Madrona Links Golf Course
Gig Harbor, Washington · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Ken Tyson, opened 1978.
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 310 ft the ball carries about 0% 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 14, where the green sits 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 56 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 432 | 424 | 397 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 201 | 179 | 134 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 324 | 303 | 275 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 320 | 298 | 265 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 273 | 252 | 234 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 182 | 163 | 138 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 324 | 298 | 265 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 498 | 459 | 430 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 389 | 365 | 337 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 316 | 311 | 290 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 323 | 288 | 279 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 158 | 139 | 113 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 383 | 364 | 364 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 258 | 252 | 235 |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | 440 | 403 | 364 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 386 | 334 | 305 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 142 | 119 | 94 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 259 | 242 | 218 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 5608 | 66.8 | 116 |
| Blue | Female | 5608 | 71.9 | 122 |
| White | Male | 5193 | 64.7 | 108 |
| White | Female | 5193 | 69.8 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 4737 | 62.9 | 105 |
| Red | Female | 4737 | 67.3 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 430-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 418 · 432 · 450front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the back-right
In play
- Water left: 123 to reach, 172 to carry
- Bunker left: 380 to reach, 396 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 199 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 231.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 3%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 200-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 187 · 201 · 213front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 26yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 319-14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 313 · 324 · 335front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 203.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].