Otter Creek Golf Course
Ankeny, Iowa · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Donald Ripple/(R) Paul Miller, opened 1982.
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 960 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 1, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 374 | 287 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 389 | 307 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 552 | 430 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | 203 | 144 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | 542 | 437 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 181 | 132 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 467 | 367 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 397 | 316 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 417 | 314 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 408 | 334 |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | 553 | 440 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 431 | 308 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 102 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 431 | 357 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 196 | 131 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 391 | 316 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 409 | 329 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 400 | 309 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6895 | 72.9 | 125 |
| Tan | Male | 6521 | 71.2 | 121 |
| Yellow | Female | 6141 | 73.5 | 124 |
| Yellow | Male | 6141 | 68.4 | 117 |
| Green | Male | 5360 | 70.2 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 357 · 374 · 387front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 288 to reach, 314 to carry
- Bunker right: 304 to reach, 325 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 288 to reach, 314 to carry. Drives that finish short of 288 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 229.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 387-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 371 · 389 · 407front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 232
In play
- Water left: 199 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker left: 309 to reach, 325 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 199 to reach, 281 to carry. Drives that finish short of 199 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 8 at 272.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 551-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 534 · 552 · 569front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 47 to reach, 157 to carry
- Water right: 146 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker left: 286 to reach, 304 to carry
- Bunker right: 311 to reach, 330 to carry
- Water left: 338 to reach, 460 to carry
- Water right: 443 to reach, 529 to carry
- Bunker left: 504 to reach, 512 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 146 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 146 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 229.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 40 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].