Idlewild Country Club
Flossmoor, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Al Naylor, Tom Bendelow, opened 1908.
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 640 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 4, where the green sits 20 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Gold | Black | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 389 | 387 | 380 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | 527 | 518 | 509 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 187 | 179 | 168 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 548 | 530 | 454 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 432 | 395 | 370 |
| 6 | 3 | 13 | 210 | 182 | 174 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 569 | 545 | 449 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 439 | 387 | 373 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 163 | 144 | 129 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 384 | 368 | 324 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 546 | 530 | 464 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 185 | 175 | 168 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 352 | 331 | 301 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 419 | 391 | 356 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 388 | 375 | 308 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 170 | 143 | 118 |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 399 | 395 | 329 |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 513 | 508 | 454 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6738 | 72.4 | 137 |
| Black | Male | 6383 | 70.9 | 133 |
| Silver | Female | 5753 | 73.7 | 131 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389+1 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 375 · 389 · 402front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 147 to reach, 160 to carry
- Bunker right: 230 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker left: 289 to reach, 307 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 349 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 230 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 230 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 238.
- 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-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 522-14 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 510 · 527 · 543front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 251 to reach, 267 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 426 to reach, 467 to carry
- Bunker right: 435 to reach, 447 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 251 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 251 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 242 and narrows to 21 at 262.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 30 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-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 186-2 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 176 · 187 · 199front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 59 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].