Tara Golf Country Club
Bradenton, Florida · 18 holes · par 72.
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.
- 15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee I | Male | 6904 | 73.1 | 137 |
| Tee II | Male | 6410 | 71.5 | 135 |
| Tee III | Male | 6130 | 70.1 | 126 |
| Tee III/IV | Male | 5932 | 69.1 | 125 |
| Tee IV | Male | 5706 | 68.6 | 120 |
| Tee IV | Female | 5706 | 74 | 131 |
| Tee V | Male | 5349 | 66.8 | 119 |
| Tee V | Female | 5349 | 72.1 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364-2 ft
- Green
- 347 · 365 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 71 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 30 to reach, 95 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 166 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 30 to reach, 95 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 166 to reach, 217 to carry. Drives that finish short of 166 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 71 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 66 at 270.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 487-1 ft
- Green
- 478 · 487 · 501front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 69 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 121 to reach, 298 to carry
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 221 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 238 to reach, 423 to carry
- Bunker left: 451 to reach, 458 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 45 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 121 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 121 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 69 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 53 at 280.
- Best lay-up: 120 to 140 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 47 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379level
- Green
- 364 · 379 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 75 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 42 to reach, 109 to carry
- Water left: 55 to reach, 151 to carry
- Bunker right: 246 to reach, 262 to carry
- Water right: 336 to reach, 376 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 264 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 246 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 75 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 60 at 280.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 64 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].