The Wilderness Golf Course
Lake Jackson, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · public. Designed by Jeff Brauer, opened 2004.
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 20 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.
- 16 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 | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 451 | 391 |
| 2 | 5 | 17 | 560 | 492 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 377 | 332 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 169 | 134 |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 400 | 349 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 429 | 352 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 551 | 496 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 225 | 160 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 485 | 434 |
| 10 | 5 | 10 | 535 | 466 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 326 | 270 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 365 | 314 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 167 | 110 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 387 | 342 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 572 | 525 |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | 221 | 176 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 425 | 384 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 461 | 424 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7106 | 72.9 | 126 |
| Maroon | Male | 6720 | 71 | 122 |
| Green | Male | 6151 | 68.4 | 115 |
| Orange | Female | 5414 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 452+2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 439 · 451 · 466front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 260
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 30 to reach, 169 to carry
- Bunker left: 296 to reach, 320 to carry
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 422 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 296 to reach, 320 to carry. Drives that finish short of 296 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 260 and narrows to 29 at 310.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 560-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 546 · 560 · 575front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 246
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 16 to reach, 95 to carry
- Water across the hole: 351 to reach, 492 to carry
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 351 to reach, 492 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 48 yards wide at 246.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 377level
- Green · Black tee
- 365 · 377 · 388front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 234.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · 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
- 51 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].