Bent Tree Golf Club
Council Bluffs, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 2000.
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 1,220 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 10, where the green sits 37 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 89 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Gold | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 384 | 366 | 350 | 293 | 250 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 375 | 348 | 320 | 315 | 280 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 426 | 406 | 380 | 367 | 330 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 524 | 500 | 475 | 456 | 424 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 180 | 153 | 150 | 143 | 135 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 433 | 418 | 390 | 358 | 317 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 468 | 440 | 400 | 380 | 328 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 224 | 205 | 171 | 150 | 124 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 542 | 522 | 500 | 483 | 427 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 398 | 387 | 373 | 300 | 267 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 450 | 422 | 400 | 387 | 304 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 558 | 540 | 517 | 500 | 427 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 167 | 160 | 142 | 137 | 115 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 450 | 431 | 420 | 355 | 346 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 542 | 528 | 520 | 468 | 413 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 336 | 314 | 309 | 280 | 225 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 400 | 380 | 352 | 327 | 270 |
| 18 | 3 | 18 | 205 | 185 | 145 | 122 | 100 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7022 | 74.4 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 6646 | 72.3 | 129 |
| Blue | Female | 6304 | 77.1 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 6304 | 70.9 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5861 | 74.5 | 134 |
| White | Male | 5861 | 68.6 | 118 |
| Green | Female | 5152 | 70.2 | 126 |
| Green | Male | 5152 | 65.5 | 105 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 394+30 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 368 · 384 · 398front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 48 to reach, 106 to carry
- Water right: 89 to reach, 197 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 30 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 48 to reach, 106 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 51 to reach, 106 to carry.
- Fairway water on the right: 89 to reach, 197 to carry. Drives that finish short of 89 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 10 at 213.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 352-70 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 362 · 375 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 358 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 70 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 291 to reach, 358 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 295 to reach, 355 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 9 at 281.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 429+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 412 · 426 · 438front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 230 to reach, 243 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 272 to reach, 298 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 230 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 230 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 22 at 199.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; 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 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].