Links Golf Club
New Palestine, Indiana · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Charles Maddox, opened 1972.
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 800 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 10, where the green sits 7 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 15 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 7046 | 73.3 | 122 |
| Back | Male | 6419 | 70.6 | 116 |
| Middle | Male | 5760 | 67.4 | 110 |
| Forward | Female | 5117 | 68.4 | 100 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 374+2 ft
- Green
- 351 · 373 · 395front · middle · back
- Green size
- 43 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 219 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 230 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 219 to reach, 255 to carry. Drives that finish short of 219 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 43 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 372+2 ft
- Green
- 352 · 371 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 237 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 175+2 ft
- Green
- 154 · 174 · 194front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 41yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 107 to reach, 131 to carry
- Bunker right: 126 to reach, 137 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 107 to reach, 131 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · 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
- 13 green slope reads
- 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].