The Links Of North Dakota
Williston, North Dakota · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Stephen Kay, opened 1995.
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 1,930 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 147. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 13, where the green sits 39 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 60 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five | Male | 7092 | 75.1 | 128 |
| Four | Male | 6639 | 73.1 | 123 |
| Three | Male | 6242 | 71.3 | 119 |
| Two | Male | 5650 | 68.6 | 114 |
| Two | Female | 5650 | 73.8 | 126 |
| One | Male | 5249 | 71.6 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 407-20 ft
- Green
- 397 · 414 · 430front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the back-left
In play
- Bunker left: 278 to reach, 289 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 278 to reach, 289 to carry. Drives that finish short of 278 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 28 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from front-right to back-left, about 3%. Finish on the back-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 363+20 ft
- Green
- 342 · 356 · 368front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 167 to reach, 175 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 190 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker right: 275 to reach, 289 to carry
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- 2 bunkers left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 239 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 190 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 190 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 219 and narrows to 18 at 200.
- 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-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 145+2 ft
- Green
- 131 · 144 · 160front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- 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 back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 57 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].