The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
Tower, MN
The Wilderness at Fortune Bay is a public 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Tower, Minnesota, playing 7,207 yards with a course rating of 75.5 and slope of 143. It is ranked #72 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Jeffrey D. Brauer
The Wilderness at Fortune Bay, on Lake Vermilion in Tower, was designed by Jeffrey D. Brauer and is operated by the Bois Forte Band's Fortune Bay Resort Casino. Golfweek ranked it Minnesota's third-best public course in 2023.
Accolades
- Ranked #72, America's 100 Greatest Public Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #8, Best in Minnesota (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 1450 Bois Forte Rd, Tower, MN 55790
Course layout
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Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 1, 649 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 7, 157 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 6 (par 4, 464 yards)
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 649 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 472 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 220 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 410 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 364 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 464 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 157 | 17 |
| 8 | 5 | 525 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 396 | 11 |
| Out | 36 | 3,657 | |
| 10 | 4 | 455 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 465 | 8 |
| 12 | 3 | 166 | 16 |
| 13 | 4 | 340 | 14 |
| 14 | 4 | 392 | 12 |
| 15 | 5 | 530 | 6 |
| 16 | 5 | 540 | 2 |
| 17 | 3 | 189 | 18 |
| 18 | 4 | 473 | 4 |
| In | 36 | 3,550 | |
| Total | 72 | 7,207 |
Scorecard from the Gold tees.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermillion FairwaysBeatty Township | 15.6 | 9 | 36 | Semi-private | |
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| Babbitt Golf CourseBabbitt | 18.6 | 9 | 35 | Public | |
| Giants Ridge Golf Ski Resort Legend CourseBiwabik | 19.0 | 18 | 72 | 73.7 / 133 | Public |
| The QuarryAurora | 19.3 | 18 | 72 | 75.7 / 145 | Municipal |
| Virginia Golf CourseVirginia | 21.9 | 18 | 71 | 71.1 / 134 | Public |
| Three Brothers Vermilion River GreensPortage Township | 22.4 | 18 | Public | ||
| Hoyt Lakes Municipal Golf CourseHoyt Lakes | 23.1 | 72 | 72.1 / 128 | Public | |
| Eveleth Municipal Golf CourseEveleth | 28.3 | 9 | 72 | 70.4 / 126 | Public |
Straight-line distance from this course.
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