Louisville Country Club
Louisville, Kentucky · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1908.
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 560 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 13, where the green sits 69 ft above the tee and plays about 23 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 64 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | 501 | 483 | 457 | 407 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 312 | 304 | 286 | 269 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 541 | 525 | 516 | 382 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 154 | 147 | 113 | 106 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 430 | 299 | 294 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 421 | 394 | 338 | 330 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 423 | 365 | 350 | 345 |
| 8 | 5 | 15 | 483 | 473 | 452 | 375 |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | 191 | 165 | 158 | 129 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 362 | 362 | 346 | 330 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 213 | 213 | 129 | 124 |
| 12 | 4 | 18 | 293 | 293 | 261 | 254 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 476 | 428 | 365 | 330 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 422 | 400 | 366 | 308 |
| 15 | 3 | 8 | 205 | 182 | 172 | 154 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 178 | 153 | 133 | 98 |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 517 | 496 | 485 | 422 |
| 18 | 5 | 14 | 499 | 472 | 452 | 418 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6635 | 72.7 | 131 |
| Blue | Male | 6285 | 71 | 125 |
| White | Female | 5678 | 74.5 | 134 |
| White | Male | 5678 | 68.4 | 120 |
| Green | Male | 5075 | 65.7 | 114 |
| Green | Female | 5075 | 71.1 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 503+7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 489 · 501 · 516front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 253 to reach, 280 to carry
- Bunker right: 385 to reach, 404 to carry
- Bunker left: 411 to reach, 425 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 253 to reach, 280 to carry. Drives that finish short of 253 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 35 at 251.
- Best lay-up: 130 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 38 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 310-7 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 298 · 312 · 324front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 196
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker left: 245 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 244 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 240 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 240 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 196.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 544+9 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 519 · 541 · 556front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 135 to reach, 148 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 474 to reach, 484 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 232.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 34 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 back to front, about 5%. Finish on the front 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 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 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].