Meadowlark Hills Golf Course
Kearney, Nebraska · 18 holes · par 71 · public. Designed by David Gill, Steven Halberg, opened 1993.
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 2,260 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 9, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 51 ft below the tee and plays about 17 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 | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 18 | 329 | 302 | 282 | 256 |
| 2 | 5 | 14 | 583 | 551 | 450 | 430 |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | 415 | 366 | 337 | 281 |
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 401 | 369 | 325 | 310 |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 210 | 190 | 160 | 160 |
| 6 | 5 | 16 | 528 | 486 | 426 | 396 |
| 7 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 185 | 165 | 150 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 381 | 351 | 313 | 293 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 347 | 319 | 293 | 277 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 487 | 457 | 403 | 370 |
| 11 | 4 | 15 | 372 | 342 | 301 | 255 |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | 498 | 458 | 422 | 405 |
| 13 | 4 | 13 | 327 | 300 | 272 | 248 |
| 14 | 4 | 9 | 411 | 341 | 300 | 277 |
| 15 | 3 | 17 | 135 | 125 | 115 | 105 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 385 | 355 | 311 | 283 |
| 17 | 3 | 11 | 180 | 165 | 150 | 140 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 399 | 367 | 335 | 305 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6518 | 71.3 | 123 |
| White | Male | 5993 | 68.9 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5993 | 74.3 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5360 | 65.7 | 109 |
| Gold | Female | 5360 | 71.3 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 4851 | 69.3 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 327-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 315 · 329 · 342front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 203.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 584+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 564 · 583 · 600front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 19 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 19 yards wide at 235.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left 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
- 416+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 402 · 415 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 76 to reach, 97 to carry
- Bunker left: 226 to reach, 372 to carry
- Bunker right: 365 to reach, 386 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 288 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 226 to reach, 372 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 34 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 22 at 213.
- 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 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 35 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].