North Oaks Golf Course
North Oaks, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Stanley Thompson, opened 1951.
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 910 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 3, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Black | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 535 | 457 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 472 | 361 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 464 | 359 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 350 | 318 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 224 | 158 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 389 | 302 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 451 | 365 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 212 | 160 |
| 9 | 5 | 17 | 495 | 408 |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 346 | 304 |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 178 | 130 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 365 | 320 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 130 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 304 |
| 15 | 3 | 4 | 230 | 157 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 546 | 440 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 378 | 322 |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 505 | 425 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6725 | 72.4 | 129 |
| Black | Female | 6725 | 79.1 | 141 |
| Maroon | Male | 6468 | 71.1 | 128 |
| Maroon | Female | 6468 | 77.7 | 138 |
| Brown | Male | 6087 | 69.5 | 124 |
| Brown | Female | 6087 | 75.5 | 132 |
| Green | Male | 5800 | 68.2 | 117 |
| Green | Female | 5800 | 73.8 | 128 |
| Tan | Male | 5274 | 65.8 | 113 |
| Tan | Female | 5274 | 70.8 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 524-34 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 523 · 535 · 549front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 52 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 148 to reach, 190 to carry
- Water right: 180 to reach, 224 to carry
- Bunker right: 289 to reach, 330 to carry
- Bunker right: 463 to reach, 481 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 148 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 148 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 52 yards wide at 237 and narrows to 41 at 207.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 468-11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 451 · 472 · 486front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 251
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 303 to reach, 312 to carry
- Water left: 413 to reach, 425 to carry
- Water front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 251 and narrows to 31 at 301.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 478+42 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 452 · 464 · 477front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 295
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 42 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 295 and narrows to 26 at 345.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 72 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].