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The Ponds Golf Course

Saint Francis, MN · Public · 18 holes · Est. 2000

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About The Ponds Golf Course

The Ponds Golf Course in Saint Francis, Minnesota, is a 27-hole layout built as part of a planned residential community. The course was roughed in early and completed after many of the surrounding home sites, but it was designed as 27 holes from the start rather than expanded from an existing 18.

Rather than the parallel corridors common to golf-course communities, the holes are routed so that the adjacent homes stay largely out of mind during a round.

Practice space includes a driving range, and the property has a pro shop for clubs, balls and accessories. Beverage carts circulate on the course.

At a glance

Access: Public
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 6,869 yards
Tees: 12 tee boxes
Course rating: 74.8 / 143 slope
Opened: 2000
Difficulty: Harder than most

Scorecard

Blue/Red

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	36	36	72
Handicap	7	9	17	13	1	5	15	3	11	6	16	12	14	8	2	18	4	10
Black	530	199	343	405	469	413	143	453	513	530	374	185	360	230	415	346	550	390	3468	3380	6,848	72	74.8/143
Blue	502	190	326	396	437	407	139	439	507	510	365	180	350	206	395	330	524	375	3343	3235	6,578	72	73.5/142
White	465	150	263	316	386	341	106	424	440	478	281	135	315	177	380	320	514	360	2891	2960	5,851	72	69.4/128
Red	404	87	229	297	340	299	94	262	390	445	245	100	251	146	328	270	451	301	2402	2537	4,939	72	65.3/119

Red/White

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	36	36	72
Handicap	5	15	11	13	7	1	17	3	9	10	6	4	8	16	12	18	14	2
Black	530	374	185	360	230	415	346	550	390	410	205	562	152	475	400	354	385	458	3380	3401	6,781	72	74.5/140
Blue	510	365	180	350	206	395	330	524	375	395	193	551	150	471	357	338	382	434	3235	3271	6,506	72	73.2/139
White	478	281	135	315	177	380	320	514	360	351	152	493	131	439	302	312	332	394	2960	2906	5,866	72	69.8/124
Red	445	245	100	251	146	328	270	451	301	317	142	444	106	407	237	186	279	355	2537	2473	5,010	72	65.9/116

White/Blue

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	3	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	36	36	72
Handicap	9	5	3	7	15	11	17	13	1	8	10	18	14	2	6	16	4	12
Black	410	205	562	152	475	400	354	385	458	530	199	343	405	469	413	143	453	513	3401	3468	6,869	72	74.5/140
Blue	395	193	551	150	471	357	338	382	434	502	190	326	396	437	407	139	439	507	3271	3343	6,614	72	73.3/138
White	351	152	493	131	439	302	312	332	394	465	150	263	316	386	341	106	424	440	2906	2891	5,797	72	69.0/121
Red	317	142	444	106	407	237	186	279	355	404	87	229	297	340	299	94	262	390	2473	2402	4,875	72	64.8/113

Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database

Course handicap at The Ponds Golf Course

How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.

Tee	Rating	Slope	0	5	10	15	20	25	30	36
Blue/Red · Black	74.8	143	3	9	15	22	28	34	41	48
Blue/Red · Blue	73.5	142	2	8	14	20	27	33	39	47
Blue/Red · White	69.4	128	-3	3	9	14	20	26	31	38
Blue/Red · Red	65.3	119	-7	-1	4	9	14	20	25	31
Red/White · Black	74.5	140	3	9	15	21	27	33	40	47
Red/White · Blue	73.2	139	1	7	14	20	26	32	38	45
Red/White · White	69.8	124	-2	3	9	14	20	25	31	37
Red/White · Red	65.9	116	-6	-1	4	9	14	20	25	31
White/Blue · Black	74.5	140	3	9	15	21	27	33	40	47
White/Blue · Blue	73.3	138	1	7	14	20	26	32	38	45
White/Blue · White	69.0	121	-3	2	8	13	18	24	29	36
White/Blue · Red	64.8	113	-7	-2	3	8	13	18	23	29

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