Twin Lakes Golf Country Club
Federal Way, Washington · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1966.
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 240 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 16, where the green sits 46 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 57 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Green | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 313 | 304 | 295 | 287 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 358 | 343 | 324 | 312 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 143 | 113 | 108 | 92 |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | 483 | 471 | 452 | 446 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 376 | 370 | 355 | 340 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 366 | 343 | 313 | 288 |
| 7 | 5 | 16 | 451 | 443 | 422 | 397 |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 213 | 200 | 179 | 146 |
| 9 | 4 | 10 | 295 | 278 | 254 | 229 |
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 530 | 507 | 474 | 452 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 182 | 166 | 138 | 119 |
| 12 | 4 | 17 | 340 | 327 | 311 | 253 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 387 | 371 | 313 | 282 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 391 | 375 | 355 | 318 |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 504 | 475 | 468 | 435 |
| 16 | 3 | 13 | 131 | 119 | 105 | 88 |
| 17 | 4 | 9 | 363 | 351 | 331 | 317 |
| 18 | 4 | 11 | 395 | 356 | 330 | 317 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6258 | 70.8 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5936 | 69.8 | 127 |
| Green | Male | 5532 | 68 | 127 |
| Gold | Female | 5142 | 70.6 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 312-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 302 · 313 · 321front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 196
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 241 to reach, 269 to carry
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 241 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 241 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 196.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 352-17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 347 · 358 · 370front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 250 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 250 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 250 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 26 at 268.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 3
- Plays like
- 141-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 135 · 143 · 149front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 74 to reach, 107 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 74 to reach, 107 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].