Prairie Vista Golf Course
Bloomington, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Roger Packard, opened 1991.
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 860 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 13, where the green sits 41 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 39 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 396 | 382 | 357 | |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 365 | 322 | 291 | |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 416 | 403 | 384 | |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 532 | 518 | 497 | |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 150 | 130 | 108 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 462 | 434 | 422 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 558 | 543 | 521 | |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 184 | 169 | 160 | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 365 | 343 | 316 | |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 364 | 345 | 328 | |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 409 | 395 | 379 | |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 184 | 171 | 161 | |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 569 | 568 | 546 | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 435 | 415 | 389 | |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 140 | 127 | |
| 16 | 5 | 14 | 512 | 492 | 472 | |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 312 | 295 | 271 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 345 | 345 | 320 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6745 | 72.2 | 129 |
| Blue | Male | 6427 | 70.8 | 126 |
| White | Male | 6063 | 69.1 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5224 | 69.8 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385-32 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 382 · 396 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 43 to reach, 69 to carry
- Bunker left: 215 to reach, 275 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 32 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 141 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 43 to reach, 69 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 215 to reach, 275 to carry. Drives that finish short of 215 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 233.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 368+9 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 349 · 365 · 380front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 215
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 78 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 215 and narrows to 26 at 185.
- 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.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-37 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 398 · 416 · 432front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 217
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 99 to reach, 256 to carry
- Bunker left: 203 to reach, 246 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 37 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 99 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 99 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 217.
- 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.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 57 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].