Northwestern Wisconsin isn t near anything the closest big city is Duluth Minnesota so don t plan on playing a lot of early spring golf at Big Fish When it thaws out however you ll fall hook line and sinker for this Pete Dye Tim Liddy design that mixes open linksy holes with hardwood framed beauties in a well balanced package that also features closely mown chipping areas little mounds and big ones and Dye s seemingly random but ultimately strategic bunkering The course was ranked No 25 on the list of 50 best courses under 50