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Southern Star Golf Course (The Villages) is a golf course in the United States. 12 holes are surveyed here from OpenStreetMap, 2,462 m of playing length in total, at par 39. The longest hole is number 4 at 395 m, the shortest number 7 at 111 m. Worked out in advance: the distance to the front and the back edge of the green for 12 holes as well as the carry distance over 17 bunkers and 6 water hazards for 11 holes. For 12 holes the elevation change between tee and green is on record as well.
Yardage book for Southern Star Golf Course (The Villages). In OpenYardage every hole is a drawing, with distance rings, your own notes hole by hole and your club choice. Books by other players can be read, copied and printed as an A6 booklet.
OPEN THE COURSE IN THE APPReading needs no account. Writing your own book does.
In OpenStreetMap this club has more holes than a single round, or hands out numbers more than once. Which hole belongs to which course is not in the data: the holes carry no golf:course:name. Where that tag is present we separate the courses and show them one by one. Here all holes stand together, and whoever writes the book makes the choice. Tagging the holes in OpenStreetMap settles it for everyone.
| TAG | MISSING ON | WHAT FOR |
|---|---|---|
| handicap | 10 of 12 holes | Stroke index, net scoring |
In OpenStreetMap this belongs on the individual hole, not on the course; anyone who plays here can add it there for everyone: look at the course in OpenStreetMap · open the editor right away.
All figures in metres. The length follows the line of play from the back tee to the middle of the green and takes a dogleg with it. Carry distances count from the tee to the near edge and to the far edge of the hazard. The stroke index ranks the holes by difficulty from 1 to 18 and decides where net strokes fall.
TABLE SCROLLS SIDEWAYS
| HOLE | PAR | STROKE INDEX | LENGTH | GREEN FRONT · MIDDLE · BACK | GREEN DEPTH | GREEN WIDTH | ELEVATION | WALK TO NEXT HOLE | CARRY DISTANCES FROM THE TEE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 OSM | 3 | · | 163 m | 145 · 160 · 175 m | 30 m | 29 m | 0 m | 63 m | Water 12 to 149 m right · Bunker 129 to 170 m right · Bunker 149 to 166 m left |
| 2 OSM | 3 | · | 134 m | 117 · 135 · 148 m | 31 m | 24 m | 0 m | 78 m | Bunker 117 to 141 m left |
| 3 OSM | 3 | · | 188 m | 170 · 185 · 201 m | 30 m | 21 m | -1 m | · | Water 14 to 163 m right · Bunker 171 to 187 m right |
| 4 OSM | 4 | 2 | 395 m | 380 · 396 · 409 m | 30 m | 21 m | 0 m | 84 m | Water 0 to 119 m right · Bunker 158 to 179 m right · Bunker 201 to 210 m left · Bunker 343 to 396 m right |
| 5 OSM | 4 | 7 | 352 m | 339 · 353 · 367 m | 28 m | 24 m | +1 m | · | Water 21 to 156 m right · Bunker 269 to 290 m left · Bunker 327 to 353 m left · Water 387 to 454 m left |
| 6 OSM | 3 | · | 134 m | 117 · 130 · 147 m | 30 m | 25 m | -1 m | 85 m | Bunker 135 to 147 m left |
| 7 OSM | 3 | · | 111 m | 97 · 111 · 124 m | 27 m | 23 m | 0 m | 82 m | Bunker 87 to 98 m right · Bunker 117 to 131 m right |
| 8 OSM | 3 | · | 181 m | 170 · 181 · 191 m | 21 m | 26 m | 0 m | 110 m | Bunker 149 to 198 m right |
| 9 OSM | 3 | · | 163 m | 150 · 163 · 177 m | 27 m | 28 m | -1 m | · | Water 0 to 162 m right · Bunker 170 to 180 m right |
| 10 OSM 1 | 3 | · | 162 m | 146 · 161 · 175 m | 29 m | 27 m | 0 m | · | · |
| 11 OSM 4 | 4 | · | 292 m | 277 · 291 · 306 m | 28 m | 23 m | 0 m | 52 m | Bunker 207 to 215 m left · Bunker 264 to 288 m right |
| 12 OSM 5 | 3 | · | 187 m | 173 · 185 · 202 m | 29 m | 20 m | +1 m | · | Bunker 171 to 197 m left |
| 12 HOLES | 39 | 2,462 m |
For 12 of the 12 holes the elevation change between tee and green is calculated. Hole 5 climbs the most, by 1 m between tee and green. Hole 6 drops the most, by 1 m. The basis are official elevation models (US-3DEP).
The basis is the map of this course in OpenStreetMap. Lengths, distances to the green edge and carry distances are calculated from it, not copied: every hole is projected onto its line of play and the arc length from the tee is counted. This replaces neither an official course measurement nor the club's scorecard. If you spot a mistake you can report it through the course page in the app or correct it in OpenStreetMap straight away. Data as of 2026-08-04.
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