The Rail Golf Course
Springfield, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Roger Rulewich, Roger Rulewich.
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
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 | 13 | 355 | 331 | 312 | 307 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 419 | 384 | 356 | 329 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 405 | 361 | 347 | 342 |
| 4 | 5 | 17 | 476 | 445 | 419 | 414 |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 158 | 124 | 100 | 95 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 363 | 342 | 326 | 321 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 198 | 160 | 127 | 122 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 541 | 494 | 477 | 472 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 373 | 349 | 330 | 325 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 369 | 345 | 320 | 315 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 197 | 170 | 133 | 128 |
| 12 | 5 | 16 | 519 | 473 | 431 | 426 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 383 | 359 | 340 | 335 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 416 | 387 | 382 |
| 15 | 5 | 18 | 485 | 430 | 400 | 395 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 209 | 177 | 113 | 108 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 320 | 271 | 243 | 238 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 410 | 381 | 357 | 352 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6630 | 71.7 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6012 | 68.9 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 5518 | 66.7 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 5406 | 71 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Green · Blue tee
- 344 · 355 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 220
In play
- Bunker right: 217 to reach, 237 to carry
- Bunker left: 221 to reach, 240 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 217 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 217 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 220.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Green · Blue tee
- 404 · 419 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 242
In play
- Bunker right: 251 to reach, 260 to carry
- Water left of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 251 to reach, 260 to carry. Drives that finish short of 251 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 242.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Green · Blue tee
- 392 · 405 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 219
In play
- Bunker right: 184 to reach, 193 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 213 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker left: 229 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 247 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 184 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 184 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 219.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 72 hazards with reach and carry
- 4 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].