Wild Rock Golf Club in Wisconsin Dells

In May of this year, Wild Rock Golf Club opened to the public in the Wisconsin Dells, the Midwest's original country vacation destination. The 7,414-yard Hurdzan/Fry design was laid out to take advantage of the area's rolling hills, plentiful water, and limestone bluffs and outcroppings.

Although Wild Rock remains a bit of a work in progress (the routing is going to be changed in the near future), visitors to the Dells shouldn't miss an opportunity to tee it up on a challenging and picturesque golf course, one that Hurdzan calls "one of the top 10 we've ever done."

One hallmark of Hurdzan-Fry designs is ensuring a fair, enjoyable round for golfers of all skill levels. Wild Rock achieves this by offering five or more tee boxes on each hole. It is imperative that golfers check their egos at the club-drop, because if they choose the wrong set of tees, they will be faced with some long carries and very difficult shots.

Wild Rock Golf Club clubhouse

The award-winning clubhouse at Wild Rock Golf Club will eventually be moved to a location behind the 16th green.

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Wild Rock Golf Club - hole 1

The present-day 1st hole is a long but benign par 5, until you get to the rock-guarded green.

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Wild Rock golf course - hole 12

The tee shot at Wild Rock Golf Club's 12th hole offers a 40+ foot elevation change.

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Wild Rock Golf Club in Wisconsin Dells

The 13th green will eventually be the 18th green - and it'll be a challenging closer!

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Wild Rock Golf Club - hole 14

The small green at the 535-yard, par-5 14th is a tough target to hit from afar.

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Wild Rock golf course - hole 15

The 179-yard 15th hole at Wild Rock Golf Club looks a lot farther than that from the tips!

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Wild Rock golf course - hole 16

The 16th green at Wild Rock Golf Club snuggles up to a stereotypical Wisconsin landmark.

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Wild Rock Golf Club - hole 17

The green at Wild Rock's 356-yard 17th is driveable on paper, but is not a realistic target in reality.

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Wild Rock Golf Club

Wild Rock's present-day 18th will be a much better 2nd hole.

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Wild Rock golf course - hole 3

The green of the 464-yard 3rd hole at Wild Rock Golf Club is one of the largest on the course.

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Wild Rock golf course - hole 4

The 223-yard, par-3 4th hole at Wild Rock Golf Club is guarded on two sides by water.

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Wild Rock golf course - hole 5

If you can drive the ball over 300 yards uphill, the 5th at Wild Rock Golf Club is for you!

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Wild Rock Golf Club - hole 7

The back tees at Wild Rock's 493-yard seventh hole soar some 100 feet above the fairway.

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Wild Rock golf course - hole 9

Wild Rock Golf Club's 211-yard ninth hole features a green cut into a hill, where short is wet and long is dead.

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