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Minneapolis Golf Club

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Willie Park, Jr. & Donald Ross, opened 1916.

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

Altitude940 ftCarries about 1% farther
Bunkers84
Holes with water2 of 18
Average fairway width41 yds
Typical green5,500 sq ft
Sloped greens18 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 940 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 5, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 35 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
  • 18 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

HoleParHcpBlackBlueWhiteGreenRed
1517474474466443427
243429405405350284
3513562562528480475
4315140140129117108
545431398387310290
639243211190182134
741452430415353325
847458430400383329
9411463350338329270
1038230230215175126
1146408408391384294
12518516500475430378
1342403403385336296
14416338338322306244
15514567532514455405
16312217195180166148
17410420404395345305
1844454433410326293

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlackMale704574.4139
BlueMale675173.1136
WhiteFemale650678.2142
WhiteMale650672134
GreenMale600469.7129
GreenFemale600475.5136
RedFemale541972.3129
Family IIMale416961.8110
Family IIFemale416965.1114
Family IMale308258.2101
Family IFemale308259.199

Hole 1 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

474 (Black) · 474 (Blue) · 466 (White) · 443 (Green) · 427 (Red) yards · Handicap 17

Plays like
469-16 ft
Green · Black tee
464 · 474 · 489front · middle · back
Green size
26 × 37yards deep × wide
Fairway
46 ydswide at 235
Green slope
3.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker right: 237 to reach, 249 to carry
  • Bunker left: 264 to reach, 276 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker back-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 16 ft below the tee.
  • Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 237 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 237 keeps them out of play.
  • The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 31 at 275.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 38 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.

Hole 2 · Par 4

Green falls this way

429 (Black) · 405 (Blue) · 405 (White) · 350 (Green) · 284 (Red) yards · Handicap 3

Plays like
429-1 ft
Green · Black tee
416 · 429 · 443front · middle · back
Green size
30 × 25yards deep × wide
Fairway
35 ydswide at 236
Green slope
3.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker right: 253 to reach, 262 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker left of the green

Playing notes

  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 253 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 253 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 21 at 256.
  • 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

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

562 (Black) · 562 (Blue) · 528 (White) · 480 (Green) · 475 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
550-35 ft
Green · Black tee
547 · 562 · 576front · middle · back
Green size
29 × 29yards deep × wide
Fairway
45 ydswide at 233
Green slope
3.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker right: 269 to reach, 287 to carry
  • Bunker left: 484 to reach, 499 to carry
  • 2 bunkers front-right of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker back-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 35 ft below the tee.
  • Fairway bunkers on the right: 269 to reach, 287 to carry. Drives that finish short of 269 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 26 at 283.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 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 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · 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
  • 60 hazards with reach and carry
  • 15 green slope reads
  • 2 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].

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