Manatee Golf Course
Bradenton, Florida · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Lane Marshall, 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 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.
- 9 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 | 11 | 413 | 386 | 333 | 297 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 404 | 375 | 341 | 294 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 179 | 150 | 129 | 123 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 469 | 429 | 390 | 359 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 404 | 372 | 332 | 276 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 404 | 379 | 346 | 297 |
| 7 | 4 | 15 | 331 | 320 | 307 | 295 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 209 | 179 | 153 | 130 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 505 | 460 | 422 | 369 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 436 | 395 | 359 | 295 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 327 | 303 | 264 | 247 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 156 | 147 | 138 | 117 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 387 | 357 | 334 | 300 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 354 | 325 | 312 | 266 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 489 | 468 | 443 | 408 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 150 | 138 | 122 | 105 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 319 | 305 | 288 | 268 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 497 | 466 | 431 | 377 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6433 | 71 | 124 |
| White | Male | 5954 | 68.9 | 116 |
| Gold | Female | 5444 | 71.6 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5444 | 66.3 | 111 |
| Red | Female | 4823 | 68.6 | 117 |
| Family | Male | 3445 | 59.7 | 90 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 414+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 400 · 413 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 4 to reach, 118 to carry
- Bunker right: 233 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker left: 282 to reach, 304 to carry
- Water left: 321 to reach, 541 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 233 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 233 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 234.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 405+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 390 · 404 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 72 to reach, 154 to carry
- Bunker left: 252 to reach, 284 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Water right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 252 to reach, 284 to carry. Drives that finish short of 252 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 233.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 180+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 165 · 179 · 193front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 69 to reach, 185 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 126 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 75 to reach, 126 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 64 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].