Monument Shadows Golf Course
Gering, Nebraska · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Patrick H. Wyss, opened 1930.
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 4,000 ft the ball carries about 5% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 143. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 6, where the green sits 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 26 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 8 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 17 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 382 | 354 | 316 | 253 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | 245 | 195 | 175 | 155 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 310 | 300 | 282 | 230 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 545 | 528 | 472 | 457 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 434 | 403 | 366 | 316 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 317 | 303 | 268 | 227 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 168 | 157 | 145 | 132 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 600 | 545 | 475 | 430 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 387 | 352 | 320 | 259 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 410 | 368 | 322 | 292 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 436 | 399 | 353 | 313 |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | 512 | 475 | 422 | 375 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 142 | 123 | 101 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 427 | 397 | 350 | 316 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 357 | 324 | 287 | 235 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 560 | 510 | 460 | 410 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 203 | 178 | 157 | 123 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 417 | 378 | 324 | 277 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6870 | 72.1 | 123 |
| Blue | Male | 6308 | 69.7 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5617 | 71 | 119 |
| White | Male | 5617 | 66.4 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 4901 | 67.2 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+1 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 370 · 382 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 28 to reach, 57 to carry
- Bunker right: 230 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker left: 239 to reach, 291 to carry
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 253 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 28 to reach, 55 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 31 to reach, 57 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 230 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 230 keeps them out of play.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 247+5 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 233 · 245 · 258front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 306-12 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 299 · 310 · 320front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 157 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 44 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
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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].