Osage National Golf Club
Lake Ozark, Missouri · 18 holes · par 72 · resort. Designed by Arnold Palmer, opened 1992.
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 590 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 1, where the green sits 24 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 74 ft below the tee and plays about 25 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 190 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 240 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 190 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 89 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 266 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 250 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 258 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 107 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 333 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 240 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 250 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 252 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | 106 |
| 14 | 5 | 14 | 350 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 220 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 98 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 250 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 360 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer | Male | 7120 | 74.6 | 141 |
| Tournament | Male | 6681 | 73.1 | 135 |
| Middle | Male | 6135 | 71.3 | 131 |
| Members | Female | 5624 | 72.9 | 128 |
| Members | Male | 5624 | 69.6 | 126 |
| Forward | Male | 4783 | 69.1 | 120 |
| Green | Male | 4049 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 198+24 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 181 · 190 · 199front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 51
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 48 to reach, 95 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 51.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 215-74 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 219 · 240 · 254front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 38
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 61 to reach, 79 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 25 yards shorter: the green sits 74 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 38 and narrows to 18 at 8.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 187-10 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 179 · 190 · 200front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 66
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: -90 to reach, -75 to carry
- Bunker left: 78 to reach, 106 to carry
- Bunker right: 111 to reach, 129 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: -90 to reach, -75 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: -89 to reach, -79 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 66 and narrows to 27 at 103.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 67 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].