Bemidji Town & Country Club
Bemidji, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Joel Goldstrand, opened 1918.
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 1,400 ft the ball carries about 2% 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 3, where the green sits 27 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 13 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 | 11 | 350 | 345 | 290 | 286 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 210 | 165 | 145 | 136 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 314 | 305 | 256 | 252 |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 500 | 485 | 390 | 387 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 389 | 304 | 304 | 301 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 300 | 300 | 297 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 183 | 157 | 146 | 110 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 393 | 304 | 304 | 297 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 510 | 489 | 433 | 429 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 499 | 445 | 445 | 405 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 193 | 168 | 155 | 143 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 405 | 345 | 345 | 293 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 350 | 330 | 276 | 273 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 181 | 150 | 135 | 110 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 492 | 465 | 393 | 390 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 377 | 306 | 306 | 257 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 354 | 347 | 332 | 242 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 424 | 359 | 359 | 356 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6545 | 71.6 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6204 | 70.2 | 127 |
| Combo | Male | 5769 | 68 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5314 | 65.6 | 113 |
| Gold | Female | 5314 | 71.7 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5027 | 69 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358+24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 334 · 350 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 272 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 272 to reach, 281 to carry. Drives that finish short of 272 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 216 and narrows to 23 at 244.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 203-20 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 196 · 210 · 228front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 323+27 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 304 · 314 · 324front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 197
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 258 to carry
- Bunker left: 249 to reach, 256 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 27 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 240 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 240 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 197.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 24 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].