Golf in Darlington

Darlington is the seat of Lafayette County, set in the Driftless country of southwestern Wisconsin along the Pecatonica River. Known for its preserved historic courthouse and downtown, the city grew around the lead-mining era and the surrounding agriculture. The landscape is classic unglaciated terrain, with steep wooded ridges, deep valleys, and the scenic backroads that define this part of the state. Darlington lies in the dairy country between Madison and the Illinois border, in the heart of the old mining region. The area keeps the quiet, rural character typical of the Driftless. Golfers in the area find recreational courses set among the ridges and valleys of southwestern Wisconsin. With Mineral Point and Platteville nearby and the Illinois line to the south, Darlington offers an unhurried base for golf in Lafayette County, in one of the most scenic and historic corners of the state, where the Driftless hills define every view.