Illini Golf Course
Springfield, Illinois · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Tom Bendelow, Bob Lohmann, Larry Packard.
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 600 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 13, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 26 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | 4 | 13 | 374 | 358 | 343 | 307 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 379 | 353 | 343 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 528 | 509 | 402 | 394 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 198 | 178 | 136 | 128 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 414 | 398 | 340 | 332 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 221 | 200 | 152 | 143 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 527 | 500 | 444 | 432 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 412 | 398 | 386 | 316 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 305 | 295 | 280 | 245 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 406 | 397 | 326 | 321 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 182 | 162 | 142 | 134 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 411 | 395 | 333 | 325 |
| 13 | 5 | 12 | 508 | 473 | 447 | 413 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 447 | 438 | 426 | 415 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 129 | 119 | 113 | 103 |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 367 | 358 | 349 | 338 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 397 | 382 | 312 | 303 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 385 | 368 | 295 | 291 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6617 | 72 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6397 | 71 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 5666 | 67.7 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5515 | 71.9 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 375+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 362 · 374 · 388front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 292 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 292 to reach, 306 to carry. Drives that finish short of 292 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 241.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 396-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 385 · 398 · 411front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 265
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 265.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 5
- Plays like
- 532+11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 513 · 528 · 543front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 233 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 455 to reach, 463 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 233 to reach, 267 to carry. Drives that finish short of 233 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 247.
- Best lay-up: 100 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 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 to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 38 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].