Pickaway Golf Course
Circleville, Ohio · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Jack Kidwell, ASGCA, opened 1927.
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 730 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 15, where the green sits 45 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 53 ft below the tee and plays about 18 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 384 | 375 | 285 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 185 | 161 | 149 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 425 | 400 | 205 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 384 | 382 | 275 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | 477 | 441 | 421 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 475 | 425 | 336 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 160 | 132 | 130 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 405 | 376 | 289 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 350 | 317 | 277 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 331 | 315 | 250 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 346 | 321 | 306 |
| 12 | 3 | 12 | 181 | 162 | 161 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 352 | 314 | 290 |
| 14 | 5 | 14 | 475 | 448 | 395 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 396 | 363 | 281 |
| 16 | 5 | 6 | 533 | 500 | 401 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 207 | 198 | 147 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 417 | 398 | 333 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6483 | 129 | |
| White | Male | 6028 | 122 | |
| Red | Female | 5141 | 68.7 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377-20 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 373 · 384 · 395front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 19 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 20 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 19 yards wide at 239.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 188+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 175 · 185 · 196front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 17yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 426+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 414 · 425 · 438front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 267 to reach, 285 to carry
- Bunker right: 362 to reach, 372 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 235 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 267 to reach, 285 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · 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
- 29 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 2 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].