The Golf Course Murdoku Case Guide & Walkthrough Tips

The Golf Course — Murdoku Expert Case Guide

An expansive 16×16 golf course with fairways, greens, bunkers, and clubhouse. Expert-level spatial reasoning required.

Difficulty
Expert
Grid Size
16 × 16
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Scene

A misty morning on the golf course, the fairways and greens perfectly manicured. A foursome tees off at the first hole — but by the ninth hole, someone has lost more than just a golf ball. They've lost their life.

Key Mechanic

Large-scale outdoor deduction with varied terrain types affecting spatial relationships.

General Clues

  • Even-numbered holes have an even number of occupants (this includes zero occupants).
  • Odd-numbered holes have an odd number of occupants.

Suspects & Clues

Every suspect card is shown below. Use these clues together with the grid constraints to deduce positions.

Color guide: Red = female Blue = male

Anna portrait
Anna

She was beside a water square.

Breta portrait
Breta

She was beside a tree in Hole 4. She had a higher hole number than Harry,

Carson portrait
Carson

He was not in the first or in the last column.

Drew portrait
Drew

He was beside a flag.

Edna portrait
Edna

She occupied the flag in an even-numbered hole.

Flor portrait
Flor

She did not occupy the hole immediately before Naomi's hole.

Gerald portrait
Gerald

He was the only man to occupy a golf tee.

Harry portrait
Harry

In his hole, there was a woman in a cart.

Iris portrait
Iris

She was northwest of Flor and in the same hole.

Jana portrait
Jana

She occupied the golf tee on either the Hole 6, 7 or 8.

Kent portrait
Kent

He was in the same hole as Mona.

Lars portrait
Lars

His hole number is greater than Naomi's hole number.

Mona portrait
Mona

She was on the flag for either Hole 3, 4 or 5.

Naomi portrait
Naomi

She was within a sand pit.

Oscar portrait
Oscar

He was in the northmost row and beside a tree.

Vinny portrait
Vinny Victim

The Victim. He was alone with the murderer.

Regions

Hole 8 Hole 7 Hole 4 Hole 6 Hole 5 Hole 7 Hole 8 Hol Hole 1 Hol Hole 2 Hole 5 Hole 3 ROOM ROOM ROOM Hole 1 Hole 8 - Sub 2 Hole 6 - Sub 1 Hole 7 - Sub 1

How to Play & Walkthrough Tips

Open the official case and use the strategy tips from this guide to work through the clues. Remember: place suspects only when forced, respect row and column constraints, and find the murderer last.

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