Meadowbrook Golf Course
Rapid City, South Dakota · 18 holes · par 72 · Municipal. Designed by David Gill.
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 3,330 ft the ball carries about 4% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 144. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 11, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 59 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | 11 | 395 | 370 | 340 | 290 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 535 | 510 | 450 | 410 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 405 | 380 | 350 | 290 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 180 | 150 | 110 | 95 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 415 | 390 | 365 | 310 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 560 | 520 | 485 | 440 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 405 | 380 | 355 | 300 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 170 | 150 | 135 | 125 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 435 | 410 | 365 | 305 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 390 | 365 | 335 | 320 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 375 | 350 | 335 | 315 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 205 | 140 | 130 | 125 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 405 | 380 | 345 | 280 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 375 | 350 | 310 | 220 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 565 | 540 | 470 | 445 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 390 | 365 | 320 | 280 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 180 | 160 | 140 | 130 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 550 | 520 | 470 | 400 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6935 | 72.4 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6430 | 70.1 | 124 |
| Gold | Female | 5810 | 72.5 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 5810 | 67.9 | 118 |
| Red | Male | 5080 | 68.6 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 397+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 380 · 395 · 409front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 4 to reach, 121 to carry
- Water right: 137 to reach, 313 to carry
- Bunker right: 256 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker left: 268 to reach, 284 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 137 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 137 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 234.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 542+22 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 526 · 535 · 546front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 251 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker right: 484 to reach, 492 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 22 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 166 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 251 to reach, 268 to carry. Drives that finish short of 251 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 235.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 401-13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 393 · 405 · 419front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 222
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 222 and narrows to 24 at 262.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 58 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].