Emeis Golf Course
Davenport, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1961.
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 700 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 6, where the green sits 35 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | 5 | 7 | 542 | 517 | 488 | 399 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 149 | 136 | 122 | 122 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 436 | 420 | 366 | 324 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 351 | 331 | 284 | 240 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 144 | 126 | 110 | 110 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 417 | 366 | 308 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 421 | 407 | 363 | 310 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 320 | 305 | 290 | 258 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 521 | 507 | 464 | 403 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 350 | 327 | 256 | 243 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 331 | 316 | 301 | 280 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 533 | 511 | 464 | 394 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 161 | 146 | 129 | 129 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 336 | 319 | 281 | 254 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 385 | 373 | 333 | 297 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 435 | 420 | 371 | 326 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 189 | 173 | 144 | 119 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 518 | 503 | 459 | 420 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6586 | 69.9 | 116 |
| White | Male | 6320 | 68.4 | 114 |
| Gold | Male | 5561 | 65.6 | 108 |
| Red | Female | 5510 | 74 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 546+12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 530 · 542 · 555front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 308 to reach, 332 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 436 to reach, 448 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 224.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 38 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 3
- Plays like
- 150+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 133 · 149 · 167front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
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-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 434-7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 420 · 436 · 453front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 266 to reach, 288 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 266 to reach, 288 to carry. Drives that finish short of 266 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 21 at 281.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 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].