Briarwood Club of Ankeny
Ankeny, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1995.
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 920 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 11, where the green sits 17 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Blue | Green | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 443 | 423 | 394 | 340 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 149 | 136 | 127 | 92 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | 488 | 470 | 460 | 392 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 512 | 500 | 476 | 424 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 422 | 400 | 385 | 316 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 461 | 435 | 405 | 369 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 191 | 175 | 152 | 111 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 370 | 350 | 302 | 260 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 408 | 390 | 322 | 282 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 406 | 350 | 267 | 205 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 448 | 428 | 370 | 360 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 541 | 511 | 462 | 421 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 191 | 175 | 150 | 124 |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | 527 | 517 | 481 | 426 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 169 | 155 | 140 | 103 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 395 | 379 | 367 | 270 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 433 | 418 | 388 | 370 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 465 | 457 | 390 | 387 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 7019 | 74.5 | 129 |
| Green | Male | 6629 | 72.5 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6038 | 69.6 | 118 |
| Gold | Male | 5250 | 70.4 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 440-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 429 · 443 · 460front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 126 to reach, 175 to carry
- Bunker right: 307 to reach, 328 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 245.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 150+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 136 · 149 · 160front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 494+17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 473 · 488 · 504front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 9 to reach, 298 to carry
- Bunker right: 228 to reach, 259 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 463 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 17 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 459 to reach, 463 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers and water on the right: 139 to reach, 298 to carry. Drives that finish short of 139 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 239.
- 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.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 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].