Willow Oaks Country Club
Richmond, Virginia · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by William F. Gordon, ASGCA/David W. Gordon, ASGCA/(R) Ault, Clark & Associates, opened 1957.
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 120 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 18, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 32 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 329 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 165 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 463 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 411 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 577 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 455 |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 208 |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | 520 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 390 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 318 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 187 |
| 12 | 5 | 12 | 477 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 431 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 349 |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | 232 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 590 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 467 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 434 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7100 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 324-14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 315 · 329 · 344front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 55 ydswide at 211
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 261 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 264 to reach, 272 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 229 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 261 to reach, 281 to carry. Drives that finish short of 261 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 55 yards wide at 211.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 167+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 148 · 165 · 182front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 460-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 446 · 463 · 477front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Water across the hole: 118 to reach, 170 to carry
- Bunker right: 306 to reach, 324 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 118 to reach, 170 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 28 at 201.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · 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
- 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].