After seeing Dan's Spring Valley pic, I cannot help but wonder if we need to hustle down there instead for a late afternoon look.
A few more pics of Spring Valley...
The long and difficult par 3 5th:
The terrific par 3 7th, with a tee shot over a deep valley to a green with a false front and all kinds of trouble short-left and long-left:
The par 3 17th, with a green that's been described as one of the best in Wisconsin; have to see it in person to believe it. A green that can legitimately stand up to the best that Lawsonia, Blue Mound or Milwaukee CC has to offer (as a set, Spring Valley's par 3s can hold their own with some of the best courses in Wisconsin; there is not much difference in architectural quality between the par 3s at Spring Valley and those at the better-known Lawsonia):
The long approach to the par 4 15th, over a Langford mound, a favorite hole of architect David Esler (Black Sheep, Ravisloe renovations), who played Spring Valley as a youth:
The blind drive of the par 4 closing 18th, over trademark Langford mounding:
Worth the detour; as Dan mentioned, hard to find more interesting architecture at the price of a round at SV.