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Highland Springs Country Club

Springfield, Missouri · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Donald Knott, Gary Linn, opened 1989.

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

Altitude1,300 ftCarries about 2% farther
Bunkers74
Holes with water7 of 18
Average fairway width35 yds
Typical green6,000 sq ft
Sloped greens13 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 1,300 ft the ball carries about 2% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
  • Biggest climb: hole 1, where the green sits 45 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 99 ft below the tee and plays about 33 yards shorter.
  • 13 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

HoleParHcpGoldBlueWhiteGreen
1511547520476434
2413395363337312
343403375342320
4317211187157136
549439424368329
6315176140116101
741422396370329
855544511474443
947424396370329
10414394370337305
1156535510492451
1244440397328303
13312174159147125
1442427395366338
1531815113710992
16416431399357320
1748460413366343
18510542522505447

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
GoldMale711574.4133
BlueMale661472130
HighlandMale627770.1128
WhiteFemale601775.3135
WhiteMale601769.3127
ScottishMale569373.5124
GreenMale545766.3121
GreenFemale545772.1121
FearnFemale497069.1117
FearnMale497065119
JQ CourseMale4177

Hole 1 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

547 (Gold) · 520 (Blue) · 476 (White) · 434 (Green) yards · Handicap 11

Plays like
562+45 ft
Green · Gold tee
533 · 547 · 564front · middle · back
Green size
35 × 29yards deep × wide
Fairway
21 ydswide at 233
Green slope
4.5%falls to the right

In play

  • Bunker left: 226 to reach, 240 to carry
  • 2 bunkers right: 447 to reach, 503 to carry
  • Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 525 to carry
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 15 yards longer: the green sits 45 ft above the tee.
  • Fairway bunkers on the left: 226 to reach, 240 to carry. Drives that finish short of 226 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 233.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 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 left to right, about 4.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
  • The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.

Hole 2 · Par 4

Green falls this way

395 (Gold) · 363 (Blue) · 337 (White) · 312 (Green) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
400+16 ft
Green · Gold tee
377 · 395 · 414front · middle · back
Green size
38 × 22yards deep × wide
Fairway
16 ydswide at 238
Green slope
3%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker left: 214 to reach, 225 to carry
  • Bunker across the hole: 227 to reach, 240 to carry
  • Bunker right: 284 to reach, 295 to carry
  • Bunker front-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
  • Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 214 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 214 keeps them out of play.
  • The fairway is about 16 yards wide at 238.
  • The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 3%. 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

Green falls this way

403 (Gold) · 375 (Blue) · 342 (White) · 320 (Green) yards · Handicap 3

Plays like
399-11 ft
Green · Gold tee
387 · 403 · 414front · middle · back
Green size
28 × 32yards deep × wide
Fairway
39 ydswide at 233
Green slope
4%falls to the front

In play

  • 2 bunkers left: 244 to reach, 282 to carry
  • 2 bunkers front-right of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
  • Fairway bunkers on the left: 244 to reach, 282 to carry. Drives that finish short of 244 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 20 at 283.
  • Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
  • The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 63 hazards with reach and carry
  • 10 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].

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