Willow Fork Country Club
Katy, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · private. Designed by Jay Riviere, opened 2007.
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.
- 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 6949 | 74.1 | 137 |
| Players | Male | 6729 | 72.1 | 135 |
| Back | Male | 6546 | 71.8 | 134 |
| Middle | Male | 6232 | 70.9 | 130 |
| Middle | Female | 6232 | 75.6 | 134 |
| Forward | Male | 5666 | 67.1 | 123 |
| Forward | Female | 5666 | 73.1 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350-2 ft
- Green
- 339 · 351 · 370front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 219
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 0 to reach, 147 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 198 to reach, 239 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 196 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 198 to reach, 239 to carry. Drives that finish short of 198 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 219 and narrows to 32 at 200.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 373+1 ft
- Green
- 358 · 373 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 209 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker right: 229 to reach, 244 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 209 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 209 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 24 at 270.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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
- 353level
- Green
- 334 · 353 · 372front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 221 and narrows to 22 at 250.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 63 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].