Polo Fields Golf and Country Club
Louisville, Kentucky · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1993.
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 700 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 17, where the green sits 32 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 49 ft below the tee and plays about 16 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Gold | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 391 | 391 | 352 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 184 | 158 | 139 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 526 | 486 | 428 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 195 | 163 | 139 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 17 | 558 | 496 | 407 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 386 | 356 | 332 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 356 | 321 | 291 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 419 | 370 | 356 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 15 | 353 | 306 | 245 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 353 | 347 | 292 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 371 | 366 | 337 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 190 | 164 | 134 | ||
| 13 | 5 | 16 | 536 | 476 | 450 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 360 | 334 | 314 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 412 | 372 | 330 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 333 | 333 | 291 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 194 | 186 | 121 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 492 | 461 | 418 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6609 | 72.4 | 138 |
| Gold | Male | 6184 | 70.8 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 5971 | 69.5 | 130 |
| White | Female | 5376 | 71.4 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5376 | 66.7 | 125 |
| Green | Female | 4920 | 68.9 | 121 |
| Burgundy | Female | 4583 | 67 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 375-49 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 376 · 391 · 406front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 49 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 14 at 280.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 179-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 175 · 184 · 194front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 35yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 536+30 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 511 · 526 · 541front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 268
In play
- Bunker right: 188 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker left: 442 to reach, 462 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 30 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 188 to reach, 217 to carry. Drives that finish short of 188 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 268.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 29 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 39 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].