Prairie Woods Golf Course
Avalon, Wisconsin · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Designed by Mattingly Kuehn Golf Design, Gilmore & Graves, opened 1964.
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 1,010 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 5, where the green sits 30 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 32 ft below the tee and plays about 11 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 | 4 | 11 | 373 | 345 | 305 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 430 | 417 | 376 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 156 | 120 | 87 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 390 | 364 | 259 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 307 | 283 | 249 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 180 | 121 | 95 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 395 | 378 | 297 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 538 | 488 | 427 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 397 | 364 | 284 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 322 | 302 | 282 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 182 | 164 | 143 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 370 | 347 | 261 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 315 | 290 | 247 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 483 | 458 | 387 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 133 | 95 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 320 | 299 | 271 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 341 | 314 | 277 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 357 | 333 | 307 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6010 | 69 | 118 |
| White | Female | 5520 | 71.6 | 120 |
| White | Male | 5520 | 66.7 | 113 |
| Red | Male | 4649 | 62.7 | 105 |
| Red | Female | 4649 | 66.7 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 362-32 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 357 · 373 · 385front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 34 to reach, 88 to carry
- 4 bunkers left: 207 to reach, 280 to carry
- Bunker right: 270 to reach, 285 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 32 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 187 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 207 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 207 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 234.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 428-6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 419 · 430 · 441front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 16 ydswide at 239
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 234 to reach, 284 to carry
- Water right: 337 to reach, 388 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 234 to reach, 283 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 235 to reach, 284 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 16 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 110 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 42 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 156level
- Green · Blue tee
- 149 · 156 · 164front · middle · back
- Green size
- 17 × 45yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 142 to carry
- Water back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 81 to reach, 142 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 81 to reach, 138 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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.
- Shallow green, 17 yards deep and 45 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].