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Amana Colonies Golf Course

Middle Amana, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by William J. Spear, ASGCA, opened 1989.

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

Altitude830 ftCarries about 1% farther
Bunkers60
Holes with water6 of 18
Average fairway width35 yds
Typical green5,600 sq ft
Sloped greens17 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 830 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
  • Biggest climb: hole 14, where the green sits 28 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 63 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
  • 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

HoleParHcpBlackGoldBlueWhiteRed
147420403388378348
251522511491456431
343412407391365343
4317179166149120119
549372360341328236
655548521504489450
7411348338331298261
831519117415513196
9413368361358344313
1046418394382359347
11512530521508477441
1242432414388356328
1331818215915514597
14414350327306289235
1558527512488460440
1644405388370353334
17310204192176162134
18416416392313294275

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlackMale682473.6146
GoldMale654072.2144
BlueMale619470.6142
WhiteMale580469.5129
RedMale522871.8129

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

420 (Black) · 403 (Gold) · 388 (Blue) · 378 (White) · 348 (Red) yards · Handicap 7

Plays like
410-31 ft
Green · Black tee
402 · 420 · 439front · middle · back
Green size
37 × 27yards deep × wide
Fairway
25 ydswide at 227
Green slope
4%falls to the front-right

In play

  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker front-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 227.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 2 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

522 (Black) · 511 (Gold) · 491 (Blue) · 456 (White) · 431 (Red) yards · Handicap 1

Plays like
518-13 ft
Green · Black tee
509 · 522 · 533front · middle · back
Green size
25 × 28yards deep × wide
Fairway
48 ydswide at 255
Green slope
4%falls to the front-right

In play

  • Bunker across the hole: 444 to reach, 462 to carry
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker back of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg left at about 195 yards.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 255 and narrows to 6 at 285.
  • Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 30 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
  • The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
  • The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 4

Green falls this way

412 (Black) · 407 (Gold) · 391 (Blue) · 365 (White) · 343 (Red) yards · Handicap 3

Plays like
405-22 ft
Green · Black tee
393 · 412 · 431front · middle · back
Green size
39 × 29yards deep × wide
Fairway
35 ydswide at 227
Green slope
3.5%falls to the front-left

In play

  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg left at about 155 yards.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 22 at 257.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · 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
  • 58 hazards with reach and carry
  • 14 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].

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