Belk Park Golf Course
Wood River, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Larry Packard.
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 550 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 2, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 406 | 375 | 344 | 295 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 432 | 410 | 377 | 310 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | 218 | 204 | 171 | 153 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | 514 | 494 | 475 | 390 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 360 | 327 | 293 | 275 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 421 | 383 | 345 | 286 |
| 7 | 5 | 8 | 529 | 508 | 475 | 374 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 140 | 117 | 98 | 83 |
| 9 | 4 | 14 | 377 | 358 | 346 | 297 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | 399 | 363 | 315 | 296 |
| 11 | 5 | 11 | 520 | 485 | 433 | 386 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 154 | 136 | 114 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 397 | 345 | 310 | 277 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 385 | 334 | 307 |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | 366 | 327 | 279 | 266 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 555 | 535 | 479 | 471 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 181 | 155 | 144 | 121 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 415 | 388 | 354 | 302 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6861 | 71.9 | 121 |
| White | Male | 6326 | 69.1 | 118 |
| Gold | Female | 5708 | 71.2 | 117 |
| Gold | Male | 5708 | 66.1 | 112 |
| Red | Female | 4911 | 67.3 | 105 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 406-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 391 · 406 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 255
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 255 and narrows to 35 at 305.
- 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436+11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 414 · 432 · 450front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 238 to reach, 273 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 156 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 238 to reach, 273 to carry. Drives that finish short of 238 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 236 and narrows to 28 at 286.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 217-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 203 · 218 · 233front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 35yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 39 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].