Mountain Ranch Golf Club At Fairfield Bay
Fairfield Bay, Arkansas · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Edmund Ault, opened 1982.
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 810 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 4, where the green sits 54 ft above the tee and plays about 18 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 375 | 360 | 300 | 290 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 540 | 525 | 455 | 445 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 145 | 135 | 125 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 370 | 345 | 270 | 260 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 405 | 365 | 350 | 340 |
| 6 | 3 | 9 | 165 | 155 | 120 | 110 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 415 | 370 | 355 | 345 |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | 565 | 525 | 465 | 455 |
| 9 | 4 | 15 | 380 | 350 | 335 | 325 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 385 | 355 | 320 | 310 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 415 | 375 | 340 | 330 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 315 | 305 | 285 | 275 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 135 | 105 | 95 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 560 | 500 | 420 | 410 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 375 | 300 | 290 |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 200 | 170 | 130 | 120 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 440 | 400 | 355 | 345 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 540 | 525 | 465 | 455 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6780 | 72.7 | 139 |
| White | Male | 6280 | 70.5 | 135 |
| White | Female | 6280 | 78.3 | 144 |
| Gold | Male | 5505 | 66.9 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 5505 | 74.2 | 142 |
| Red | Male | 5325 | 66.2 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 5325 | 73.2 | 139 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+21 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 363 · 375 · 387front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 21 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 238.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 542+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 525 · 540 · 555front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 194 to reach, 222 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 245 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 194 to reach, 222 to carry. Drives that finish short of 194 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 221.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 157+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 139 · 155 · 172front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 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].