Avery Ranch Golf Club
Austin, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Andy Raugust, opened 2002.
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 840 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 9, where the green sits 15 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 7 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 5 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 | Blue | White | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 377 | 354 | 326 | 288 | 265 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 404 | 369 | 355 | 330 | 320 |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | 546 | 526 | 500 | 478 | 304 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 475 | 421 | 394 | 385 | 351 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 597 | 564 | 553 | 495 | 403 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 212 | 200 | 188 | 150 | 133 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 396 | 368 | 359 | 339 | 316 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 204 | 190 | 181 | 146 | 123 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 444 | 422 | 384 | 356 | 337 |
| 10 | 5 | 12 | 561 | 518 | 480 | 469 | 419 |
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 227 | 209 | 204 | 190 | 146 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 428 | 371 | 353 | 324 | 302 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 161 | 149 | 140 | 134 | 69 |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 517 | 486 | 477 | 440 | 399 |
| 15 | 5 | 10 | 577 | 521 | 488 | 436 | 388 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 332 | 306 | 300 | 267 | 243 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 186 | 165 | 147 | 126 | 109 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 477 | 455 | 400 | 371 | 297 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7121 | 74.7 | 138 |
| Gold | Male | 6594 | 72.4 | 137 |
| Member | Male | 6416 | 71.6 | 135 |
| Blue | Male | 6229 | 71 | 131 |
| White | Female | 5724 | 74.5 | 134 |
| White | Male | 5724 | 68.9 | 236 |
| Green | Male | 4924 | 69.8 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 376-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 367 · 377 · 390front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 235
In play
- Water across the hole: 182 to reach, 185 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 226 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker right: 297 to reach, 311 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 362 to carry
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 182 to reach, 185 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 297 to reach, 311 to carry. Drives that finish short of 297 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 25 at 215.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 401-9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 384 · 404 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 326 to reach, 347 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 21 at 252.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 544-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 532 · 546 · 565front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 243
In play
- Water across the hole: 147 to reach, 163 to carry
- Water left: 149 to reach, 179 to carry
- Bunker right: 304 to reach, 318 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 290 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 147 to reach, 163 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 243.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 24 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].