Owatonna Country Club
Owatonna, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1973.
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 1,150 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 15, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 36 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 335 | 335 | 300 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 419 | 409 | 361 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 525 | 516 | 469 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 374 | 374 | 329 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 365 | 365 | 310 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 409 | 409 | 311 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 162 | 144 | 110 |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 508 | 489 | 454 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 191 | 162 | 137 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 479 | 465 | 406 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 152 | 152 | 106 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 515 | 499 | 394 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 152 | 144 | 122 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 432 | 432 | 330 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 386 | 373 | 274 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 460 | 433 | 392 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 315 | 315 | 271 |
| 18 | 3 | 14 | 177 | 158 | 135 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6323 | 71.5 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6102 | 70.5 | 134 |
| Combo | Male | 5425 | 68.5 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5251 | 71.3 | 128 |
| Yellow | Male | 2494 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 335level
- Green · Black tee
- 325 · 335 · 345front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 157 to reach, 163 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 209 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 211.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 412-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 403 · 419 · 433front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 272 to reach, 291 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 392 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 272 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 377 to reach, 392 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 272 to reach, 291 to carry. Drives that finish short of 272 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 25 at 282.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 532+20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 506 · 525 · 540front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 244 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 244 to reach, 274 to carry. Drives that finish short of 244 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 28 at 266.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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 left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right 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 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].