Lake Panorama National Golf Course
Panora, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private/Resort. Designed by Richard Watson, opened 1971.
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 1,100 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 10, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 16 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/Championship | Blue/Tournament | White/Club | Red/Forward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 10 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 15 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 1 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black/Championship | Male | 7024 | 73.6 | 129 |
| Blue/Tournament | Male | 6729 | 72.1 | 126 |
| White/Club | Male | 6182 | 70.8 | 125 |
| Red/Forward | Male | 5265 | 69.4 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 355+16 ft
- Green
- 334 · 350 · 365front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 212 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 212 to reach, 247 to carry. Drives that finish short of 212 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 218.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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
- 478+26 ft
- Green
- 459 · 469 · 483front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 46yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 202 to reach, 215 to carry
- Bunker left: 234 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 452 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 26 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 202 to reach, 251 to carry. Drives that finish short of 202 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 30 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 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 145-24 ft
- Green
- 134 · 153 · 170front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 29yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left 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 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 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].