The Tournament Course
The Woodlands, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Bruce Devlin, Robert von Hagge, Carlton Gipson, Rick Robbins, opened 1987.
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 140 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 2, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 7 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 11 | 516 | 485 | 473 | 423 | 418 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 371 | 359 | 329 | 318 | 267 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 162 | 151 | 137 | 122 | 83 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 413 | 368 | 359 | 352 | 298 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 456 | 410 | 366 | 352 | 341 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 573 | 560 | 548 | 465 | 463 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 414 | 397 | 380 | 375 | 295 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 237 | 215 | 183 | 139 | 136 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 418 | 385 | 365 | 343 | 295 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 421 | 390 | 385 | 294 | 294 |
| 11 | 4 | 12 | 417 | 380 | 374 | 360 | 313 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 384 | 370 | 344 | 331 | 307 |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 533 | 517 | 508 | 422 | 422 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 190 | 173 | 144 | 134 | 110 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 521 | 497 | 486 | 472 | 423 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 158 | 150 | 143 | 129 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 382 | 366 | 359 | 343 | 322 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 442 | 427 | 406 | 335 | 332 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7025 | 74.4 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6608 | 72.1 | 131 |
| White | Male | 6296 | 70 | 128 |
| Gold | Male | 5723 | 69.7 | 126 |
| Green | Female | 5248 | 71 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 516+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 503 · 516 · 528front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 276
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 46 to reach, 134 to carry
- Bunker left: 272 to reach, 296 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 499 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 272 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 272 to reach, 296 to carry. Drives that finish short of 272 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 276.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 375+11 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 363 · 371 · 379front · middle · back
- Green size
- 21 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 250
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 74 to reach, 171 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 218 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 264 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 314 to reach, 323 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 257 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 74 to reach, 171 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 74 to reach, 171 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 218 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 218 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 250.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 21 yards deep and 31 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 161-3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 145 · 162 · 178front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 42yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 141 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 37 to reach, 141 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 38 to reach, 142 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 54 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].