Spirit Hollow Golf Course
Burlington, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Resort. Opened 2000.
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 620 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 26 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 65 ft below the tee and plays about 22 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 | Gold | Black | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 426 | 391 | 336 | 299 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 527 | 507 | 452 | 390 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 183 | 168 | 134 | 100 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 585 | 532 | 465 | 439 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 468 | 384 | 361 | 273 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 408 | 366 | 303 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 154 | 136 | 108 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 431 | 383 | 353 | 332 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 400 | 365 | 323 | 266 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 575 | 529 | 432 | 394 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 352 | 338 | 305 | 252 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 210 | 186 | 146 | 120 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 427 | 389 | 298 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 430 | 393 | 370 | 328 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 230 | 165 | 132 | 120 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 400 | 378 | 331 | 282 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 465 | 445 | 363 | 341 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 536 | 506 | 450 | 423 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7550 | 74.8 | 134 |
| Black | Male | 6580 | 71.4 | 124 |
| White | Female | 6010 | 71.5 | 120 |
| White | Male | 6010 | 69 | 117 |
| Red | Female | 5053 | 70.3 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-65 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 411 · 426 · 440front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 22 yards shorter: the green sits 65 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 283 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 525-7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 509 · 527 · 542front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 252 to reach, 441 to carry
- Bunker right: 290 to reach, 312 to carry
- Bunker right: 347 to reach, 365 to carry
- Bunker left: 370 to reach, 389 to carry
- Bunker right: 438 to reach, 456 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 290 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 252 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 252 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 226.
- Best lay-up: 110 to 130 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 181-7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 168 · 183 · 197front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 28yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 142 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 105 to reach, 142 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 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].