Hastings Country Club
Hastings, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1947.
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 830 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 16, where the green sits 32 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 43 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | 5 | 415 | 400 | 380 | 382 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 335 | 315 | 300 | 280 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 525 | 500 | 480 | 445 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 432 | 405 | 375 | 351 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 395 | 350 | 340 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 192 | 174 | 160 | 150 |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 475 | 465 | 460 | 405 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 437 | 422 | 355 | 345 |
| 9 | 3 | 15 | 160 | 150 | 140 | 140 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 520 | 510 | 470 | 410 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 402 | 385 | 370 | 311 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 358 | 345 | 330 | 315 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 434 | 410 | 350 | 340 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 408 | 380 | 325 | 318 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 195 | 180 | 150 | 133 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 482 | 450 | 440 | 388 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 210 | 175 | 160 | 119 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 | 340 | 321 | 310 | 300 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6740 | 73.4 | 133 |
| White | Male | 6382 | 71.7 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5905 | 69.6 | 126 |
| Red | Male | 5472 | 72.6 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 401-43 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 399 · 415 · 430front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 214 to reach, 250 to carry
- Bunker left: 256 to reach, 275 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 43 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 36 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 28 at 265.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 320 · 335 · 348front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 228 to reach, 252 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 253 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 314 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 228 to reach, 252 to carry. Drives that finish short of 228 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 209.
- 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 to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 524-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 513 · 525 · 537front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 232
In play
- Bunker left: 245 to reach, 269 to carry
- Bunker right: 448 to reach, 466 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 245 to reach, 269 to carry. Drives that finish short of 245 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 33 at 202.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].