Greatwood Golf Club
Sugar Land, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Carlton Gipson, opened 1990.
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 80 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | 15 | 360 | 329 | 312 | 277 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 362 | 340 | 317 | 296 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 401 | 375 | 356 | 327 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 197 | 178 | 160 | 133 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 434 | 415 | 393 | 340 |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | 533 | 501 | 482 | 430 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 214 | 195 | 180 | 148 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 396 | 376 | 352 | 295 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 564 | 540 | 512 | 459 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 418 | 374 | 356 | 327 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 362 | 341 | 318 | 255 |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | 206 | 178 | 160 | 140 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 389 | 369 | 351 | 319 |
| 14 | 5 | 14 | 487 | 476 | 454 | 428 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 153 | 132 | 120 | 107 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 390 | 370 | 355 | 296 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 387 | 342 | 301 | 257 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 576 | 556 | 524 | 456 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6836 | 72.3 | 1308 |
| Blue | Male | 6388 | 70.4 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6009 | 68.8 | 132 |
| Red | Female | 5220 | 70 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 360-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 348 · 360 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 266 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 336 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 291 to reach, 336 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 248 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 248 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 226.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 362+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 351 · 362 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 207 to reach, 237 to carry
- Bunker right: 224 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 207 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 207 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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
- 401-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 392 · 401 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 246
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 231 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker right: 284 to reach, 307 to carry
- Bunker left: 287 to reach, 311 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 267 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 231 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 231 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 246.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 69 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].