Spooner Golf Club
Spooner, Wisconsin · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Designed by Tommy Vardon, opened 1930.
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 1,130 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 10, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 27 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 349 | 331 | 305 | 268 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 170 | 160 | 140 | 122 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 569 | 529 | 480 | 389 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 175 | 140 | 127 | 99 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 470 | 433 | 410 | 340 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 184 | 165 | 157 | 139 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 394 | 384 | 374 | 328 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 509 | 500 | 467 | 421 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 264 | 255 | 239 | 212 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 520 | 507 | 493 | 406 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 287 | 275 | 262 | 210 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 375 | 337 | 320 | 307 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 540 | 488 | 481 | 420 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 389 | 378 | 367 | 325 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 187 | 158 | 146 | 118 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 424 | 418 | 365 | 310 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 221 | 197 | 171 | 149 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 422 | 411 | 338 | 330 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6458 | 71.2 | 125 |
| Blue | Male | 6051 | 69.4 | 122 |
| White | Male | 5704 | 69.4 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 4967 | 68.8 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 354+14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 338 · 349 · 361front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 24 at 253.
- 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 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 169-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 159 · 170 · 182front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 22yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 574+14 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 553 · 569 · 585front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 254
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 250 to reach, 313 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 14 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 284 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 250 to reach, 313 to carry. Drives that finish short of 250 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 254 and narrows to 8 at 264.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 31 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].