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The Fortress Golf Course
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The Fortress was inspired by classic Scottish golf courses, incorporating fescue-covered mounds and a liberal smattering of bunkers, 75 to be exact, around the large, sectioned greens. The expansive greens average 7,500 feet, providing golfers with some challenging putts. Patches of rough that are several inches thick and strategic mounding separate the winding fairways. The back nine holes are where the course really shines. It becomes especially interesting by the time you reach the par-4 13th hole, a dogleg left that is bordered by two large ponds. It is hard to decide which is worse: landing in one of the four bunkers or the deep gorse on the mounds behind the green, but both are better than losing your ball to the water. The signature hole of the golf course though is the 17th, known for its challenging island green. There is little room for error on the long, narrow green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6813 yards | 73.8 | 140 |
| Maroon | 72 | 6271 yards | 71.3 | 135 |
| Gold | 72 | 4837 yards | 69.2 | 128 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.2/142 W: 80.3/150 | 522 | 167 | 456 | 149 | 353 | 501 | 437 | 409 | 453 | 3447 | 369 | 391 | 209 | 443 | 523 | 350 | 380 | 172 | 529 | 3366 | 6813 |
| Maroon M: 71.4/139 W: 77.4/145 | 494 | 140 | 431 | 119 | 324 | 467 | 390 | 378 | 437 | 3180 | 336 | 363 | 181 | 410 | 496 | 309 | 333 | 153 | 510 | 3091 | 6271 |
| Combo M: 67.1/127 W: 72.7/137 | 415 | 140 | 342 | 119 | 324 | 390 | 288 | 278 | 325 | 2621 | 336 | 363 | 181 | 315 | 398 | 309 | 333 | 153 | 436 | 2824 | 5445 |
| Gold M: 64.3/115 W: 69.4/129 | 415 | 82 | 342 | 83 | 275 | 390 | 288 | 278 | 325 | 2478 | 272 | 254 | 109 | 315 | 398 | 239 | 247 | 89 | 436 | 2359 | 4837 |
| Handicap | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by Blake5355960 on 10/13/2024
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17th hole an absolute beautiful hole Photo submitted by Michael6064109 on 10/15/2021
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Photo submitted by thomaskvincent1 on 09/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Simpson85 on 06/19/2021
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Photo submitted by Kathy6050012 on 10/04/2020
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#17 Photo submitted by RG2341 on 06/09/2020
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Photo submitted by jasonhoy on 08/19/2019
Great course, a must play!
If you haven’t played the Fortress yet, you’re missing out. It has been a while since I played here last but I was surprised to find a great hot deal to go out in the evening. I was sandwiched between a group of three and a duo behind me. The pace was a bit slower than I would’ve liked but I was out by myself away from the kids, so I didn’t mind! Conditions were great, fairways and rough are close to pristine. Greens had a LOT of spike marks, however it looked like there was an event that day so this was expected. Great layout, some very challenging holes and other easier ones. Definitely recommend stopping here to play and visiting Frankenmuth afterwards!
A challenging but fun course
The course was mostly maintained well (along with nice landscape & flower garden, etc.) and somewhat difficult but fun to play. It was somewhat windy but quite as it located far from major roads. I'd play again.
Fortress
excellent course. bit expensive. Sand traps need more sand!
Always a GREAT round!
I try to play this course at least once every year. It is always in great shape and well maintained! The staff is friendly! The only tiny downside of this course is many holes play alongside each other hence, it is not unusual to have a blind "incoming" fired at you. Once is about typical however, this most recent round had three incomings during the course of the round. Of course, it is not the fault of the golf course, however it is something to be aware of when you play.
A terrific day
This is a beautiful golf course with a great variety of holes. The course was in excellent condition. A fun track to play.
Amazing Track
The only thing to gripe about was the range balls. They were lower quality than expected. The range turf however was impeccable. The course is a true beauty and challenge. The youthful staff was pretty friendly and on que. While arriving and departing friendly staff was there to grab your bag and wipe off your clubs. The outdoor club house looked like a lot of fun and was very sheik, too bad it wasn’t a round to celebrate because it looked like a great time. Truly a must play !!!
Great Father's day round
Course was in great shape and a great layout. Overall pace was great for Father's day. I will go back in a heartbeat. Loved the fortress. Started out great with 2 birdies.
Best course in Michigan
Top notch facility. Superb staff. Level tee boxes. Fair rough. Greens perfect.
One caveat: watch your ticket. We booked through GN at a rate the course did not honor. We ended up being charged a few dollars more for our 18 hole round and did not notice the discrepancy until returning home.
Great course! Greens were fast and the wind killed us, but we had a great time.
Beautiful
30mph wind day and still had a bast. course was in pristine condition
Worth the Trip
From tee-to-green, the course conditions were perfect. Even the traps were in excellent condition. I’ve golfed at some of the best and this course was in as good, or better, shape than any of them. The layout was excellent and I used every club in the bag. This is worth a special trip from anywhere in the US and an absolute must if you’re within a day’s drive. There are enough things to do in Frankenmuth that a non-golfer could be happy, too.
Noisy Play
Thought maybe a nice quite time on the course but event going on in the town and there was a helicopter flying a banner in circles over he course the whole time! Pretty annoying for four hours! I think hey have something going on every weekend in Frankenmuth so hope the planes don’t fly every weekend!
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