Spessard Holland Golf Course
Melbourne Beach, Florida · 18 holes · par 67 · municipal. Designed by Palmer Enterprises, 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 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 drop: hole 10, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 322 | 299 | 284 | 257 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 313 | 305 | 296 | 266 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 350 | 340 | 329 | 292 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 175 | 138 | 110 | 84 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 374 | 360 | 327 | 316 |
| 6 | 4 | 17 | 278 | 266 | 230 | 218 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 171 | 140 | 124 | 93 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 353 | 316 | 267 | 258 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 148 | 141 | 134 | 113 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 325 | 283 | 273 | 229 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 182 | 154 | 144 | 134 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 331 | 280 | 264 | 255 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 444 | 434 | 422 | 367 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 325 | 301 | 280 | 240 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 157 | 142 | 128 | 102 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 293 | 259 | 249 | 223 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 133 | 129 | 125 | 107 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 304 | 259 | 250 | 225 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Female | 4978 | 70.4 | 122 |
| Gold | Male | 4978 | 65.4 | 120 |
| Blue | Male | 4546 | 63.7 | 117 |
| Blue | Female | 4546 | 67.8 | 121 |
| White | Female | 4236 | 65.4 | 117 |
| White | Male | 4236 | 62.2 | 113 |
| Green | Female | 3779 | 63.2 | 112 |
| Green | Male | 3779 | 60.6 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 321-3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 311 · 322 · 334front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 198
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 79 to reach, 138 to carry
- Bunker left: 208 to reach, 230 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 198 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 208 to reach, 230 to carry. Drives that finish short of 208 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 198.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 314+2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 302 · 313 · 322front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 192
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 239 to reach, 248 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 239 to reach, 248 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 192.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350level
- Green · Gold tee
- 340 · 350 · 364front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 16 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 224 to carry
- Bunker left: 209 to reach, 225 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 207 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 207 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 16 yards wide at 216.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].