Crystal Lake Country Club
Crystal Lake, Illinois · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by O'Neil, Roseman & Croke, Bob Lohmann, Dick Nugent, Todd Quitno, opened 1922.
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 900 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 15 ft below the tee and plays about 5 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 512 | 497 | 409 | 405 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 203 | 192 | 165 | 140 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 435 | 395 | 325 | 295 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 449 | 439 | 348 | 328 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 154 | 135 | 101 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 506 | 465 | 410 | 404 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 404 | 386 | 343 | 275 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 428 | 380 | 333 | 315 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 226 | 211 | 175 | 150 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 340 | 326 | 266 | 250 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 156 | 139 | 125 | 118 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 352 | 340 | 332 | 327 |
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 435 | 409 | 361 | 307 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 570 | 555 | 461 | 451 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 551 | 491 | 441 | 417 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 454 | 445 | 348 | 328 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 195 | 178 | 158 | 130 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 415 | 391 | 331 | 270 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6765 | 73.9 | 137 |
| White | Male | 6440 | 72.2 | 134 |
| Gold | Male | 5984 | 70.3 | 130 |
| Red | Female | 5496 | 72.8 | 132 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 514+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 496 · 512 · 528front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 58 to reach, 79 to carry
- Bunker left: 161 to reach, 185 to carry
- Bunker right: 241 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker right: 283 to reach, 297 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 383 to reach, 421 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 56 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 161 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 161 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 216 and narrows to 26 at 256.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 32 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 203level
- Green · Blue tee
- 187 · 203 · 218front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- 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 to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 434-2 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 422 · 435 · 448front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 269
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 3 bunkers left: 228 to reach, 269 to carry
- Bunker right: 363 to reach, 375 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 228 to reach, 269 to carry. Drives that finish short of 228 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 269 and narrows to 26 at 239.
- 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 to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 82 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].