Cortez Golf Course
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Edmund B. Ault, ASGCA/(R) Ault, Clark & Associates, opened 1977.
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 650 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 14, where the green sits 48 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 70 ft below the tee and plays about 23 yards shorter.
- 10 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 394 | 383 | 361 | 309 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 529 | 514 | 495 | 359 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 387 | 373 | 339 | 250 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 370 | 364 | 318 | 269 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 379 | 372 | 350 | 320 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 160 | 146 | 141 | 98 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 515 | 480 | 452 | 407 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 169 | 161 | 147 | 101 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 404 | 366 | 346 | 271 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 427 | 408 | 376 | 299 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 513 | 479 | 464 | 406 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 162 | 150 | 142 | 115 |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 417 | 396 | 370 | 284 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 388 | 379 | 362 | 331 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 385 | 360 | 345 | 324 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 369 | 362 | 346 | 325 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 181 | 169 | 161 | 132 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 530 | 492 | 472 | 441 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6672 | 73.5 | 141 |
| Blue | Male | 6354 | 71.7 | 137 |
| White | Female | 5987 | 75.6 | 139 |
| White | Male | 5987 | 70.4 | 128 |
| Silver | Female | 5588 | 73.3 | 135 |
| Silver | Male | 5588 | 67.9 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5041 | 65.2 | 118 |
| Gold | Female | 5041 | 70.8 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 376-54 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 376 · 394 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 18 yards shorter: the green sits 54 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 247 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 39 at 209.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 539+31 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 522 · 529 · 542front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 518 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 31 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 245.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 390+9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 367 · 387 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 256
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 299 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 256.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 green slope reads
- 1 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].