Fountain Valley Golf Course
Farmington, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1978.
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 920 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 20 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 23 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 12 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 | 8 | 392 | 375 | 300 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 433 | 350 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 115 | 100 |
| 4 | 4 | 14 | 360 | 351 | 340 |
| 5 | 3 | 16 | 150 | 139 | 129 |
| 6 | 5 | 10 | 520 | 507 | 380 |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 400 | 385 | 365 |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 350 | 341 | 332 |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | 560 | 551 | 455 |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 381 | 365 | 310 |
| 11 | 4 | 7 | 365 | 353 | 340 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 155 | 145 |
| 13 | 5 | 11 | 485 | 477 | 460 |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 288 | 275 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | 562 | 550 | 445 |
| 16 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 175 | 165 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 417 | 315 |
| 18 | 4 | 9 | 350 | 341 | 330 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6560 | ||
| White | Male | 6318 | ||
| Red | Female | 5852 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 399+20 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 380 · 392 · 404front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 277 to reach, 290 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 277 to reach, 290 to carry. Drives that finish short of 277 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 249.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 438level
- Green · Blue tee
- 424 · 438 · 450front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 232.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 125level
- Green · Blue tee
- 113 · 125 · 138front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- 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 to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].