Highland Springs Municipal Golf Course
Rock Island, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1968.
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 700 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 15, where the green sits 23 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 13 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- 18 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 | 7 | 408 | 390 | 352 | 323 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 534 | 506 | 493 | 421 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 346 | 325 | 310 | 260 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 163 | 153 | 144 | 122 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 395 | 385 | 350 | 261 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 556 | 537 | 462 | 395 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 388 | 368 | 353 | 333 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 194 | 168 | 159 | 127 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 378 | 356 | 324 | 324 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 433 | 412 | 368 | 349 |
| 11 | 5 | 10 | 505 | 486 | 470 | 430 |
| 12 | 4 | 18 | 358 | 353 | 330 | 268 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 168 | 154 | 137 | 114 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 381 | 363 | 344 | 323 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 523 | 515 | 446 | 406 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 445 | 425 | 413 | 317 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 195 | 160 | 134 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 397 | 380 | 356 | 347 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6777 | 72 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6471 | 70.5 | 126 |
| Gold | Female | 5979 | 73.6 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5979 | 68.3 | 121 |
| Red | Male | 5254 | 69.5 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411+9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 388 · 408 · 430front · middle · back
- Green size
- 44 × 39yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 50 ydswide at 253
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 238 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 50 yards wide at 253 and narrows to 45 at 273.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 44 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 534+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 519 · 534 · 549front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 263
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 138 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 263.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 42 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 to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 346+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 327 · 346 · 365front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 222
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 222 and narrows to 37 at 250.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 31 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].