Bellwood Oaks Golf Course
Marshan Township, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 73 · Public. Opened 1972.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 880 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 21 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- 7 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 387 | 369 | 353 | 284 |
| 2 | 5 | 18 | 503 | 482 | 462 | 372 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 403 | 379 | 362 | 313 |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 160 | 146 | 135 | 130 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 380 | 372 | 292 | 242 |
| 6 | 3 | 12 | 182 | 171 | 150 | 101 |
| 7 | 4 | 16 | 301 | 290 | 262 | 245 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 434 | 409 | 382 | 312 |
| 9 | 5 | 14 | 500 | 480 | 460 | 386 |
| 10 | 5 | 13 | 494 | 478 | 460 | 411 |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 393 | 380 | 364 | 312 |
| 12 | 4 | 15 | 360 | 352 | 291 | 271 |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 372 | 363 | 331 | 294 |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | 481 | 461 | 433 | 384 |
| 15 | 4 | 9 | 405 | 387 | 326 | 306 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 424 | 410 | 385 | 316 |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 206 | 184 | 154 | 148 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 386 | 374 | 314 | 297 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6791 | 73.9 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6487 | 72.5 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5916 | 69.9 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5100 | 70.5 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 386-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 374 · 387 · 400front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 246
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 221 to reach, 261 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 236 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 221 to reach, 261 to carry. Drives that finish short of 221 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 246.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 496-21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 493 · 503 · 516front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 251
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 214 to reach, 233 to carry
- Bunker left: 223 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 214 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 214 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 251.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 397-19 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 390 · 403 · 415front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 254
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Water right: 217 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker left: 290 to reach, 311 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 253 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 217 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 217 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 254 and narrows to 26 at 224.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 26 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].