- 18Holes
- 70Par
- 10Rated tees
- 9Greens mapped
- 157Contours
- 18.6%Steepest slope
About Grinnell College
Grinnell College Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course playing to par 70 in Grinnell, Iowa. It opened in 1899. GolfCore has mapped 9 greens here with contour lines and fall-line arrows. The card below lists 10 rated tees with yardages for all 18 holes. GPS yardages and scoring are free in the GolfCore app.
Plan your visit
P.O. Box 386, Grinnell, IA
+1 641-236-3590
How the greens break
GolfCore traced 9 greens at Grinnell College from USGS 3DEP 1-meter lidar, with 157 elevation contours at a 3-inch interval. The steepest measured slope is 18.6 percent, and the largest rise across a single green is 6.0 ft.
In the app the same map sits under your ball on every green, with the fall line drawn to the hole and the wind modeled at your position. At clubs that run GolfCore, the pins the shop sets each morning show up there too.
Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program (public domain), processed by GolfCore.
The card
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Yards | 274 | 148 | 370 | 492 | 307 | 365 | 441 | 367 | 138 | 2,902 |
| Hcp | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Yards | 274 | 148 | 370 | 492 | 307 | 365 | 441 | 367 | 138 | 2,902 |
| Hcp | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Total70 Yards5,804
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 274 | 17 |
| 2 | 3 | 148 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | 370 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 492 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 307 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 365 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 441 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 367 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 138 | 13 |
| Out | 35 | 2,902 | |
| 10 | 4 | 274 | 18 |
| 11 | 3 | 148 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 370 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 492 | 6 |
| 14 | 4 | 307 | 16 |
| 15 | 4 | 365 | 8 |
| 16 | 4 | 441 | 2 |
| 17 | 4 | 367 | 12 |
| 18 | 3 | 138 | 14 |
| In | 35 | 2,902 | |
| Total | 70 | 5,804 |
Course rating and slope
| Tee | Yards | Par | Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honor G | 6,376 | 70 | 71.0 / 130 76.4 / 137 (W) |
| Diamond Course (Honor G/White) | 6,090 | 70 | 69.6 / 126 74.9 / 134 (W) |
| White | 5,804 | 70 | 68.4 / 121 73.2 / 131 (W) |
| Circle Course (White/Red) | 5,332 | 70 | 66.0 / 114 70.9 / 124 (W) |
| Red | 4,860 | 70 | 63.6 / 108 68.4 / 120 (W) |
Hole data is what GolfCore holds for the course's layout. Picking a tee shows that tee's own yardages, pars and stroke indexes where the club has rated them. Spot a wrong par, yardage or stroke index? Report it from Map Settings in the app, or send us a correction.
Course details
- Location
- Grinnell, Iowa, United States
- Address
- P.O. Box 386, Grinnell, IA
- Phone
- +1 641-236-3590
- Website
- golf.grinnell.edu
- Opened
- 1899
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Tees on the card
- 10, 10 USGA-rated
- Greens mapped
- 9
- Elevation contours
- 157
- Contour interval
- 3-inch
- Largest green elevation span
- 6.0 ft
- Steepest measured slope
- 18.6%
- Course map
- Traced hole by hole
- Wind modeling
- Live wind grid, 16 directions
- Tree canopy
- 1-meter canopy height model
- Course data updated
- 2026-10-13
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Staff at Grinnell College can claim this course by signing in with an email address at the club's own domain, then edit its address, phone, website and crest at no charge. Read how a club keeps its course right. The same system runs a club's tee sheet and caddie yard; read how caddie management on GolfCore works.