Golf’s renowned executive Herb Kohler passes away; he was 83

Everybody in the golf industry knows Herb Kohler, and now the world is mourning his recent passing. Kohler, the plumbing magnate and legendary golf-course developer who built Whistling Straits, host site of the 2021 Ryder Cup, died last Saturday at 83. He entered the golf industry in 1988 with the first 18 holes at Blackwolf Run, near Sheboygan, in his home state of Wisconsin. In 1998, Kohler expanded his golf portfolio, opening 36 holes at Whistling Straits in the nearby town of Haven. Kohler also helped design the newest course in his portfolio, the 10-hole par-3 track, The Baths of Blackwolf Run, which opened last year.

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Source: GOLF.com; RealFeelGolfMats