Carroll Country Club
Carroll, Iowa · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Jack Hawkins, opened 1923.
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 1,230 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 9, where the green sits 51 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 59 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 398 | 379 | 312 | 286 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 503 | 445 | 367 | 357 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 533 | 500 | 409 | 389 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 141 | 131 | 120 | 113 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 407 | 377 | 312 | 304 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 409 | 374 | 317 | 303 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | 519 | 501 | 425 | 382 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 144 | 128 | 111 | 83 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 363 | 354 | 316 | 305 |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | 175 | 158 | 134 | 126 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 380 | 371 | 271 | 249 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 361 | 352 | 294 | 284 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 300 | 289 | 279 | 272 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 584 | 530 | 449 | 437 |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 184 | 160 | 108 | 95 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 349 | 335 | 279 | 273 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 132 | 120 | 111 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 368 | 356 | 316 | 305 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6272 | 70.4 | 122 |
| White | Male | 5872 | 69.6 | 119 |
| Gold | Male | 4954 | 65.2 | 95 |
| Red | Female | 4674 | 70.2 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 378-59 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 383 · 398 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 20 yards shorter: the green sits 59 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 263 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 234 and narrows to 28 at 284.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 493-31 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 486 · 503 · 518front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 43yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 475 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 484 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 446 to reach, 475 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 18 at 195.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 538+16 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 517 · 533 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 21 to reach, 170 to carry
- Bunker left: 245 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 245 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 245 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 28 at 273.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 32 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 green slope reads
- 1 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].