The Erin Hills Pilgrimage

Walk the 2017 U.S. Open links 35 minutes from Milwaukee — vast, treeless, glacial terrain that played to a record-tying 16 under and humbles the rest of the time. Caddie golf on a championship canvas.

Why It's a Pilgrimage

Erin Hills is a pure walking experience across rolling Kettle Moraine glacial land, expansive and exposed in a way that feels Scottish rather than Midwestern. Hosting the 2017 U.S. Open put it on the map, and the on-site lodging plus nearby Lawsonia Links make a tidy two-day pilgrimage. It is the accessible big-event course of the heartland — a major venue you can book, walk with a caddie, and tick off the list.

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