Golfing in West Bend: Two Public Courses and a Top-Five Country Club

Golf in West Bend comes down to three courses in and around town: one private club ranked among the best in the state, and two public courses that are easy to get onto without a membership. All three sit in the rolling Kettle Moraine terrain that makes for genuinely interesting golf, and between them they cover everything from a serious round to a casual nine with the driving range and mini golf alongside. Here is where to play.

Public golf: West Bend Lakes and Stoneridge

For public golf, West Bend Lakes Golf Club is the one most visitors play. It is an 18-hole championship-style course just east of town on Highway 33, positioned along the Milwaukee River, with water in play on 16 of 18 holes and river views from several. The original nine dates to 1968; the full 18 came together in 2000. It is walkable, has four sets of tees for any level, and runs a driving range, mini golf, and a batting cage on site, which makes it the easy family pick too.

The town's other public option is Stoneridge Golf Course, a parkland-style 18-hole course on Indian Lore Road built in 2003, with bentgrass greens and a full driving range. It keeps a lower profile than West Bend Lakes but plays well and is worth a call for a quieter round.

West Bend Country Club

West Bend Country Club is the private option, and a notable one: it was ranked a top-five private course in Wisconsin by Golfweek in 2026. The course was designed nearly a century ago and routed through the natural Kettle Moraine topography, which gives it the kind of nuanced, distinctive holes that hold up against much newer designs. Membership runs from social tiers with limited golf up to full club access, and the club is a popular events and wedding venue as well.

Mini golf and the driving range

If you are not playing a full round, West Bend Lakes covers the casual end too, with mini golf, a driving range, and a batting cage that make it a good stop with kids or for an hour of practice. It is the simplest answer to a search for mini golf or a driving range in West Bend, since it packs all three into one spot east of town.

Rates, tee times, and the driving range

Both public courses are easy to get onto without a membership, and both take tee times by phone or online. West Bend Lakes runs a full driving range, mini golf, and a batting cage alongside the 18 holes, which makes it the better pick if you have mixed-ability golfers or kids in the group and want more than just a round. Stoneridge keeps it simpler, a straightforward 18 with a range. Rates at both sit in the affordable public-course band typical of the area, with walking and cart options; call ahead on summer weekends, when morning tee times go first. League play ties up parts of some weekday evenings, so a weekend morning or a weekday midday is the safe window for a visitor.

When to play

The golf season here runs roughly March through November, weather depending, with the public courses opening as soon as the ground thaws. Peak conditions are summer through early fall, when the Kettle Moraine terrain is at its best. For the wider picture of a golf-and-stay weekend, see a West Bend weekend getaway, and for the best months overall, the best time to visit West Bend.