The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Tower, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Jeffrey D. Brauer, opened 2004.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 1,390 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 16, where the green sits 23 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 47 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 649 | 587 | 562 | 470 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 472 | 453 | 426 | 385 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 220 | 193 | 166 | 133 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 393 | 330 | 305 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 364 | 348 | 313 | 279 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 464 | 435 | 375 | 331 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 157 | 139 | 124 | 115 |
| 8 | 5 | 9 | 525 | 511 | 456 | 381 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 396 | 369 | 342 | 265 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 455 | 430 | 403 | 343 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 465 | 427 | 383 | 333 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 166 | 157 | 129 | 107 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 340 | 325 | 301 | 277 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 392 | 374 | 341 | 304 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 530 | 507 | 458 | 376 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 540 | 517 | 486 | 438 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 189 | 174 | 144 | 114 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 473 | 433 | 408 | 368 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7207 | 75.3 | 142 |
| Blue | Male | 6772 | 73.2 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6147 | 70.4 | 131 |
| Red | Male | 5324 | 71.7 | 129 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 651+6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 635 · 649 · 668front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 226
In play
- Bunker left: 441 to reach, 454 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 523 to reach, 561 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 558 to reach, 608 to carry
- Bunker right: 607 to reach, 618 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 629 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 29 at 216.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 40 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 462-30 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 461 · 472 · 482front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 64 ydswide at 230
In play
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker left: 414 to reach, 421 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 443 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 30 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 240 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 240 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 64 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 32 at 260.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 216-11 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 201 · 220 · 242front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 23yards deep × wide
In play
- Water across the hole: 103 to reach, 178 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 179 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 103 to reach, 178 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 101 to reach, 179 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 119 to reach, 179 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 50 hazards with reach and carry
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].