A. L. Gustin Golf Course
Columbia, Missouri · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Floyd Farley.
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 710 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 8, where the green sits 73 ft above the tee and plays about 24 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 110 ft below the tee and plays about 37 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 | Black | Gold | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 492 | 470 | 432 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 157 | 132 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 440 | 401 | 351 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 389 | 360 | 290 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | 201 | 170 | 132 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 418 | 412 | 393 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 369 | 359 | 305 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 376 | 346 | 270 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 338 | 323 | 310 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 220 | 205 | 185 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 424 | 352 | 300 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 518 | 493 | 455 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 205 | 176 | 150 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 378 | 348 | 314 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 401 | 290 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 332 | 311 | 258 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 405 | 375 | 305 |
| 18 | 4 | 16 | 394 | 365 | 348 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6492 | 69.4 | 119 |
| Gold | Male | 5839 | 67.7 | 114 |
| White | Male | 4662 | 66.5 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 498+18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 478 · 492 · 505front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 242
In play
- Bunker right: 290 to reach, 322 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 439 to reach, 450 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 304 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 290 to reach, 322 to carry. Drives that finish short of 290 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 242 and narrows to 34 at 292.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 164-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 152 · 165 · 181front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 443+8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 429 · 440 · 451front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 258
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 255 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 8 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 271 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 255 to reach, 271 to carry. Drives that finish short of 255 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 258.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 29 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].