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Marsh Creek Country Club

Saint Augustine, Florida · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Mark McCumber, opened 1988.

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

Altitude10 ftCarries about 0% farther
Bunkers38
Holes with water16 of 18
Average fairway width48 yds
Typical green6,600 sq ft
Sloped greens7 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • 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.
  • Biggest climb: hole 8, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
  • 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

HoleParHcpGoldBlueBlackWhiteGreenRed
1410400383332332245243
246402381352352252242
3516498460460433433341
431813612712712110680
544435397365365335305
6412383351335335227224
73141951651341348883
842418402379379264233
958555502502460460395
1041427388345345292251
1155532494494451403371
12413375336336284280224
13411384354335335272268
1449389371371306300258
15315212176164164149107
1657570534520492445420
1731717514714812012082
1843432376376357320313

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
GoldMale688373.9149
BlueMale634871.7140
BlackMale606270.2133
WhiteMale577869.7125
GreenMale501366.3111
GreenFemale501371.3127
RedFemale443268.1116

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

400 (Gold) · 383 (Blue) · 332 (Black) · 332 (White) · 245 (Green) · 243 (Red) yards · Handicap 10

Plays like
401+2 ft
Green · Gold tee
380 · 400 · 416front · middle · back
Green size
36 × 26yards deep × wide
Fairway
48 ydswide at 247
Green slope
1%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker left: 183 to reach, 200 to carry
  • Water left: 351 to reach, 398 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Dogleg right at about 230 yards.
  • Fairway bunkers on the left: 183 to reach, 200 to carry. Drives that finish short of 183 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 247 and narrows to 40 at 297.
  • The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 2 · Par 4

Green falls this way

402 (Gold) · 381 (Blue) · 352 (Black) · 352 (White) · 252 (Green) · 242 (Red) yards · Handicap 6

Plays like
402level
Green · Gold tee
386 · 402 · 417front · middle · back
Green size
31 × 23yards deep × wide
Fairway
43 ydswide at 246
Green slope
2.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Water across the hole: 92 to reach, 220 to carry
  • Water front-left of the green
  • Water front-right of the green
  • Bunker right of the green

Playing notes

  • Dogleg right at about 282 yards.
  • Water crosses the hole: 92 to reach, 128 to carry.
  • Water crosses the hole: 128 to reach, 220 to carry.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 246 and narrows to 36 at 216.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

498 (Gold) · 460 (Blue) · 460 (Black) · 433 (White) · 433 (Green) · 341 (Red) yards · Handicap 16

Plays like
498-1 ft
Green · Gold tee
486 · 498 · 512front · middle · back
Green size
29 × 32yards deep × wide
Fairway
59 ydswide at 240
Green slope
1.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker across the hole: 162 to reach, 179 to carry
  • Water left: 283 to reach, 516 to carry
  • Water across the hole: 300 to reach, 307 to carry
  • 2 bunkers right: 425 to reach, 454 to carry
  • Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 482 to carry

Playing notes

  • Dogleg left at about 378 yards.
  • Water crosses the hole: 300 to reach, 307 to carry.
  • Fairway water on the left: 283 to reach, 516 to carry. Drives that finish short of 283 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 59 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 44 at 290.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 150 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
  • The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 50 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].

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