Ellendale Country Club
Houma, Louisiana · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Joseph S. Finger/Max Maxwell/Nathan Crace, 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 10 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 5 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Black | Gold | Blue | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 371 | 352 | 335 | 294 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 453 | 422 | 383 | 359 |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 569 | 543 | 527 | 488 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 169 | 151 | 138 | 132 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 445 | 411 | 386 | 355 |
| 6 | 4 | 15 | 376 | 354 | 331 | 309 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 580 | 540 | 505 | 497 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 178 | 163 | 150 | 137 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 403 | 378 | 360 | 338 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 417 | 400 | 383 | 343 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 578 | 545 | 512 | 476 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 456 | 435 | 395 | 355 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 208 | 188 | 171 | 132 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 424 | 393 | 378 | 349 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 388 | 370 | 358 | 338 |
| 16 | 5 | 16 | 491 | 484 | 459 | 434 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 151 | 135 | 126 | 114 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 468 | 429 | 431 | 375 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7120 | 74.2 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 6680 | 72.1 | 129 |
| Blue | Male | 6335 | 70.4 | 123 |
| White | Male | 5818 | 68.1 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 371-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 358 · 371 · 387front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 232
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 23 at 272.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 454+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 436 · 453 · 466front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 257
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 109 to reach, 149 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 278 to reach, 296 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 109 to reach, 147 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 115 to reach, 149 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 134 to reach, 147 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 278 to reach, 296 to carry. Drives that finish short of 278 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 257 and narrows to 22 at 287.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 569level
- Green · Black tee
- 554 · 569 · 583front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 235
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 231 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 235.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 52 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].