Beverly Country Club
Chicago, Illinois · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Donald Ross, Ron Prichard, Tom Bendelow, Bob Lohmann, Tyler Rae, Wilfrid Reid, opened 1908.
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 650 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 7, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 45 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Blue | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 356 | 349 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 550 | 533 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 222 | 198 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 395 | 386 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 412 | 398 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 181 | 169 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 561 | 529 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 424 | 403 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 410 | 385 |
| 10 | 3 | 16 | 193 | 180 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 584 | 572 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 140 | 130 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 385 | 374 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 333 | 327 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 465 | 454 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 434 | 405 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 209 | 202 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 575 | 557 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 7016 | 74.2 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6849 | 73.4 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6563 | 72.1 | 132 |
| Ladies | Male | 5914 | 75.1 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 357+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 345 · 356 · 378front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 96 to reach, 115 to carry
- Bunker right: 246 to reach, 264 to carry
- Bunker left: 284 to reach, 302 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 246 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 246 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 37 at 252.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 535-45 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 531 · 550 · 567front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 39yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 207
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 226 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker right: 305 to reach, 320 to carry
- Bunker right: 409 to reach, 427 to carry
- Bunker left: 451 to reach, 469 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 45 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 226 to reach, 262 to carry. Drives that finish short of 226 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 207 and narrows to 30 at 237.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 222+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 208 · 222 · 241front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 37yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 169 to reach, 181 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 73 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].