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Whistling Straits Golf Course

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Whistling Straits is a golf course complex situated next to Lake Michigan just north of Sheboygan, Wisc. There are two 18-hole courses at Whistling Straits, both designed by Pete Dye. One is the Irish Course. The much more famous is the Straits Course, and the Straits Course is the one featured in this photo gallery.

Whistling Straits has been the site of PGA Championships, the U.S. Senior Open, and is scheduled to host the 2020 Ryder Cup. It opened only in 1998, but quickly became one of the most highly regarded courses in America. Stuart Appleby described the Straits Course as having "a combination of modern-day length and tightness in a British Open style, with U.S. Open-style rough."

Vijay Singh was the first major champion at Whistling Straits, winning the 2004 PGA Championship.

Whistling Straits is part of The American Club Resort, whose official Web site is at destinationkohler.com. The course is open to the public.

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Whistling Straits Hole 1Whistling Straits No. 1Whistling Straits Hole 2Whistling Straits No. 2Whistling Straits Hole 3Whistling Straits No. 3Whistling Straits Hole 4Whistling Straits No. 4
Whistling Straits Hole 5Whistling Straits No. 5Whistling Straits Hole 6Whistling Straits No. 6Whistling Straits Hole 7Whistling Straits No. 7Whistling Straits Hole 8Whistling Straits No. 8
Whistling Straits Hole 9Whistling Straits No. 9Whistling Straits Hole 10Whistling Straits No. 10Whistling Straits Hole 11Whistling Straits No. 11Whistling Straits Hole 12Whistling Straits No. 12

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