Willingers Golf Club
Northfield, Minnesota · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1991.
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 1,020 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 10, where the green sits 24 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 36 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 14 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 353 | 310 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 472 | 417 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 127 | 96 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 374 | 319 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 295 | 245 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 474 | 443 |
| 7 | 3 | 9 | 156 | 104 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 308 |
| 9 | 4 | 15 | 356 | 292 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 331 | 282 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 334 | 294 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 405 | 365 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 325 | 288 |
| 14 | 3 | 14 | 155 | 123 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 472 | 409 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 365 | 339 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 121 | 93 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 471 | 440 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | Male | 6809 | 74.2 | 148 |
| Championship | Male | 6310 | 71.9 | 143 |
| White | Male | 5936 | 70.2 | 140 |
| Silver | Male | 5570 | 68.6 | 136 |
| Red | Male | 5167 | 71.4 | 131 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 352-3 ft
- Green · White tee
- 334 · 353 · 370front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 215
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 27 to reach, 76 to carry
- Water across the hole: 34 to reach, 164 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 164 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 34 to reach, 164 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 215 and narrows to 27 at 255.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 471-4 ft
- Green · White tee
- 465 · 472 · 483front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 42yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 463 to carry
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 20 at 219.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 123-12 ft
- Green · White tee
- 106 · 127 · 148front · middle · back
- Green size
- 45 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the right
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Water back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 45 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 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 58 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].