Gold6,073
- Men's rating: 69.8 / slope 125
McAlester, Oklahoma
Mcalester Country Club
18 holes · 6,073 yards from the Gold markers
The card at the counter
Scorecard
This is the course's card: par, distance and the order it uses for handicap strokes.
Mcalester Country ClubGold markers
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 167 | 382 | 150 | 555 | 385 | 500 | 379 | 272 | 150 | 2940 |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Handicap | 14 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 8 | · |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 218 | 368 | 525 | 215 | 335 | 212 | 415 | 383 | 462 | 3133 |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 |
| Handicap | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 17 | · |
The handicap row is the stroke index. It ranks the holes 1 to 18 and decides where handicap strokes land in a match.
The walk before the round
All 4 par 5s play as three-shot holes at a 370-yard two-shot reach.
The card puts its hardest back-to-back stretch at holes 11 and 12.
With a 200-yard tee shot, 12 times in 18 holes you stand over a shot from 126 to 185 yards.
Gold markers
What it asks from your bag
Set the distance and I will show which approach shot this course keeps asking for.
240–125 yards
12126–185 yards
4186+ yards
Hole 1, 167 yardsHole 2, 182 yardsHole 3, 150 yardsHole 4, 185 yardsHole 5, 185 yardsHole 6, 130 yardsHole 7, 179 yardsHole 8, 72 yardsHole 9, 150 yardsHole 10, 218 yardsHole 11, 168 yardsHole 12, 155 yardsHole 13, 215 yardsHole 14, 135 yardsHole 15, 212 yardsHole 16, 215 yardsHole 17, 183 yardsHole 18, 92 yards
This models a round played to plan. It holds no recovery shots or missed fairways.
Where the card disagrees
Stroke index
The par 5s at holes 4, 6, 12, 18 sit in the easier half of this card, although they are among its longest holes.
Choose the card you play
Blue5,593
- Men's rating: 67.7 / slope 120
White5,089
- Men's rating: 65.5 / slope 103
- Women's rating: 70.6 / slope 117
Red4,446
- Women's rating: 66.3 / slope 109
Baffy has every hole mapped here and can carry the live yardage round with you.
The course can only ask. Your bag has to answer.
I can tell you what this course asks for. I cannot tell you whether you are carrying it until I see the bag.