Shawnee Golf Course
Louisville, Kentucky · 18 holes · par 70 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Alex McKay, opened 1926.
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 440 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 6, where the green sits 10 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 519 | 493 | 445 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 410 | 361 |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | 395 | 372 | 230 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 182 | 159 | 132 |
| 5 | 4 | 12 | 377 | 353 | 304 |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | 193 | 180 | 112 |
| 7 | 4 | 10 | 383 | 366 | 310 |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | 217 | 193 | 164 |
| 9 | 4 | 14 | 389 | 374 | 288 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 502 | 485 | 433 |
| 11 | 4 | 9 | 391 | 383 | 334 |
| 12 | 3 | 13 | 166 | 154 | 130 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 517 | 485 | 450 |
| 14 | 4 | 17 | 384 | 355 | 275 |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | 156 | 142 | 117 |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 400 | 367 | 331 |
| 17 | 4 | 5 | 413 | 372 | 300 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 391 | 381 | 289 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6425 | 69.5 | 118 |
| White | Male | 6024 | 68 | 116 |
| Yellow | Male | 5576 | 66 | 111 |
| Red | Male | 5005 | 67.4 | 112 |
| Orange | Male | 3606 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 517-7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 503 · 519 · 533front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 244
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 237 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 36 at 214.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 34 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 451+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 431 · 450 · 468front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 236.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 381 · 395 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 378 to carry
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 243.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 20 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].