Willow Lakes Golf Course
Bellevue, Nebraska · 18 holes · par 72 · Military. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, opened 1963.
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 980 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 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 37 ft below the tee and plays about 12 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 400 | 378 | 300 | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 341 | 330 | 307 | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 158 | 128 | 122 | |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | 485 | 448 | 423 | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 369 | 353 | 255 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 391 | 367 | 357 | |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 157 | 140 | 123 | |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 380 | 365 | 352 | |
| 9 | 5 | 15 | 484 | 474 | 407 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 425 | 400 | 305 | |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 164 | 149 | 138 | |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 475 | 452 | 401 | |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 498 | 471 | 445 | |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 381 | 351 | 336 | |
| 15 | 3 | 10 | 161 | 147 | 141 | |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | 152 | 138 | 123 | |
| 17 | 4 | 18 | 318 | 312 | 300 | |
| 18 | 5 | 16 | 509 | 470 | 453 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6850 | 73.5 | 132 |
| White | Female | 6248 | 76.8 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6248 | 70.7 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5873 | 69.3 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5286 | 72.2 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 388 · 400 · 413front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 266
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 231 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 231 to reach, 253 to carry. Drives that finish short of 231 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 266 and narrows to 22 at 247.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 329-37 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 331 · 341 · 352front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 176
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 225 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 37 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 225 to reach, 247 to carry. Drives that finish short of 225 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 176 and narrows to 21 at 146.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 154-11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 145 · 158 · 172front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 97 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 11 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 82 to reach, 97 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 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].