Serenoa Golf Club
Sarasota, Florida · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by David Martin Alden.
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 30 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.
- 13 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 | 15 | 332 | 315 | 281 | 272 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 203 | 193 | 122 | 109 |
| 3 | 4 | 17 | 320 | 316 | 265 | 254 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 365 | 332 | 282 | 268 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 488 | 470 | 429 | 415 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 174 | 153 | 131 | 116 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 380 | 347 | 279 | 270 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 390 | 370 | 291 | 285 |
| 9 | 5 | 13 | 512 | 500 | 427 | 418 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 380 | 345 | 324 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 384 | 370 | 322 | 310 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 509 | 493 | 473 | 436 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | 194 | 167 | 157 | 114 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 356 | 341 | 324 | 254 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 342 | 329 | 302 | 289 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 379 | 356 | 317 | 303 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 177 | 160 | 144 | 135 |
| 18 | 5 | 18 | 470 | 458 | 419 | 402 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6414 | 71.2 | 129 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6235 | 70.5 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6050 | 69.6 | 126 |
| White | Female | 6050 | 75.3 | 136 |
| Gold | Female | 5310 | 71.2 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 5310 | 66.2 | 119 |
| Red | Male | 4974 | 64.7 | 116 |
| Red | Female | 4974 | 69.5 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 331-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 322 · 332 · 342front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 208
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 4 to reach, 238 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 250 to reach, 305 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers and water on the left: 4 to reach, 305 to carry. Drives that finish short of 4 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 208.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 203level
- Green · Blue tee
- 194 · 203 · 212front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 17yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Water right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 320level
- Green · Blue tee
- 308 · 320 · 332front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 200
In play
- Bunker right: 153 to reach, 179 to carry
- Bunker left: 198 to reach, 223 to carry
- Water left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 198 to reach, 223 to carry. Drives that finish short of 198 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 200 and narrows to 21 at 223.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · 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
- 76 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].