The Omni Homestead Resort Spa Cascades Course
Hot Springs, Virginia · 18 holes · par 71 · Resort. Designed by William S. Flynn, opened 1923.
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 2,170 ft the ball carries about 3% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 146. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 3, where the green sits 57 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 61 ft below the tee and plays about 20 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 1: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 428 | 394 | 363 | 289 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 430 | 393 | 328 | 293 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 289 | 282 | 274 | 266 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 213 | 195 | 171 | 167 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 597 | 577 | 523 | 466 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 370 | 351 | 341 | 292 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 426 | 414 | 332 | 323 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 152 | 135 | 121 | 113 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 448 | 427 | 301 | 273 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 373 | 354 | 342 | 259 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 192 | 173 | 149 | 143 |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 496 | 473 | 428 | 364 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 436 | 404 | 381 | 336 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 467 | 403 | 320 | 313 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 227 | 211 | 153 | 119 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 530 | 492 | 398 | 391 |
| 17 | 5 | 6 | 506 | 478 | 466 | 366 |
| 18 | 3 | 18 | 191 | 179 | 164 | 144 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6873 | 72.8 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6256 | 70.9 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5530 | 68.2 | 123 |
| Red | Male | 4968 | 70.2 | 122 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 438+31 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 412 · 428 · 444front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 13yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 241 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 31 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 241 to reach, 268 to carry. Drives that finish short of 241 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 228.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 442+35 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 414 · 430 · 447front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 191 to reach, 206 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 35 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 191 to reach, 206 to carry. Drives that finish short of 191 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 226.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 308+57 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 277 · 289 · 301front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 179
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 19 yards longer: the green sits 57 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 179 and narrows to 15 at 210.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 518 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 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].