Esplanade Golf Country Club At Lakewood Ranch
Lakewood Ranch, Florida · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort/Semi-Private. Opened 2014.
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 50 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.
- 4 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 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 396 | 359 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 532 | 499 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 411 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 181 | 152 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 530 | 486 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 341 | 307 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 426 | 374 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 204 | 173 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 421 | 376 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 388 | 342 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 401 | 372 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 178 | 168 |
| 13 | 5 | 10 | 538 | 489 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 353 | 324 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 149 | 141 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 328 | 300 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 557 | 529 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 390 | 355 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6756 | 72.1 | 132 |
| Gold | Male | 6157 | 69.4 | 121 |
| Silver | Male | 5967 | 68.6 | 119 |
| Silver | Female | 5967 | 74.1 | 127 |
| Copper | Male | 5295 | 65.3 | 109 |
| Copper | Female | 5295 | 70.3 | 119 |
| Jade | Male | 4597 | 62.4 | 102 |
| Jade | Female | 4597 | 66.3 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 395-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 376 · 396 · 407front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 61 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: -3 to reach, 104 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 270 to reach, 304 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 258 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 270 to reach, 304 to carry. Drives that finish short of 270 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 61 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 28 at 277.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 531-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 516 · 532 · 552front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 86 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 222 to reach, 228 to carry
- Bunker right: 279 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker right: 443 to reach, 468 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 393 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 269 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 337 to reach, 393 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 341 to reach, 391 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 222 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 222 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 86 yards wide at 245 and narrows to 55 at 295.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 442-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 423 · 443 · 460front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 229
In play
- Water front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 311 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 40 at 279.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- 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 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 69 hazards with reach and carry
- 9 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].