Ely Golf Club vs The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
23 mi apart · numbers from each course's map geometry
Ely Golf Club
near Ely, Minnesota
The Wilderness at Fortune Bay
near Tower, Minnesota
| Measure | Ely Golf Club | The Wilderness at Fortune Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Holes | 9 | 18 |
| Par | 36 | – |
| Par 3 · 4 · 5 | 2 · 5 · 2 | 0 · 0 · 0 |
| Measured length | 3,148 yd | 7,079 yd |
| Longest hole | No. 8, 507 yd | No. 1, 650 yd |
| Bunkers | 7 | 64 |
| Sand | 0.1 acres | 2 acres |
| Holes with water | 5 | 8 |
| Water on the property | 1.5 acres | 10.7 acres |
| Total climb | 105 ft | 258 ft |
| Elevation | 1,445–1,536 ft | 1,359–1,425 ft |
| Biggest drop to a green | -52 ft | -45 ft |
| Average green | 6,484 sq ft | 6,485 sq ft |
| Average fairway width | 26 yd | 47 yd |
| Green to next tee, total | 530 yd | 2,189 yd |
| Property | 116 acres | 269 acres |
| Cart path | 1.9 mi | 6.4 mi |
| Driving range | yes | not mapped |
Hole by hole
Par and measured yards for each hole; rise is tee to green.
| Hole | Ely Golf Club | The Wilderness at Fortune Bay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | Yd | Rise | Par | Yd | Rise | |
| 1 | 4 | 366 | +7 | – | 650 | +6 |
| 2 | 4 | 391 | +6 | – | 469 | -30 |
| 3 | 5 | 478 | -52 | – | 222 | -9 |
| 4 | 3 | 161 | -15 | – | 401 | +14 |
| 5 | 4 | 330 | +25 | – | 361 | -26 |
| 6 | 4 | 380 | -33 | – | 416 | +4 |
| 7 | 3 | 118 | -6 | – | 157 | -45 |
| 8 | 5 | 507 | +15 | – | 513 | +6 |
| 9 | 4 | 417 | +1 | – | 395 | -33 |
| 10 | – | – | – | – | 446 | -29 |
| 11 | – | – | – | – | 444 | +8 |
| 12 | – | – | – | – | 162 | -2 |
| 13 | – | – | – | – | 330 | +10 |
| 14 | – | – | – | – | 396 | -11 |
| 15 | – | – | – | – | 530 | -5 |
| 16 | – | – | – | – | 546 | +21 |
| 17 | – | – | – | – | 182 | -10 |
| 18 | – | – | – | – | 459 | -34 |
Both courses are drawn by OpenStreetMap contributors; a difference in detail (bunker counts especially) can be a difference in how carefully each was mapped. How each number is measured.