The Refuge Golf Course
Oak Grove, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 2001.
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 9, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 10 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 333 | 322 | 314 | 293 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 531 | 494 | 468 | 452 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 142 | 140 | 133 | 117 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 406 | 384 | 375 | 356 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 508 | 491 | 465 | 425 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 195 | 183 | 175 | 161 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 408 | 395 | 386 | 318 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 163 | 149 | 142 | 132 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 510 | 464 | 403 | 347 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 387 | 367 | 358 | 337 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 370 | 356 | 347 | 331 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 503 | 483 | 463 | 443 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 380 | 363 | 354 | 337 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 207 | 192 | 167 | 157 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 359 | 340 | 291 | 278 |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 184 | 164 | 144 | 121 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 426 | 405 | 367 | 319 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 522 | 496 | 467 | 448 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6534 | 72.3 | 143 |
| Green | Male | 6188 | 70.6 | 138 |
| White | Male | 5819 | 69 | 134 |
| White | Female | 5819 | 74.3 | 143 |
| Gold | Male | 5372 | 71.9 | 132 |
| Gold | Female | 5372 | 71.8 | 138 |
| Purple | Male | 4819 | 68.8 | 126 |
| Purple | Female | 4819 | 68.7 | 132 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 332-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 314 · 333 · 343front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 206
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 144 to reach, 329 to carry
- Bunker right: 236 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 255 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 144 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 144 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 206 and narrows to 27 at 249.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 533+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 517 · 531 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 271 to reach, 313 to carry
- Bunker right: 440 to reach, 469 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 319 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 271 to reach, 313 to carry. Drives that finish short of 271 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 20 at 196.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 139-10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 133 · 142 · 152front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 33yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water back-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 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].