Finkbine Golf Course
Iowa City, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Robert B. Harris, opened 1953.
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 720 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 9, where the green sits 59 ft above the tee and plays about 20 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 48 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | Gold | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 375 | 360 | 340 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 537 | 511 | 490 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 418 | 394 | 368 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 206 | 163 | 150 |
| 5 | 4 | 15 | 378 | 350 | 340 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 524 | 504 | 485 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 382 | 368 | 352 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 207 | 185 | 173 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 428 | 414 | 327 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 395 | 377 |
| 11 | 5 | 8 | 577 | 530 | 460 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 392 | 357 | 321 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 205 | 188 | 178 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 428 | 397 | 353 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 486 | 462 | 446 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 405 | 369 | 333 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 195 | 174 | 159 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 426 | 406 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7239 | 74.6 | 134 |
| Gold | Male | 6601 | 71.6 | 131 |
| White | Male | 5939 | 68.4 | 122 |
| Gray | Male | 5163 | 69.2 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 359-48 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 362 · 375 · 388front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 48 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 21 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 27 at 277.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 527-29 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 525 · 537 · 550front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 262
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 416 to reach, 435 to carry
- Bunker left: 468 to reach, 494 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 262.
- Best lay-up: 140 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.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 425+21 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 400 · 418 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 241 to reach, 270 to carry
- Bunker right: 292 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 311 to reach, 322 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 21 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 217 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 241 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 241 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 233.
- 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 to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · 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
- 44 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].