Elmcrest Golf & Country Club
Cedar Rapids, Iowa · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Opened 1947.
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 810 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 4, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 22 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 387 | 367 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 505 | 485 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 14 | 195 | 165 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 343 | 332 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 18 | 161 | 146 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 372 | 357 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 550 | 531 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 16 | 219 | 196 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 435 | 413 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 15 | 209 | 182 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 547 | 494 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 9 | 386 | 373 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 456 | 388 | ||
| 14 | 3 | 13 | 185 | 170 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 595 | 525 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 460 | 419 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 144 | 144 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 396 | 378 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6382 | 70.4 | 126 |
| Blue | Male | 6074 | 69.1 | 123 |
| White | Male | 5653 | 67.6 | 123 |
| Red | Female | 5086 | 70.9 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 394+20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 374 · 387 · 400front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 258 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker left: 274 to reach, 291 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 258 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 258 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 24 at 270.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 500-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 492 · 505 · 518front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 256
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 381 to reach, 403 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 486 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 325 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 381 to reach, 403 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 467 to reach, 486 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 256.
- Best lay-up: 150 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 bunkers; 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 189-18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 183 · 195 · 209front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 2%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 42 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].