St Joseph Country Club
Country Club, Missouri · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by A.W. Tillinghast, opened 1898.
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 1,030 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 18, where the green sits 81 ft above the tee and plays about 27 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 68 ft below the tee and plays about 23 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 | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 342 | 327 | 317 | 302 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 381 | 348 | 309 | 304 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 605 | 589 | 558 | 467 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 172 | 168 | 161 | 119 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 331 | 311 | 286 | 262 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 443 | 423 | 405 | 367 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 231 | 217 | 202 | 156 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 584 | 571 | 545 | 461 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 232 | 211 | 177 | 153 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 529 | 524 | 504 | 480 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 181 | 162 | 144 | 123 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 442 | 432 | 422 | 287 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 155 | 132 | 128 | 92 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 384 | 376 | 339 | 246 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 335 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 209 | 203 | 190 | 174 |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | 510 | 500 | 486 | 445 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 489 | 480 | 467 | 415 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6582 | 72.5 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6331 | 71.1 | 126 |
| White | Male | 5992 | 69.1 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5992 | 76 | 131 |
| Red | Male | 5188 | 65.4 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5188 | 70.9 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 338-11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 326 · 342 · 357front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 213
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 213 and narrows to 16 at 253.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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
- 395+42 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 366 · 381 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 208 to reach, 234 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 42 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 208 to reach, 234 to carry. Drives that finish short of 208 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 239.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 588-51 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 591 · 605 · 619front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 237
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 579 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 51 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 296 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 553 to reach, 579 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 237.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 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 back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 43 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].