Golf in Marathon

Marathon is a small village in Marathon County, set in the central highlands of Wisconsin west of Wausau. The surrounding landscape is the wooded, gently varied terrain typical of central Wisconsin, in country near the Rib River and the broader Wisconsin River valley, with Rib Mountain rising prominently to the east near Wausau. Marathon lies in a quiet rural part of the county, within easy reach of the Wausau metro. The area is known regionally for its ginseng farming, a specialty crop of central Wisconsin. The area keeps a small-town character. Golfers in the area find recreational courses set among the farmland and woods. With Wausau and Rib Mountain to the east, Marathon offers a quiet base for golf in central Wisconsin, in the farm-and-forest country of Marathon County, where dairy and ginseng farming, the wooded terrain, and the proximity to Wausau shape the region.