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A. L. Gustin Golf Course
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-6016
Tee times available seven days in advance during the golf season (March-October)
General Course info:
Black tees:
6400 yards
Rating: 68.9
Slope: 123 (Men)
Par: 70
Gold tees:
6130 yards
Rating: 67.5 (Men) 74.3 (Women)
Slope 119 (Men) 123 (Women)
Par: 70 (Men) 71 (Women)
White tees:
5565 yards
Rating: 71.3 (Women)
Slope: 116 (Women)
Par: 70
White disk in fairway = 200 yards
Blue disk
in fairway = 150 yards
Red disk
in fairway = 100 yards
Sprinkler heads marked with distances to center of green until less than
about 80 yards.
The Front Nine:
#1, Par 5:
Kind of a long first hole, but not terrible. Stay left as best as you can...you
don't want to be in the trees on the right as it doesn't quite set the tone
you'd want for your round!
#2, Par 3:
Short par 3 but lots of trouble on the left and right for the hookers and
slicers. Keep in mind the #17 women's tee box is where the hooks tend to
go, so be sure and yell "Fore"!
#3, Par 4:
Toughest hole on the front nine for good reason. The contour of the ground
is left to right, towards the trees, so the hole really favors a draw. The
dog leg right is a real temptress for the long hitter who likes to "cut
the corner". Otherwise, use a club that will put you to the kink of
the dog leg for maximum safety. Trap on right can be a real pain when shooting
aggressively at a right side pin placement.
#4, Par 4:
Narrow chute from the tee box favors a straight shot. A lot of people use
a long iron/fairway wood off the tee. Uphill green for 2nd shot...take at
least one more club.
#5, Par 3:
Pond has caught many an errant tee shot. Safety-minded players should stay
left, but not too left as you will be chipping from a steep hill
otherwise.
#6, Par 4:
Probably the most scenic hole on the course from the tee. Unfortunately,
the scene doesn't include the green which is 90 degrees left once you pass
the trees. Just past the lone tree near the fairway is a bunker, so be advised.
This hole has a variety of spots to aim your tee shot depending on your
level of risk-reward tolerance. The women's tee is down the hill and the
lone tree is in the way, so a long/medium iron or a fairway wood aimed just
right of the tree is always a good choice.
#7, Par 4:
Another "many ways to play" hole depending on your gutsiness that
day. The safe shot is an iron or fairway wood to the flat bottom; the "grip
it and rip it" method is to put it up the hill...but watch out for
that @#$%ing tree! This green is one of the steeper and trickier ones on
the course, as well as the next green. Remember that EVERYTHING runs hard
back down the hill no matter what you see on your read!
#8, Par 4:
Try not to pull the ball or you'll be in the trees. You'll notice there's
plenty of room on the right, but be advised that in late summer, the ball
RUNS through the rough and heads for the weeds. I dare you not to three
putt if the pin is center left on the little hill, and you're above the
hole. Mitch dares you not to three putt from anywhere on this green.
#9, Par 4:
O.B. is left. Best bet is to plan a shot that will reach the bottom of the
hill. If you had a bad putting day on #7 and #8, try not to triple three
putt on this green! Although this green isn't particularly tricky, it tends
to be a multiplier for bad putting days.
The Back Nine:
#10, Par 3:
Long par 3 with O.B. left. Errant slices can get bungled badly in the two
trees on the left. Long hitters will find themselves under the evergreen
tree behind the green.
#11, Par 4:
Long par 4 (It's actually a par 5 for women if they're playing from the
middle tees), uphill all the way. O.B. on left. Try to keep from sneaking
it left.
#12, Par 5:
This one is reachable in two for the "big boys". The rest of us
need to keep it left without going O.B. The ground has a real left to right
contour, so even a "good" drive will run right (sometimes too
much). Try to avoid the low spot on the right, which is a stroke-eater.
An alternative route is WAY right into the #15 fairway. (Legend has it the
Okla. State coach told all his players to put their tee shots in the 15th
fairway, or else they'd be kicked off the team!)
#13, Par 3:
Last hole with O.B. on the left (thank goodness). Notice the cornfield back
of the green. Remember that all putts run to the cornfield, no matter what
you see, and figure in the "cornfield factor".
#14, Par 4:
Tight tee shot with a lateral hazard (creek) in front and on the right and
trees on the left. Bear in mind that the weedy hill on the right is NOT
part of the lateral hazard (which ends at the cart path). As in real estate,
location is everything with regards to your second shot. Green is long and
skinny.
#15, Par 4:
From the back tees, the ideal tee shot goes through the "V" made
by the trees in front of you. For those from the front two tees, left is
good as it favors helpful bounces and the cart path tends to help more than
harm. Take an extra club for your second shot...it's uphill (again.)
#16, Par 4:
Another risk/reward hole. Big hitters can cut the corner right, clear the
trees, and drive the green. Mere mortals like ourselves have to battle the
wind and attempt to get on top of the hill at the 106 yard marker, where
we have a good shot at the green (as long as you're not too far right on
the hill where the tree by the green makes trouble). The worst thing on
a bad day is a front right pin placement where it's almost impossible to
two or less putt from above the hole. In fact, there are several three-puttable
spots on this green.
#17, Par 4:
The blind tee shot makes this tricky. The back tee has a very narrow opening
and favors a right to left ball flight; a long iron may be the safe choice
for the non-draw shooter. The right rough is sheer trouble as many shots
end up in the trees. Aim betweem the left-hand tree and smokestack on the
horizon. A gutsy rightish shot can put you in "Birdie Alley",
however.
#18, Par 4:
Finally! The clubhouse (The nice NEW clubhouse) looms in the distance and
a drink of your choice awaits. Grip it and rip it off the tee as there's
a lot of room out there. The hole plays longer than it looks, however,
so use enough club to avoid the trap in front of the right half of the green.
Pay off your bets and have a drink on us!
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displaying some great fall foliage by clicking on the icon!
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