The Preserve On Rathbun Lake
Moravia, Iowa · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Herfort Norby, opened 2009.
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 970 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 20 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 8 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 560 | 535 | 505 | 430 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 520 | 505 | 485 | 422 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | 243 | 207 | 181 | 117 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 420 | 401 | 392 | 345 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 536 | 511 | 485 | 356 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 405 | 385 | 310 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 170 | 162 | 151 | 120 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 410 | 390 | 375 | 335 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 153 | 147 | 102 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 401 | 387 | 368 | 314 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 354 | 330 | 312 | 265 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 365 | 345 | 335 | 305 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | 210 | 185 | 160 | 122 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 545 | 515 | 495 | 430 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 440 | 410 | 395 | 330 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 470 | 440 | 405 | 375 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 205 | 185 | 168 | 148 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 553 | 532 | 525 | 420 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6987 | 73.6 | 131 |
| Green | Male | 6598 | 71.7 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6269 | 70.2 | 124 |
| White | Female | 6269 | 76.5 | 140 |
| Yellow | Female | 5826 | 76.5 | 140 |
| Yellow | Male | 5826 | 68 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5254 | 70.6 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 567+20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 543 · 560 · 576front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 287
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 157 to reach, 166 to carry
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 273 to carry
- Bunker right: 311 to reach, 332 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 254 to reach, 273 to carry. Drives that finish short of 254 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 287 and narrows to 31 at 267.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 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 to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 513-20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 502 · 520 · 538front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 263
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 256 to reach, 274 to carry
- Bunker left: 269 to reach, 281 to carry
- Water left: 373 to reach, 494 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 256 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 256 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 263.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 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 right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 232-34 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 228 · 243 · 257front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 35yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 181 to reach, 210 to carry
- 2 bunkers right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · 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
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].