Highland Pines Golf Club
Porter, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · public.
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 100 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 5, where the green sits 30 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional | Male | 7307 | 75.1 | 132 |
| Masters | Male | 6703 | 72.2 | 130 |
| Members | Male | 6108 | 69.3 | 124 |
| Forward | Female | 5667 | 72.1 | 122 |
| Forward | Male | 5667 | 67.1 | 118 |
| First | Male | 4999 | 64.1 | 112 |
| First | Female | 4999 | 68.4 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 373-15 ft
- Green
- 359 · 378 · 395front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 50 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 169 to reach, 181 to carry
- Bunker right: 215 to reach, 243 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 148 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 157 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 95 to reach, 148 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 123 to reach, 157 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 215 to reach, 243 to carry. Drives that finish short of 215 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 50 yards wide at 230.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 417-2 ft
- Green
- 403 · 418 · 432front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 398 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 391 to reach, 398 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 39 at 200.
- The green is guarded on the left by water; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396+18 ft
- Green
- 373 · 390 · 402front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 33 at 280.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 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].