Barrington Hills Country Club
Barrington Hills, Illinois · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by George O'Neil, MacCurrach Golf, Tom Doak, Larry Packard, William Langford, opened 1921.
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 790 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 18, where the green sits 19 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 26 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 15 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 6795 | 73.6 | 132 |
| Regular | Male | 6617 | 71.9 | 128 |
| Forward | Male | 5941 | 68.9 | 121 |
| Forward | Female | 5941 | 74.2 | 131 |
| Front | Male | 5492 | 66.7 | 116 |
| Front | Female | 5492 | 71.5 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 586-14 ft
- Green
- 577 · 591 · 606front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the left
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 189 to reach, 211 to carry
- Bunker right: 403 to reach, 414 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 533 to reach, 556 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 189 to reach, 211 to carry. Drives that finish short of 189 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 26 at 210.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 35 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from right to left, about 1.5%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 333-7 ft
- Green
- 319 · 335 · 350front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 208
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the left
In play
- Water left: 344 to reach, 431 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 248 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 208.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 2%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 430+19 ft
- Green
- 404 · 424 · 440front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 216 to reach, 244 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 216 to reach, 244 to carry. Drives that finish short of 216 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 230.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 14 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 1 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].