Golf in Janesville

Janesville is a city in Rock County, set along the Rock River in south-central Wisconsin near the Illinois border. As the county seat and a longtime manufacturing center, the city grew around the auto industry and remains a commercial hub for the surrounding region. The Rock River winds through downtown, with extensive parks and the celebrated Rotary Botanical Gardens drawing visitors. Janesville forms an economic corridor with neighboring Beloit to the south, in country that blends industry with the surrounding farmland. The city lies within reach of both Madison to the north and the Illinois line to the south. Golfers in the area find recreational and club courses set among the river-valley and farm country typical of south-central Wisconsin. With Beloit nearby and Madison within reach, Janesville offers a base for golf in Rock County, in the industrial and agricultural heart of the Rock River valley.