Clifton Highlands

Prescott sits at the confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers, where Wisconsin meets Minnesota at one of the more scenic corners of the Upper Midwest. The terrain around here is defined by river bluffs, hardwood ridges, and the kind of rolling topography that naturally lends itself to interesting golf — elevation changes come built into the landscape rather than engineered into it.

Clifton Highlands occupies that bluff country on the Wisconsin side, and the name alone suggests a layout that works with the high ground above the river valleys. A par-72 design at this scale, in this setting, typically rewards patience and local knowledge — courses carved through wooded ridgelines tend to punish wayward shots and reward players who understand how slope and wind interact across uneven lies.

For Twin Cities-area golfers willing to cross the St. Croix, Prescott represents an easy escape into Wisconsin's golf corridor, a stretch that has quietly built a reputation for value-conscious courses with genuine character. Clifton Highlands fits comfortably into that tradition.