Southwinds Golf Course
Boca Raton, Florida · 18 holes · par 70.
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.
- 17 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6018 | 68.6 | 125 |
| Green | Male | 5343 | 64.9 | 115 |
| White | Male | 4420 | 62 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 419+1 ft
- Green
- 405 · 419 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 244 to reach, 343 to carry
- Water left: 258 to reach, 464 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 244 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 244 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 230.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 322+1 ft
- Green
- 307 · 322 · 336front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 172 to reach, 202 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 172 to reach, 202 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 342+2 ft
- Green
- 330 · 341 · 353front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 212
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 100 to reach, 145 to carry
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 230 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 100 to reach, 145 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 207 to reach, 230 to carry. Drives that finish short of 207 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 212.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].