Glen Oak Country Club
Glen Ellyn, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Tom Bendelow, A. W. Tillinghast, David Gill, Ken Killian, Theodore J. Moreau, William Langford, Bruce Borland, Rick Jacobson.
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 690 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 18, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 28 ft below the tee and plays about 9 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 | Green | Silver | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 432 | 409 | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 399 | 287 | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 145 | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 409 | 319 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 530 | 466 | |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 157 | 107 | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 591 | 428 | |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 303 | 247 | |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 351 | 306 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 544 | 478 | |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 129 | 96 | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 402 | 306 | |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 377 | 315 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 419 | 353 | |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 380 | 354 | |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 245 | 160 | |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 530 | 468 | |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 443 | 345 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Male | 6841 | 73.4 | 136 |
| Players | Male | 6652 | 72.5 | 134 |
| Brown | Male | 6501 | 71.8 | 133 |
| Gentlemen | Male | 6075 | 69.8 | 128 |
| Silver | Male | 5858 | 68.9 | 126 |
| Silver | Female | 5858 | 74.5 | 134 |
| Red | Female | 5589 | 72.9 | 131 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 423-26 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 419 · 432 · 443front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 268 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 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 268 to reach, 286 to carry. Drives that finish short of 268 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 24 at 273.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396-10 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 381 · 399 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 227
In play
- Bunker left: 274 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker right: 296 to reach, 310 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 274 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 274 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 21 at 277.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 199-4 ft
- Green · Green tee
- 182 · 200 · 217front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 34yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 164 to carry
- 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-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 77 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 4 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].