Highland Park Golf Course
Birmingham, Alabama · 18 holes · par 70 · public. Designed by Bob Cupp, opened 1903.
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 740 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 2, where the green sits 46 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 73 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Male | 5801 | 67.3 | 123 |
| II | Male | 5368 | 66 | 119 |
| III | Male | 4793 | 64.1 | 114 |
| III | Female | 4793 | 70 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 253-61 ft
- Green
- 259 · 273 · 286front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 169
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 211 to reach, 307 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 20 yards shorter: the green sits 61 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 211 to reach, 307 to carry. Drives that finish short of 211 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 169.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 415+46 ft
- Green
- 381 · 400 · 417front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 329 to reach, 342 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 46 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 140 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 119-1 ft
- Green
- 104 · 119 · 134front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 25 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].