Willow Springs Golf Course
San Antonio, Texas · 18 holes · par 72 · municipal. Designed by Emil Loeffler/John McGlynn, opened 1924.
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 630 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 9, where the green sits 24 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 21 ft below the tee and plays about 7 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 3 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 379 | 367 | 327 | 322 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | 655 | 622 | 575 | 488 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 433 | 389 | 378 | 306 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 180 | 169 | 158 | 135 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 395 | 384 | 346 | 290 |
| 6 | 5 | 17 | 519 | 494 | 474 | 402 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 397 | 353 | 345 | 318 |
| 8 | 3 | 11 | 210 | 190 | 170 | 147 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | 353 | 295 | 284 | 258 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | 472 | 452 | 448 | 320 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 156 | 137 | 95 | 86 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 587 | 543 | 496 | 417 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 413 | 383 | 356 | 350 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 448 | 415 | 403 | 370 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 406 | 357 | 347 | 335 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 450 | 435 | 390 | 338 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 366 | 354 | 342 | 298 |
| 18 | 3 | 12 | 210 | 190 | 170 | 131 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 7193 | ||
| White | Male | 6502 | ||
| Gold | Male | 6019 | ||
| Red | Male | 5384 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 378-4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 367 · 379 · 392front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 181 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 229.
- 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 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 649-18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 641 · 655 · 670front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Water left: 292 to reach, 355 to carry
- Water left: 490 to reach, 1705 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 214 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 292 to reach, 355 to carry. Drives that finish short of 292 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 226 and narrows to 26 at 196.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 437+12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 416 · 433 · 451front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 228.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].