The Classic at Madden's
East Gull Lake, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Opened 1996.
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 1,220 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 18, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 45 ft below the tee and plays about 15 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 510 | 500 | 489 | 380 | 380 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 150 | 132 | 132 | 95 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 330 | 324 | 305 | 305 | 165 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 401 | 386 | 370 | 322 | 322 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 394 | 371 | 347 | 347 | 300 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 536 | 525 | 493 | 493 | 371 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 207 | 182 | 160 | 160 | 83 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 429 | 405 | 351 | 328 | 328 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 403 | 389 | 334 | 334 |
| 10 | 5 | 12 | 468 | 466 | 450 | 372 | 372 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 339 | 322 | 306 | 275 | 275 |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 199 | 187 | 170 | 170 | 140 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 603 | 591 | 571 | 494 | 494 |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | 209 | 190 | 163 | 163 | 90 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 408 | 380 | 363 | 323 | 323 |
| 16 | 5 | 14 | 511 | 489 | 469 | 394 | 394 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 155 | 146 | 133 | 133 | 80 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 433 | 421 | 401 | 313 | 313 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour | Male | 7102 | 75.6 | 142 |
| Black | Male | 6717 | 73.3 | 140 |
| Blue | Male | 6438 | 72 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6062 | 70.3 | 134 |
| White | Female | 6062 | 76.6 | 145 |
| Gold | Male | 5438 | 67.5 | 129 |
| Gold | Female | 5438 | 73.1 | 137 |
| Red | Female | 4859 | 70 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 499-34 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 501 · 510 · 520front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 45yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 201
- Green slope
- 15.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 191 to reach, 212 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 471 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 494 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 240 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 457 to reach, 471 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 191 to reach, 212 to carry. Drives that finish short of 191 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 201 and narrows to 34 at 251.
- Best lay-up: 80 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.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 15.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 162-10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 150 · 165 · 180front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 35yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 329-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 312 · 330 · 350front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 186
In play
- Water left: -44 to reach, 59 to carry
- Water across the hole: 73 to reach, 106 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 297 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Water back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 219 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 73 to reach, 106 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 186.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 38 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 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · 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
- 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].