Grand Forks Country Club
Grand Forks, North Dakota · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Robert Bruce Harris, opened 1964.
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 840 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 17 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 12 ft below the tee and plays about 4 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 415 | 403 | 238 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 366 | 353 | 289 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 563 | 523 | 441 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 403 | 388 | 318 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 196 | 183 | 166 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 558 | 518 | 428 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 353 | 345 | 292 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 156 | 136 | 117 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 438 | 425 | 356 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 397 | 388 | 225 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 394 | 378 | 324 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 184 | 168 | 154 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 337 | 322 | 275 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 518 | 498 | 424 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 432 | 409 | 335 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 169 | 151 | 140 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 536 | 510 | 195 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 431 | 381 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6854 | 74 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6473 | 72.5 | 131 |
| Blue | Female | 6473 | 78.5 | 137 |
| Red | Female | 5350 | 70.3 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 420+14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 399 · 415 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 33 at 270.
- 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364-5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 351 · 366 · 378front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 227 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 227 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 227 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 26 at 246.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 567+13 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 550 · 563 · 577front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 270
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 311 to reach, 353 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 497 to reach, 509 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 296 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 270 and narrows to 29 at 320.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 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 back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 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].