Bloomington Country Club
Bloomington, Illinois · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by William Langford, Bob Lohmann, Tom Bendelow, Larry Packard, Steve Wolfard, Michael J. Benkusky, opened 1902.
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 820 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 9, where the green sits 15 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 8 holes and on the right on 3: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Gold | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 426 | 420 | 355 | 403 | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 369 | 366 | 326 | 320 | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 198 | 191 | 151 | 138 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 420 | 415 | 355 | 347 | |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 340 | 330 | 262 | 260 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 559 | 553 | 489 | 440 | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 433 | 420 | 365 | 360 | |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 156 | 150 | 140 | |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 519 | 511 | 465 | 450 | |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 391 | 384 | 318 | 312 | |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 317 | 310 | 303 | 290 | |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 117 | |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 394 | 383 | 315 | 247 | |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 478 | 473 | 420 | 401 | |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 450 | 440 | 377 | 425 | |
| 16 | 3 | 12 | 211 | 192 | 172 | 135 | |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 365 | 336 | 290 | 233 | |
| 18 | 4 | 16 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 245 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6561 | 72 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6354 | 71.1 | 130 |
| Purple | Male | 5959 | 69.3 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 5622 | 68.5 | 123 |
| Red | Female | 5614 | 73.2 | 128 |
| Green | Female | 5262 | 70.8 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 426level
- Green · Blue tee
- 412 · 426 · 441front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 271 to reach, 291 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 271 to reach, 291 to carry. Drives that finish short of 271 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 225.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 372+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 351 · 369 · 386front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 275 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 275 to reach, 286 to carry. Drives that finish short of 275 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 218.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 195-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 183 · 198 · 214front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 45 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].