Hillsview Golf Club
Pierre, South Dakota · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private/Municipal. Designed by Charles Maddox, Ron Farris.
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 1,430 ft the ball carries about 2% 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 16, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 10 ft below the tee and plays about 3 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 11 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 | Gold | Silver | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 386 | 378 | 357 | 341 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 543 | 504 | 423 | 365 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 407 | 361 | 314 | 287 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 157 | 138 | 123 | 107 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 530 | 514 | 498 | 396 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 366 | 344 | 335 | 273 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 385 | 370 | 354 | 338 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 190 | 167 | 146 | 88 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 408 | 374 | 305 | 283 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 397 | 366 | 308 |
| 11 | 5 | 12 | 493 | 475 | 458 | 354 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 427 | 357 | 341 | 273 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 541 | 521 | 489 | 470 |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | 175 | 162 | 145 | 125 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 322 | 290 | 277 | 218 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 339 | 325 | 309 | 257 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 185 | 170 | 155 | 141 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 463 | 404 | 347 | 327 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6735 | 72.3 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 6251 | 69.8 | 118 |
| Silver | Male | 5742 | 67.7 | 114 |
| Silver | Female | 5742 | 72.6 | 117 |
| White | Female | 4951 | 68.2 | 107 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 383-9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 364 · 386 · 405front · middle · back
- Green size
- 43 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 195 to reach, 253 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 195 to reach, 253 to carry. Drives that finish short of 195 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 227.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 43 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 542-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 526 · 543 · 556front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 72 to reach, 153 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 223.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 408+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 393 · 407 · 422front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 64 to reach, 125 to carry
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 221 and narrows to 21 at 201.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 19 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 3 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].