Deer Creek Golf Course
University Park, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Larry Packard, opened 2003.
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 760 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 9, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 15 ft below the tee and plays about 5 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 373 | 354 | 321 | 311 | 264 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 514 | 492 | 482 | 460 | 453 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 437 | 393 | 355 | 345 | 254 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 181 | 144 | 135 | 130 | 125 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 428 | 410 | 382 | 375 | 306 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 380 | 325 | 315 | 310 | 301 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 541 | 512 | 488 | 468 | 396 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 182 | 167 | 142 | 112 | 112 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 386 | 369 | 337 | 330 | 276 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 423 | 403 | 369 | 310 | 305 |
| 11 | 4 | 16 | 370 | 350 | 330 | 312 | 307 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 541 | 476 | 469 | 469 | 401 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 155 | 122 | 111 | 105 | 99 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 385 | 351 | 338 | 318 | 281 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 556 | 535 | 500 | 465 | 460 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 443 | 423 | 381 | 379 | 307 |
| 17 | 3 | 12 | 208 | 186 | 180 | 156 | 154 |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 402 | 379 | 366 | 305 | 301 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6905 | 73.5 | 131 |
| Blue | Male | 6391 | 71.2 | 126 |
| Blue | Female | 6391 | 76.5 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6001 | 69.3 | 122 |
| White | Female | 6001 | 74.4 | 129 |
| Gold | Male | 5660 | 66.1 | 114 |
| Gold | Female | 5660 | 70.8 | 122 |
| Green | Male | 5102 | 65 | 111 |
| Green | Female | 5102 | 68.5 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 372-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 359 · 373 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 233 to reach, 258 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 233 to reach, 258 to carry. Drives that finish short of 233 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 243.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 518+12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 505 · 514 · 523front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 20 ydswide at 254
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 238 to reach, 261 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 499 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 238 to reach, 261 to carry. Drives that finish short of 238 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 20 yards wide at 254.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 434-9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 419 · 437 · 451front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 231 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker left: 268 to reach, 293 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 231 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 231 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 233.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · 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
- 61 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].