Houston Oaks Golf Course
Paris, Kentucky · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Jack Ridge, opened 1996.
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 5, where the green sits 40 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 44 ft below the tee and plays about 15 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 | 5 | 17 | 533 | 518 | 392 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 201 | 188 | 139 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 391 | 371 | 257 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 427 | 399 | 327 |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | 520 | 466 | 407 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 359 | 348 | 279 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 178 | 167 | 137 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 400 | 385 | 286 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 452 | 412 | 276 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 566 | 534 | 441 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 381 | 350 | 299 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 170 | 160 | 130 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 406 | 379 | 242 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 449 | 435 | 238 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 174 | 141 | 109 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 341 | 330 | 246 |
| 17 | 5 | 18 | 482 | 450 | 364 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 424 | 390 | 356 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6842 | 73.8 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6446 | 72.1 | 133 |
| Yellow | Male | 5895 | 69.4 | 128 |
| Red | Female | 4989 | 65.1 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 518-44 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 521 · 533 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 12yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 459 to reach, 474 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 44 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 239 and narrows to 3 at 209.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 192-26 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 186 · 201 · 217front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 14yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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
- 392+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 378 · 391 · 405front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 224 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker right: 256 to reach, 269 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 224 to reach, 269 to carry. Drives that finish short of 224 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 227.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].