Smock Golf Course
Indianapolis, Indiana · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1976.
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 810 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 18, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | 5 | 1 | 570 | 540 | 469 | 410 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 370 | 352 | 285 | 246 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 365 | 345 | 309 | 284 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 151 | 118 | 97 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 555 | 531 | 423 | 348 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 397 | 373 | 322 | 245 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 206 | 187 | 122 | 122 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 387 | 370 | 268 | 263 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 420 | 396 | 322 | 254 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 532 | 508 | 442 | 386 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 392 | 374 | 294 | 233 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 397 | 377 | 335 | 241 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 162 | 147 | 126 | 117 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 362 | 344 | 295 | 264 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 217 | 191 | 146 | 90 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 400 | 380 | 319 | 220 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 429 | 406 | 338 | 273 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 506 | 466 | 430 | 354 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6806 | 73.3 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6410 | 70.3 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5264 | 66.2 | 112 |
| Red | Female | 4534 | 66.8 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 566-13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 559 · 570 · 581front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 258 to reach, 290 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 533 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 513 to reach, 533 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 518 to reach, 534 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 258 to reach, 290 to carry. Drives that finish short of 258 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 236.
- 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 372+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 358 · 370 · 382front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 18 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 209 to reach, 255 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 209 to reach, 255 to carry. Drives that finish short of 209 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 18 yards wide at 231.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361-11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 355 · 365 · 376front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: 124 to reach, 243 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 150 to reach, 203 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 186 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 124 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 124 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 220 and narrows to 16 at 260.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 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].