Iron Horse Golf Club
Ashland, Nebraska · 18 holes · par 71 · public. Designed by Gene Bates.
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 1,170 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 17, where the green sits 57 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 90 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Stallion/Black | Gold | Blue | White | Filly/Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 364 | 356 | 326 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 185 | 175 | 155 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 429 | 390 | 345 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 323 | 301 | 266 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 144 | 136 | 114 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 349 | 304 | 281 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 301 | 256 | 233 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 532 | 532 | 486 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 379 | 350 | 327 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 508 | 495 | 465 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 177 | 170 | 152 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 542 | 510 | 466 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 330 | 291 | 263 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 388 | 355 | 315 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 151 | 132 | 119 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 326 | 300 | 218 | ||
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 292 | 255 | 217 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 408 | 392 | 366 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stallion/Black | Male | 6500 | 71.4 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 6205 | 70.5 | 127 |
| Blue | Male | 5700 | 68.2 | 121 |
| White | Female | 5114 | 70.3 | 115 |
| White | Male | 5114 | 65.1 | 109 |
| Filly/Red | Male | 4411 | 66.1 | 106 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 363-4 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 353 · 364 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 207
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water left: -23 to reach, 132 to carry
- Bunker left: 267 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 267 to reach, 284 to carry. Drives that finish short of 267 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 207 and narrows to 38 at 177.
- 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 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 185+1 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 164 · 185 · 203front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 422-21 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 415 · 429 · 439front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 266 to reach, 279 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 21 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 266 to reach, 279 to carry. Drives that finish short of 266 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 17 at 273.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 48 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].