Black Bear Golf Course
Twin Lakes Township, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 2003.
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 1,150 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 10, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 9 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 380 | 353 | 284 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 359 | 344 | 274 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 470 | 435 | 381 |
| 4 | 3 | 13 | 201 | 184 | 154 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 357 | 321 | 295 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 170 | 152 | 115 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 516 | 469 | 401 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 366 | 329 | 246 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 434 | 421 | 349 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 401 | 382 | 319 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 141 | 130 | 78 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 384 | 344 | 294 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 486 | 461 | 395 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 411 | 374 | 334 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 379 | 359 | 274 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 219 | 148 | 125 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 399 | 382 | 307 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 487 | 469 | 410 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6560 | 72.9 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6057 | 70.7 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 5072 | 70.8 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 383+8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 359 · 380 · 402front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 237
In play
- Water right: 73 to reach, 207 to carry
- Bunker right: 218 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the right: 73 to reach, 249 to carry. Drives that finish short of 73 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 237.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 357-7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 337 · 359 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 44 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 217
In play
- Water right: 63 to reach, 132 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 228 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 217 and narrows to 26 at 260.
- The green is 44 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 471+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 449 · 470 · 493front · middle · back
- Green size
- 44 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 257
In play
- Bunker left: 253 to reach, 289 to carry
- Water right: 300 to reach, 419 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 261 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 253 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 253 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 257 and narrows to 17 at 287.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 44 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 51 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].