Charlie Vettner Golf Course
Louisville, Kentucky · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1967.
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 670 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 52 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 389 | 350 | 301 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 528 | 513 | 432 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 432 | 405 | 297 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 203 | 173 | 155 |
| 5 | 4 | 16 | 397 | 360 | 314 |
| 6 | 4 | 10 | 423 | 389 | 314 |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 222 | 203 | 153 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 396 | 338 | 295 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 474 | 437 | 389 |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 453 | 425 | 348 |
| 11 | 4 | 13 | 417 | 405 | 233 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 342 | 333 | 239 |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 419 | 375 | 258 |
| 14 | 4 | 9 | 404 | 370 | 331 |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | 189 | 179 | 130 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 537 | 508 | 381 |
| 17 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 145 | 93 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 544 | 526 | 393 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6905 | 73.8 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6450 | 71.8 | 131 |
| Yellow | Male | 6049 | 68.5 | 124 |
| Red | Male | 5139 | 70.3 | 123 |
| Orange | Male | 3860 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389level
- Green · Blue tee
- 374 · 389 · 402front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 308 to reach, 319 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 366 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 237 and narrows to 3 at 287.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 531+9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 511 · 528 · 541front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 378 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 224.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 430-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 418 · 432 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 238 to reach, 252 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 280 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 238 to reach, 252 to carry. Drives that finish short of 238 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 12 at 193.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 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].