The Lido Golf Club in Rome, Wisconsin, is a remarkable recreation of one of golf architecture’s legendary lost courses. The original Lido opened on Long Island, New York, in 1917, designed by C.B. Macdonald with significant input from Seth Raynor. Celebrated for its bold strategic design, geometric hazards and interpretations of classic golf holes, the course was ultimately lost during World War II. Nearly a century later, detailed historical plans, photographs and research made it possible to bring the Lido back to life in the sand country of central Wisconsin. Recreated by Tom Doak and Renaissance Golf Design in collaboration with the Keiser family, the modern Lido opened beside Sand Valley Golf Resort in 2023. Rather than simply paying tribute to the original, the project set out to reproduce Macdonald and Raynor’s design as faithfully as possible—from the routing and massive greens to its dramatic bunkering and famous template concepts. The result is one of the most unusual g...