Willow Run Golf Course
SW Pataskala, Ohio · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Designed by Jack Kidwell, opened 1964.
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 1,200 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 11, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | 525 | 510 | 475 | 440 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 370 | 361 | 325 | 351 |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | 342 | 313 | 292 | 278 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | 435 | 432 | 412 | 371 |
| 5 | 3 | 14 | 186 | 180 | 142 | 142 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 346 | 332 | 286 | 279 |
| 7 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 145 | 130 | 130 |
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 351 | 341 | 328 | 268 |
| 9 | 3 | 16 | 169 | 158 | 148 | 148 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | 337 | 297 | 278 | 254 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 153 | 131 | 128 | 128 |
| 12 | 4 | 7 | 373 | 342 | 329 | 329 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 385 | 378 | 300 | 368 |
| 14 | 5 | 11 | 498 | 488 | 432 | 359 |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 519 | 505 | 445 | 445 |
| 16 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 146 | 143 | 143 |
| 17 | 4 | 3 | 415 | 405 | 330 | 305 |
| 18 | 4 | 9 | 390 | 375 | 349 | 349 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6139 | 69 | 125 |
| White | Male | 5839 | 67.5 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5272 | 65.1 | 116 |
| Red | Female | 5087 | 68.5 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 528+9 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 513 · 525 · 539front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 254
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 219 to reach, 243 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 219 to reach, 243 to carry. Drives that finish short of 219 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 254.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 28 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 365-14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 356 · 370 · 383front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 195 to reach, 315 to carry
- 2 bunkers right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 263 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 195 to reach, 315 to carry. Drives that finish short of 195 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 229.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 344+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 330 · 342 · 357front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 119 to reach, 181 to carry
- Bunker left: 246 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker right: 280 to reach, 293 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 119 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 119 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 230.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · 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
- 11 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].