Gaines County Golf Course
Seminole, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Jim Terry, Warren Cantrell.
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 3,340 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 15, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left 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 | Black | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 346 | 327 | 308 | 268 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 189 | 178 | 167 | 153 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 491 | 473 | 457 | 383 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 190 | 175 | 155 | 131 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 429 | 405 | 370 | 346 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 405 | 386 | 340 | 311 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 513 | 493 | 440 | 397 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 323 | 298 | 279 | 246 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 421 | 406 | 351 | 321 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 349 | 293 | 241 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 184 | 167 | 154 | 140 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 510 | 494 | 454 | 392 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 183 | 172 | 159 | 108 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 414 | 383 | 369 | 272 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 452 | 397 | 340 | 309 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 527 | 514 | 464 | 418 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 197 | 180 | 162 | 148 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 481 | 467 | 444 | 376 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6615 | 72.1 | 121 |
| Blue | Male | 6264 | 70.4 | 118 |
| White | Male | 5706 | 67.4 | 115 |
| White | Female | 5706 | 73.7 | 113 |
| Red | Female | 4960 | 70 | 110 |
| Red | Male | 4960 | 64.2 | 104 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 341-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 326 · 346 · 361front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 240 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 214.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 188-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 172 · 189 · 203front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Green · Black tee
- 477 · 491 · 506front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 252 to reach, 293 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 12 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 252 to reach, 293 to carry. Drives that finish short of 252 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 31 at 196.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 2 plays-like yardages
- 13 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 green slope reads
- 4 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].