Burlington Golf Club
Burlington, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Roger B. Packard, opened 1899.
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 660 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 16, where the green sits 39 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 112 ft below the tee and plays about 37 yards shorter.
- 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 | Blue | White | Red Short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 370 | 359 | |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 490 | 470 | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 158 | 136 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 360 | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 564 | 514 | |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 394 | 345 | |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 192 | 172 | |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 346 | 309 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 380 | 367 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 388 | 382 | |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 380 | 349 | |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 518 | 500 | |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 164 | 142 | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 386 | 372 | |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 498 | 483 | |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 405 | 327 | |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 169 | 155 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 394 | 380 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6574 | 70.7 | 123 |
| White | Male | 6122 | 68.8 | 121 |
| Yellow | Female | 5594 | 73 | 136 |
| Yellow | Male | 5594 | 66.3 | 114 |
| Red Short | Female | 5273 | 72.3 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 366-12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 354 · 370 · 386front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Water left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 17 at 264.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 484-18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 480 · 490 · 501front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 16 at 198.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 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-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 133-75 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 146 · 158 · 171front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 38yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Water back-right of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 25 yards shorter: the green sits 75 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · 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
- 33 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].