Ames Golf & Country Club
Ames, Iowa · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1911.
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 970 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 15, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 15 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 0: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 13 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 | Blue | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 520 | 495 | 470 | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 425 | 385 | 345 | |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 335 | 320 | |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 225 | 185 | 170 | |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 390 | 380 | 295 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 430 | 415 | 325 | |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 440 | 395 | 370 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 390 | 315 | |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 140 | 130 | |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 420 | 405 | 375 | |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 360 | 345 | 330 | |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 195 | 180 | 155 | |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 510 | 495 | 440 | |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 165 | 155 | 145 | |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 525 | 505 | 455 | |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 370 | 355 | 325 | |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 370 | 350 | 260 | |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 435 | 390 | 370 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6675 | 72.2 | 123 |
| Blue | Male | 6185 | 69.9 | 119 |
| Gold | Male | 5645 | 67.2 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 5470 | 71.3 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 517-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 503 · 520 · 534front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 90 to reach, 105 to carry
- Water right of the green
- Water back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 28 at 201.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 425-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 406 · 425 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 56 to reach, 140 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 300 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 56 to reach, 139 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 58 to reach, 140 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 231.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 349-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 334 · 350 · 367front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 248 to reach, 255 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 235 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 19 at 246.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- 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 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 45 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].