Moccasin Creek Country Club
Aberdeen, South Dakota · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by William Maddox, Bob Lohmann, Ron Farris, opened 1971.
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 1,300 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 18, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 4 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 | Tournament/Black | Championship/Blue | Combo/Blue-Gold | Recreational/White | Forward/Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 17 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 11 | |||||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| 9 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 18 | |||||
| 14 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 14 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 16 | |||||
| 18 | 5 | 6 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament/Black | Male | 7183 | 75 | 140 |
| Championship/Blue | Male | 6711 | 72.8 | 133 |
| Championship/Blue | Female | 6711 | 80 | 140 |
| Combo/Blue-Gold | Female | 6517 | 78.9 | 137 |
| Combo/Blue-Gold | Male | 6517 | 71.9 | 133 |
| Member/Gold | Female | 6335 | 77.9 | 135 |
| Member/Gold | Male | 6335 | 71.1 | 131 |
| Combo/Gold-White | Male | 6132 | 70.2 | 129 |
| Combo/Gold-White | Female | 6132 | 76.8 | 133 |
| Recreational/White | Male | 5895 | 69 | 127 |
| Recreational/White | Female | 5895 | 75.3 | 130 |
| Combo/White-Green | Female | 5427 | 72.7 | 125 |
| Combo/White-Green | Male | 5427 | 66.9 | 123 |
| Forward/Green | Male | 4967 | 64.8 | 117 |
| Forward/Green | Female | 4967 | 70 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 432-2 ft
- Green
- 415 · 433 · 449front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 230
In play
- Water right: 432 to reach, 512 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 378level
- Green
- 367 · 378 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 289 to reach, 304 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 289 to reach, 304 to carry. Drives that finish short of 289 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 21 at 210.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 398-1 ft
- Green
- 385 · 398 · 411front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 61 to reach, 83 to carry
- Water right: 77 to reach, 118 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 61 to reach, 83 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 23 at 200.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1%. 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 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 59 hazards with reach and carry
- 8 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].