Glen View Club
Golf, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by William S. Flynn, David Esler, Tom Bendelow, H. J. Tweedie, Dick Nugent, Jim Urbina, opened 1897.
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 630 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 27 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mach | Male | 6948 | 74 | 142 |
| Lang | Male | 6550 | 71.9 | 138 |
| Laigh | Male | 6002 | 69.3 | 131 |
| Glen | Male | 5818 | 65.9 | 122 |
| Glen | Female | 5818 | 74.1 | 138 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 428-29 ft
- Green
- 421 · 438 · 457front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 210 to reach, 237 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 225 to reach, 263 to carry
- Bunker right: 316 to reach, 329 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 210 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 210 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 190+18 ft
- Green
- 165 · 184 · 205front · middle · back
- Green size
- 46 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- 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 5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 46 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 443+16 ft
- Green
- 421 · 438 · 457front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 46 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 278 to reach, 292 to carry
- Bunker left: 306 to reach, 322 to carry
- Bunker left: 384 to reach, 402 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 278 to reach, 292 to carry. Drives that finish short of 278 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 46 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 41 at 200.
- 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 left to right, about 3.5%. Finish on the 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 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 73 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].