Tipsinah Mounds
Elbow Lake, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 70 · Semi-Private. Opened 1982.
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 1,200 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 11, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 390 | 380 | 365 | 325 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 156 | 152 | 140 | 120 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 400 | 330 | 320 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 405 | 385 | 375 | 305 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 307 | 301 | 285 | 253 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 194 | 188 | 182 | 169 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 489 | 483 | 475 | 389 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 438 | 431 | 370 | 368 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 365 | 355 | 341 | 280 |
| 10 | 3 | 12 | 187 | 183 | 156 | 133 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 353 | 350 | 334 | 270 |
| 12 | 5 | 18 | 467 | 462 | 449 | 392 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 357 | 350 | 340 | 305 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 412 | 396 | 314 | 306 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 399 | 395 | 385 | 314 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 195 | 190 | 145 | 135 |
| 17 | 5 | 16 | 510 | 495 | 480 | 385 |
| 18 | 3 | 10 | 175 | 170 | 150 | 140 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6219 | 69.4 | 115 |
| White | Male | 6066 | 68.7 | 114 |
| Gold | Male | 5616 | 66.7 | 109 |
| Red | Male | 4909 | 67.8 | 109 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 373 · 390 · 406front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 272 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 237.
- 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.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 157+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 139 · 156 · 172front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 420+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 408 · 420 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 76 to reach, 114 to carry
- Bunker left: 194 to reach, 240 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 194 to reach, 240 to carry. Drives that finish short of 194 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 239.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 18 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].