Honolulu Country Club
Honolulu, Hawaii · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Arnold Palmer, 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 climb: hole 13, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Black | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 400 | 371 | 319 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 511 | 473 | 441 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 354 | 339 | 294 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 160 | 148 | 112 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 358 | 319 | 305 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 505 | 440 | 391 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 403 | 361 | 318 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 221 | 179 | 115 |
| 9 | 5 | 17 | 482 | 439 | 359 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 366 | 356 | 297 |
| 11 | 5 | 18 | 491 | 446 | 396 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 339 | 328 | 320 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 371 | 335 | 312 |
| 14 | 3 | 8 | 144 | 124 | 86 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 325 | 316 | 307 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 411 | 383 | 349 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 221 | 175 | 131 |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 502 | 468 | 417 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6552 | 73 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6040 | 70.3 | 128 |
| Red | Female | 5269 | 71.7 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 391 · 400 · 413front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 7 to reach, 112 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 387 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 237 and narrows to 26 at 207.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 511+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 496 · 511 · 524front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Water front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 269 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 229.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 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 to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 353-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 342 · 354 · 367front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Water front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 236 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 225.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 51 hazards with reach and carry
- 12 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].