Rose Creek Golf Course
Fargo, North Dakota · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1993.
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 drop: hole 10, where the green sits 10 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 432 | 395 | 354 | 330 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 454 | 424 | 387 | 339 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 530 | 491 | 475 | 451 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 153 | 129 | 102 | 78 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 400 | 362 | 330 | 292 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 370 | 333 | 297 | 259 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 191 | 175 | 148 | 128 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 374 | 350 | 320 | 280 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 492 | 479 | 449 | 411 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 382 | 352 | 322 | 288 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 137 | 119 | 105 | 79 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 560 | 533 | 518 | 456 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 151 | 137 | 121 | 74 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 369 | 360 | 299 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 383 | 349 | 311 | 275 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 377 | 354 | 324 | 290 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 408 | 370 | 326 | 288 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 419 | 386 | 339 | 299 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6616 | 71.4 | 123 |
| Blue | Male | 6123 | 69.1 | 118 |
| White | Male | 5606 | 66.8 | 113 |
| Red | Male | 5062 | 68.8 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 433+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 417 · 432 · 447front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 301 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 32 at 281.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 454+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 435 · 454 · 471front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 237 to carry
- Water left: 473 to reach, 560 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 312 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 207 to reach, 237 to carry. Drives that finish short of 207 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 228.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 528-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 519 · 530 · 544front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 148 to reach, 429 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 494 to carry
- Water back-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 266 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 474 to reach, 494 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 148 to reach, 429 to carry. Drives that finish short of 148 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 219 and narrows to 31 at 269.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 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-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 59 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].