5. Wild Rock Golf Club at the Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort
Wisconsin Dells, Wisc.
7,418 yards, par 72; Green fees: $60-99;
608-253-4653; wildrockgolf.com
The call of the wild begins at the first tee of this rugged, raucous ride by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry, who created our top new public course of 2006 at nearby Erin Hills.
A rocky stream bisects the second-shot landing area at the 559-yard 1st, while overly bold approach shots will find a lake behind the green. The risk/reward theme continues throughout the round.
Wide fairways are framed by trees and dotted with sand and gravel mounds, but the holes you'll remember are the downhill, 588-yard, par-5 6th, which takes in views of the Baraboo Bluffs, and the 179-yard, par-3 15th, which demands a full-blooded carry over an old stone quarry.
By round's end, it's clear that the course couldn't be more perfectly named.
Credit: Wild Rock Golf Club
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