Odana Hills Golf Course
Madison, Wisconsin · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1968.
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 1,000 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 2, 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 right on 5 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 343 | 323 | 323 |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 475 | 423 | 423 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 373 | 293 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 145 | 131 | 124 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 352 | 298 | 298 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 460 | 438 | 364 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 175 | 151 | 151 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 393 | 349 | 349 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 350 | 310 | 310 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 357 | 326 | 326 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 505 | 463 | 366 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 391 | 346 | 267 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 162 | 151 | 116 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 362 | 349 | 349 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 485 | 426 | 349 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 393 | 345 | 345 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 136 | 123 | 123 |
| 18 | 4 | 14 | 375 | 365 | 282 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6572 | 70.6 | 117 |
| White | Male | 6310 | 69.4 | 115 |
| White | Female | 6310 | 75 | 124 |
| Gold | Female | 5939 | 72.9 | 120 |
| Gold | Male | 5939 | 67.7 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 342-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 331 · 343 · 356front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 267 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 267 to reach, 286 to carry. Drives that finish short of 267 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 216.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 483+24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 463 · 475 · 488front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 206 to reach, 242 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 24 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 206 to reach, 242 to carry. Drives that finish short of 206 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 233.
- 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.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 436+2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 419 · 435 · 450front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 293
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 293.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · 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
- 37 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 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].