Minnesota Valley Country Club
Bloomington, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 73 · Private. Designed by Seth Raynor, opened 1924.
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
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 | Gold | Blue | Copper/Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 504 | 490 | 413 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 206 | 179 | 110 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 448 | 406 | 274 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | 379 | 349 | 238 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 553 | 509 | 388 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 360 | 335 | 258 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 160 | 153 | 130 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 297 | 290 | 170 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 448 | 432 | 259 |
| 10 | 5 | 14 | 507 | 471 | 356 |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 225 | 205 | 130 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 149 | 130 | 99 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 398 | 200 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 428 | 395 | 277 |
| 15 | 5 | 12 | 553 | 535 | 414 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 335 | 321 | 223 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 434 | 416 | 288 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 600 | 525 | 422 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6812 | 73.1 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6392 | 70.9 | 138 |
| Blue | Female | 6392 | 76.9 | 142 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6104 | 69.5 | 136 |
| Blue/White | Female | 6104 | 75.3 | 139 |
| Blue/Copper | Female | 5709 | 73 | 134 |
| Blue/Copper | Male | 5709 | 67.7 | 131 |
| Copper | Male | 5539 | 66.9 | 130 |
| Copper | Female | 5539 | 72.1 | 132 |
| Copper/Green | Female | 5283 | 70.9 | 130 |
| Green | Female | 4982 | 69.6 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Green · Gold tee
- 491 · 504 · 520front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 232
In play
- Bunker left: 204 to reach, 224 to carry
- Bunker right: 418 to reach, 448 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 204 to reach, 224 to carry. Drives that finish short of 204 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 27 at 212.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 32 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Green · Gold tee
- 189 · 206 · 220front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 30yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 148 to reach, 157 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Green · Gold tee
- 431 · 448 · 464front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 230
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 261 to reach, 308 to carry
- Bunker left: 284 to reach, 305 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 409 to carry
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 284 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 261 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 261 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 27 at 200.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 64 hazards with reach and carry
- 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].