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About Emerald Hills Golf Club
Emerald Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole course set in the Iowa Great Lakes area at Arnolds Park, suited to golfers across a range of skill levels.
The layout plays over hilly ground, with a varied collection of tree-lined dogleg holes and quick, undulating greens. Four sets of bent grass tees are available, allowing players to choose a length that matches their game rather than taking on the course from the back markers.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,601 yards
- Tees
- 5 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 72.5 / 127 slope
- Opened
- 1973
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 17 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |||||
| Blue | 482 | 415 | 162 | 528 | 439 | 162 | 407 | 420 | 415 | 333 | 430 | 158 | 513 | 163 | 354 | 531 | 306 | 383 | 3430 | 3171 | 6,601 | 72 | 72.5/127 |
| White | 470 | 400 | 147 | 514 | 408 | 142 | 392 | 410 | 399 | 312 | 416 | 143 | 497 | 158 | 344 | 501 | 286 | 369 | 3282 | 3026 | 6,308 | 72 | 71.4/123 |
| Gold | 447 | 359 | 138 | 500 | 331 | 125 | 375 | 377 | 351 | 296 | 365 | 131 | 427 | 153 | 335 | 463 | 270 | 321 | 3003 | 2761 | 5,764 | 72 | 68.9/120 |
| Red | 392 | 342 | 130 | 472 | 319 | 107 | 352 | 344 | 341 | 263 | 349 | 124 | 417 | 117 | 326 | 419 | 250 | 289 | 2799 | 2554 | 5,353 | 72 | 66.7/115 |
| Green | 291 | 255 | 130 | 374 | 254 | 91 | 285 | 255 | 285 | 247 | 301 | 113 | 359 | 105 | 242 | 386 | 207 | 283 | 2220 | 2243 | 4,463 | 72 | 62.9/107 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Emerald Hills Golf Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72.5 | 127 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 41 |
| White | 71.4 | 123 | -1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 39 |
| Gold | 68.9 | 120 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 |
| Red | 66.7 | 115 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| Green | 62.9 | 107 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 25 |
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