Aurora Country Club
Aurora, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Tom Bendelow, William Langford, Greg Martin, opened 1914.
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 690 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 149. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 15, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 12, where the green sits 27 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Gold | White | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 382 | 373 | 353 | 339 | 328 |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | 563 | 561 | 537 | 514 | 478 |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 359 | 356 | 341 | 303 | 248 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | 210 | 204 | 184 | 163 | 150 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 349 | 346 | 323 | 300 | 281 |
| 6 | 3 | 18 | 160 | 155 | 139 | 124 | 109 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 524 | 521 | 483 | 461 | 371 |
| 8 | 4 | 16 | 358 | 350 | 333 | 321 | 278 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 443 | 438 | 420 | 404 | 376 |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 435 | 430 | 414 | 376 | 353 |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 389 | 386 | 367 | 342 | 315 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 407 | 388 | 371 | 358 |
| 13 | 4 | 15 | 358 | 350 | 331 | 314 | 268 |
| 14 | 3 | 17 | 200 | 192 | 175 | 163 | 147 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 426 | 422 | 379 | 313 | 293 |
| 16 | 5 | 9 | 523 | 520 | 506 | 489 | 445 |
| 17 | 3 | 11 | 215 | 205 | 191 | 172 | 152 |
| 18 | 5 | 13 | 478 | 473 | 456 | 434 | 418 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6800 | ||
| Gold | Male | 6667 | 73.1 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6382 | 71.4 | 134 |
| Green | Male | 6096 | 69.5 | 129 |
| Green | Female | 6096 | 74.9 | 135 |
| Red | Female | 5532 | 72.2 | 129 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 370 · 382 · 393front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 248 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker left: 294 to reach, 311 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 248 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 248 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 23 at 278.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 561-5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 548 · 563 · 576front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 248
In play
- Water across the hole: 53 to reach, 96 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 238 to reach, 296 to carry
- Bunker left: 273 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker left: 374 to reach, 402 to carry
- Bunker left: 478 to reach, 498 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 252 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 53 to reach, 96 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 238 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 238 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 248 and narrows to 20 at 278.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 150 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 361+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 351 · 359 · 369front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 269 to reach, 305 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 113 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 269 to reach, 305 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 18 at 254.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 65 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].