Gus Wortham Golf Course
Houston, Texas · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Baxter Spann, Derrell Witt, opened 2018.
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 30 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 13, where the green sits 15 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 15 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 339 | 324 | 307 | 249 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 472 | 460 | 441 | 407 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 519 | 497 | 485 | 444 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 454 | 430 | 412 | 390 |
| 5 | 3 | 13 | 201 | 181 | 133 | 116 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 460 | 438 | 410 | 355 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 393 | 383 | 357 | 315 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 146 | 123 | 110 | 101 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 325 | 302 | 272 | 175 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 153 | 126 | 102 | 69 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 447 | 417 | 364 | 313 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | 302 | 284 | 262 | 235 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 317 | 306 | 277 | 251 |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 387 | 373 | 358 | 325 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 376 | 347 | 318 | 294 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 230 | 205 | 190 | 158 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 497 | 473 | 443 | 415 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 370 | 346 | 311 | 275 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6388 | 71.2 | 126 |
| White | Male | 6015 | 69.6 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5552 | 72 | 124 |
| Red | Male | 5552 | 67.1 | 118 |
| Green | Female | 4887 | 68.2 | 116 |
| Green | Male | 4887 | 64 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 338-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 326 · 339 · 353front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 63 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 137 to reach, 144 to carry
- Bunker right: 223 to reach, 230 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 230 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 223 to reach, 230 to carry. Drives that finish short of 223 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 63 yards wide at 214 and narrows to 41 at 247.
- 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
- 476+13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 462 · 472 · 487front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 78 to reach, 103 to carry
- Bunker right: 196 to reach, 215 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 78 to reach, 103 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 79 to reach, 102 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 196 to reach, 215 to carry. Drives that finish short of 196 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 29 at 200.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 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 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 519+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 504 · 519 · 536front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 204 to reach, 216 to carry
- Bunker left: 290 to reach, 304 to carry
- Bunker right: 399 to reach, 414 to carry
- Bunker left: 425 to reach, 445 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 204 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 204 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 231.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 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 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 1 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].