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Minnesota Valley Country Club in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota in 55438
55438 (Click on a Hole to View Flyover of the Hole or View Hole Maps or View Scorecard or View Nearby Courses or View Gradebook or Wireframe Hubspoke)
1As with many Seth Raynor’s designs, the opening hole at Minnesota Valley provides an opportunity to begin your round with a good score.The tee shot is played to the top of a plateau and offers a panoramic view of holes to come. On the second shot, the longer hitter can carry the cross bunker to a downhill slope tothe same bunker by favoring the right side on a lay up which provides the best angle to the green. The back to front slope of the first green is a clear message to the golfer from 2Modeled after the 15th hole at North Berwick in Scotland, the Redan is considered by many to be the best par 3 design in golf. Famed architect C.B. MacDonald brought the template tTake a narrow tableland, tilt it a little from right to left, dig a deep bunker on the front side, approach it diagonally and you have a Redan. Even with improved technology of theThe tabletop green is oriented at a 45 degree angle with menacing deep bunkers left, right, and long. The prudent play is to take aim at the front right and use the kick slope to c3A precise dogleg left with a stately Elm framing the hole behind the green.A slight draw off the tee fit in between the fairway bunkers is an ideal line to set up a short second. The primary defense of the hole is the green slope where there is risk of puAn offline approach finding the greenside swale left or bunker right is a difficult up and down. Staying below the hole is critical for a chance at birdie.4Modeled after the 15th at Muirfield in Scotland, the Narrows hole offers a strategic choice: a playercan lay safely back to the wider portion of the fairway but this leaves a longer approach to a back to front sloping green where distance control and precision are vital. Or a playa wedge or pitch is all that remains to the green. The second must negotiate green side bunkering and fall offs on both sides as well as a false front, and should stay below the ho5The original Long hole is at the home of golf, the revered 14th hole at the Old Course in St. Andrews. The Minnesota Valley long hole lays out in full view from the tee.The fairway serpentines around Raynor bunkering as the routing returns to the plateau. The approach is framed by left green side bunkers to an infinity green and a steep fall off bThe green site is located on the high point of the course, and has a half-mile view back to the club house. The putting surface is one of the flattest on the course where the modes6A short length severe dogleg left par 4 that requires precision off the tee, approach and short game. The tee shot presents options:play a straight safe shot that leaves a longer approach off a downhill lie, or play an aggressive longer shot challenging the corner of the dogleg to reach the flat of the valley fThe diabolical green pitches severely back to front at its front and middle sections, then reaches an apex and the final third runs away to the back.7The original Eden hole is the 11th at the Old Course in St Andrews. The Valley version of the Edenfeatures an uphill tee shot to an elevated narrow green; be sure to avoid the Strath Bunker on the front right. The green is like a staircase, back to front slope at the start, flaSaddling in the midsection of the green and a bisecting spine in the rear third adds to the putting complexity. Conquering the most unique putting surface on the course could deliv8A short length par four and a chance for birdie. From an elevated tee,the left side of the fairway provides a flatter lie, but must negotiate the deep greenside bunker. The L-shaped green is best attacked from the right, but the fairway cross bunker An aggressive shot over the fairway bunker leaves a pitch that must navigate the raised right side. Distance control is vital on the approach to another back to front sloping green9The routing returns to the clubhouse with the most demanding hole of the outward nine, and the most dramatic green on the course. Premier golf is required to achieve par.The tee shot is played downhill semi-blind into a valley, with water sneaky close on the left. From there, the fairway climbs up to a three-tiered green protected by bunkers and faThe origin of the Double Plateau green is unknown, but it was incorporated into nearly every design by C.B. MacDonald and Seth Raynor for it’s exciting and challenging contouring10The routing crosses the plateau again on the start of the second nine.Longer hitters can challenge the fairway bunkers on tee shot to reach the top of the plateau for an open look to the green. Those laying up must choose between staying on top of thMounding and bunkering pinches the approach to the hourglass shaped green. Putts on the tenth appear to break more than they do. A chance for birdie or even eagle awaits to start t11In 1888, Willie Dunn Jr, a one time runner up of the Open Championship designed a long par 3 hole in the resort town of Biarritz, France.The hole played an outrageous 200+ yards over 60-foot cliffs along the Atlantic Ocean to a green featuring a large dip in the middle section. ‘The Chasm’ hole concept was takenUnfortunately, the original Chasm hole no longer exists, but the Biarritz is now commonplace requiring a long, accurate shot to a large green with a swale in the middle and ubiquit12The ‘Mount Rushmore’ of Par 3’s include the Redan, the Eden, the Biarritz and the Short. These four one shot holes provide a classic variety of length, green type and hazardsMinnesota Valley’s Short is the second of back to back par 3’s. After testing length with accuracy at the previous hole, the 12th tests precision with short game. The tee shot One of Raynor’s signature features is the ‘Thumbprint’, a contoured depression in the green surface that creates havoc for putting to pin positions located right of center.13The Prize Dogleg, a Seth Raynor personal template, is designed to be the most difficult par 4 on the course; in Raynor’s words, “a par 4, bogey 6”.The demanding tee shot is played uphill and protected by bunkers on both the inside and outside corners of the dogleg. A bail out area is available to the rightbut each yard of safety off the tee adds length to the approach into the prevailing wind that must carry a cross bunker to a fish hook shaped green guarded by a deep swale left and14One of the flattest holes on the course is given character bythe staggered fairway bunkering and Alps mounding on the approach. The ideal line off the tee is a slight fade landing right center between the fairway bunkers to open up the best A bunker wraps around the front right. An Alp mound behind the green provides a back stop, and also influences all putts on that portion of the surface. The template is modeled aft15The largest bunker on the course, the Serpent, sits on the inside corner of the dogleg on this longpar 5. Longer hitters can challenge this bunker for an open view to the green. The Principal’s Nose bunker, modeled after the original at St. Andrews, Scotland, guards against a along with a third green side left, the putting surface is perhaps the most severely sloped on the course both back to front and left to right. An approach short and right of the p16A template design that is usually reserved for par 3 holes and typically only used once per routing, Minnesota Valley has a second Biarritz green hole on the back nine on short parOff the tee, players can play back for a full short iron, take a more aggressive line to fit in between the bunkering for a short pitch, or pull a driver and “go for it”. The hbut at the business end of the hole, the bunkering, mini Biarritz swale, and subtleties of the green cause many a player to walk away wondering how they made bogey.17Following scoring opportunities at the two previous holes, the penultimate hole is a test for par over the closing stretch.Players should take note of the pin position from the tee and favor the opposite side of the fairway with the tee shot. A front or right pin should be attacked from the left to avoA tee shot down the right opens up the kidney shaped green to approach a left or back hole location. The view of the downhill second shot is a favorite of the members, and plays to18The widest fairway on the course awaits on the final tee shot. Longer players should hug the left side for a direct line to go for the green in two.Lay up second shots should also favor the left over the crest of the hill. Whether attacking or laying back on the second, take note of the cross bunker 40 yards short left of the The right green side bunkers must be avoided. A discreet spine runs down the middle of the putting surface adding more challenge to hole out for the final time. Playing this hole s
Holes Distances in
Yards Meters
Hole: 1 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 13/3 Yards 489 476
452
405
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Meters 447 435
413
370
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Hole: 2 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 5/17 Yards 239 193
178
144
0
Meters 219 176
163
132
0
Hole: 3 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 17/15 Yards 142 130
125
99
0
Meters 130 119
114
91
0
Hole: 4 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 9/5 Yards 397 360
306
262
0
Meters 363 329
280
240
0
Hole: 5 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 7/13 Yards 413 398
302
302
0
Meters 378 364
276
276
0
Hole: 6 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 1/9 Yards 552 537
445
410
0
Meters 505 491
407
375
0
Hole: 7 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 11/7 Yards 367 351
314
302
0
Meters 336 321
287
276
0
Hole: 8 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 3/11 Yards 432 400
330
320
0
Meters 395 366
302
293
0
Hole: 9 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 15/1 Yards 593 489
479
427
0
Meters 542 447
438
390
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Hole: 10 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 8/2 Yards 504 488
488
400
0
Meters 461 446
446
366
0
Hole: 11 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 18/18 Yards 172 157
130
123
0
Meters 157 144
119
112
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Hole: 12 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 14/8 Yards 346 329
302
298
0
Meters 316 301
276
272
0
Hole: 13 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 16/6 Yards 350 332
304
292
0
Meters 320 304
278
267
0
Hole: 14 Par: 5/5 Hcp: 6/10 Yards 549 510
416
416
0
Meters 502 466
380
380
0
Hole: 15 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 4/4 Yards 349 344
309
250
0
Meters 319 315
283
229
0
Hole: 16 Par: 3/3 Hcp: 10/16 Yards 158 149
140
140
0
Meters 144 136
128
128
0
Hole: 17 Par: 4/4 Hcp: 12/14 Yards 299 290
235
235
0
Meters 273 265
215
215
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Hole: 18 Par: 4/5 Hcp: 2/12 Yards 450 432
429
429
0
Meters 411 395
392
392
0
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