Black Forest at Wilderness Valley

Black Forest at Wilderness Valley was Tom Doak's third course (1991) — built just after Heathland at Legends in Myrtle Beach, when he was still an unknown. The forested routing through northern Michigan hardwoods shows the restraint and strategic thinking that would make Doak famous. It's the architectural sleeper of the Gaylord area — more interesting than most of the resort courses nearby, and a fraction of the price.