Columbus Park Golf Course
Chicago, Illinois · 9 holes · par 35 · Public. Designed by Tom Bendelow, 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 620 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.
- 4 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 315 | 298 | 291 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 152 | 137 | 121 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 401 | 391 | 360 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 310 | 300 | 249 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 447 | 429 | 397 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 334 | 322 | 254 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 265 | 250 | 240 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 187 | 179 | 110 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 376 | 368 | 338 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Female | 2787 | 112 | |
| Blue | Male | 2787 | 105 | |
| White | Female | 2674 | 109 | |
| White | Male | 2674 | 103 | |
| Red | Female | 2360 | 102 | |
| Red | Male | 2360 | 96 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 315+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 304 · 315 · 327front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 206
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 206.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 152+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 138 · 152 · 164front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 27yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 400-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 391 · 401 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 239
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 239.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
Holes 4 to 9
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 6 plays-like yardages
- 10 hazards with reach and carry
- 4 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].