Dwan Golf Course
Bloomington, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 68 · Public. Opened 1970.
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 820 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 21 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 9 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 15 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 325 | 320 | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 325 | 300 | |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 495 | 465 | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 145 | 129 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 373 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 181 | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 370 | 344 | |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 175 | 168 | |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 340 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 355 | 347 | |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 120 | |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | 480 | 450 | |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 335 | 327 | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 385 | 373 | |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 170 | 160 | |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 330 | 321 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 410 | 394 | |
| 18 | 3 | 16 | 135 | 128 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 5485 | 64.8 | 110 |
| White | Male | 5275 | 64.4 | 108 |
| Red | Female | 4518 | 65 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 324-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 311 · 325 · 337front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 202
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 208 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 208 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 208 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 202 and narrows to 28 at 243.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 319-17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 312 · 325 · 338front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 206
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 184 to reach, 211 to carry
- Bunker left: 223 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 231 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 184 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 184 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 206.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 495-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 482 · 495 · 508front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 206 to reach, 235 to carry
- Water right: 376 to reach, 440 to carry
- Bunker left: 444 to reach, 462 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 206 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 206 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 226.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 1 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].