would highly recommend. We plan to be back! This weekend my boyfriend and I planned a golf getaway to Sand Valley as we have heard amazing things about the resort and we are both experienced golfers who love doing the sport together. When we arrived everything was great, every worker we came in contact with was super helpful and friendly but unfortunately we cannot say the same about the 2 golfers and their caddy that we golfed with. We decided to bring our push carts and not hire a caddy which is what we normally do. The other group along with the caddy made us feel awkward and would blatantly ignore us when trying to make general conversation. We counted a handful of times they would stand right in front of us while hitting and we even had to say “okay we are going to hit now” so they would move. In addition, the caddy would walk up and put the pin back in right as we were about to putt. I understand we didn’t buy a caddy but was surprised on how he acted towards us. We understand that the resort can’t control how the other guest treat others but the how the caddy acted is just so unprofessional. This made us feel so unwelcome and ruined this amazing course for us. To make it even worse, at the turn my boyfriend and I took 5 minutes to go to the bathroom and we turn around and they are halfway through hole 10 without even saying anything. When the Marshall found out he was very nice and apologized for them. We had a lovely time on back 9 by ourselves. Such a frustrating experience for such a beautiful course. We are off to reservations at Aldo’s and have another full day of golf tomorrow. I will update my review if our experience improves.

Bravo Keiser family once again 👏🏻Sand Valley although relatively young is one of the countries must play golf resorts and is very affordable when compared to other juggernauts. I stayed 2 nights in Sand Box Loft played Sand Valley, Mammoth , Sandbox and The Lido. My caddies Palmer and Ben were very helpful and great to be around. Breakfast buffet at Aldo’s was phenomenal and the cheap food at Craigs porch really is nice gesture by the resort to keep costs down. With Sedge Valley officially opening next year and future courses on the horizon I cannot wait to come back in a few years to really see how much more this place can flourish.

Sand Valley doesn't live up to the hype compared to other golf destinations (Bandon, Pinehurst, Pebble Beach, etc.). The layouts of the 3 courses (Sand Valley, Mammoth Dunes, Lido) all felt too similar. The caddy experience here is the worst I've had in my life. The caddies were throwing out approximate distances like "somewhere around 130-140." I was fixing my own ball marks the entire round and the caddies were never friendly and provided no insight about the courses or the history of the property. It's hard to justify the price of playing here when the money is so much better spent elsewhere in Wisconsin (Whistling Straits, The Club at Lac La Belle, Erin Hills, etc).