Emerald Bay Golf Club
Destin, Florida · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private/Resort. Opened 1991.
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 10 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 12 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 | 7050 | 73.9 | 143 |
| II | Male | 6620 | 71.4 | 141 |
| III | Male | 6209 | 69.8 | 132 |
| Combo | Male | 5735 | 67.7 | 124 |
| IV | Male | 5481 | 66.9 | 122 |
| IV | Female | 5481 | 71.9 | 132 |
| V | Male | 4655 | 63.6 | 115 |
| V | Female | 4655 | 67.2 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411-2 ft
- Green
- 396 · 412 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 231 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 32 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 400-2 ft
- Green
- 386 · 401 · 413front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 230
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 148 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 39 to reach, 148 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 20 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 151level
- Green
- 138 · 151 · 156front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 31yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · 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
- 39 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].