Northland Country Club
Duluth, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1899.
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 1,000 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 93 ft above the tee and plays about 31 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 120 ft below the tee and plays about 40 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 428 | 418 | 395 | 323 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 324 | 313 | 238 | 235 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 380 | 357 | 342 | 292 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 490 | 471 | 442 | 380 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 160 | 147 | 136 | 125 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 380 | 367 | 335 | 298 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 436 | 410 | 369 | 340 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 230 | 206 | 186 | 170 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 569 | 544 | 516 | 464 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 414 | 391 | 345 | 324 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 486 | 471 | 450 | 408 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 203 | 176 | 163 | 130 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 430 | 415 | 372 | 337 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 445 | 410 | 395 | 360 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 411 | 385 | 370 | 357 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 446 | 408 | 384 | 356 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 165 | 150 | 120 | 103 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 428 | 412 | 388 | 325 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6825 | 73.2 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6451 | 71.5 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5946 | 69.1 | 127 |
| Red | Male | 5327 | 71 | 129 |
| Junior | Male | 3020 | 59 | 99 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 416-35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 412 · 428 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 174 to reach, 188 to carry
- Bunker right: 289 to reach, 307 to carry
- Bunker left: 309 to reach, 324 to carry
- Bunker right: 358 to reach, 389 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 35 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 174 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 174 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 38 at 202.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 347+68 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 310 · 324 · 337front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 50 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 223 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker left: 228 to reach, 240 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards longer: the green sits 68 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 223 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 223 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 50 yards wide at 203 and narrows to 43 at 237.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411+93 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 362 · 380 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 244
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 326 to reach, 337 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 31 yards longer: the green sits 93 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 31 at 289.
- 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 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].