Indian Bayou Golf Club
Destin, Florida · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Earl Stone, opened 1978.
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 20 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.
- 7 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 399 | 362 | 329 | 304 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 397 | 355 | 321 | 282 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 457 | 422 | 392 | 321 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 424 | 391 | 372 | 323 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 524 | 488 | 461 | 402 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 213 | 182 | 149 | 118 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 459 | 435 | 407 | 337 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 199 | 173 | 153 | 132 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 542 | 489 | 469 | 431 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 387 | 355 | 315 | 286 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 352 | 320 | 297 | 269 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 552 | 520 | 496 | 460 |
| 13 | 3 | 10 | 187 | 162 | 140 | 109 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 411 | 382 | 366 | 311 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 363 | 324 | 309 | 273 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 443 | 405 | 371 | 317 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 216 | 174 | 150 | 119 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 553 | 490 | 459 | 432 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7078 | 74.6 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6429 | 71.4 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5956 | 68.9 | 121 |
| Red | Male | 5226 | 70.7 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400+2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 388 · 399 · 424front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 11 to reach, 203 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the right: 11 to reach, 203 to carry. Drives that finish short of 11 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 21 at 211.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. 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.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 398+2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 377 · 397 · 415front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 31 at 266.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. 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
- 459+5 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 438 · 457 · 471front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 291 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 20 at 199.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · 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
- 44 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 green slope reads
- 4 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].