Big Fish Golf Club

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Big Fish Golf Club
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Coordinates 45°59′29″N91°23′51″W / 45.99126°N 91.39753°W / 45.99126; -91.39753
Typepublic
Total holes18
Website golfbigfish.com
Designed by Pete Dye

The Big Fish Golf Club is a public golf course in Hayward, Wisconsin, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. Golfweek has rated it the "#7 Public Course in Wisconsin". It was designed in 2004 by the renowned golf architect, Pete Dye. [1]

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Hole By Hole

Hole #ParBlackBlueWhiteYellowRed
14409 Yds379 Yds325 Yds301 Yds265 Yds
25555 Yds525 Yds513 Yds475 Yds435 Yds
33166 Yds149 Yds137 Yds118 Yds95 Yds
44515 Yds437 Yds387 Yds359 Yds309 Yds
54375 Yds337 Yds315 Yds290 Yds242 Yds

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References

  1. Zgoda, Jerry (Jul 22, 2005). "BIG FISH GOLF CLUB ; HAYWARD, WIS.; THE ONE THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY; the Pro at Big Fish Golf Club Landed a Trophy when He Persuaded Pete Dye to Design a Gem of a Course in Northern Wisconsin". Star Tribune. p. 12C via ProQuest.