Lake Bluff Golf Course
Lake Bluff, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Bob Lohmann, opened 1968.
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 670 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 2, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 18 ft below the tee and plays about 6 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 | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 393 | 380 | 299 | 296 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 522 | 472 | 469 | 400 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 330 | 315 | 285 | 276 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 183 | 158 | 149 | 140 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 538 | 506 | 406 | 404 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 190 | 168 | 140 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 338 | 327 | 312 | 248 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 360 | 344 | 331 | 274 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 419 | 402 | 399 | 340 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 420 | 410 | 366 | 315 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 364 | 357 | 326 | 290 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 419 | 391 | 377 | 312 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 194 | 182 | 165 | 125 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 367 | 342 | 339 | 253 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 494 | 482 | 429 | 421 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 147 | 137 | 124 | 111 |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 530 | 521 | 444 | 400 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 321 | 279 | 268 | 224 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6589 | 71.3 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6195 | 69.5 | 120 |
| White | Female | 6195 | 75.4 | 126 |
| Gold | Female | 5656 | 72.4 | 120 |
| Gold | Male | 5656 | 67 | 114 |
| Red/Gold | Female | 5162 | 69.6 | 114 |
| Red | Female | 4969 | 68.5 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 390-10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 378 · 393 · 407front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 232.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 527+16 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 511 · 522 · 535front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 16 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 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-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 326-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 314 · 330 · 348front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 207
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 137 to reach, 160 to carry
- Bunker right: 201 to reach, 217 to carry
- Bunker left: 243 to reach, 258 to carry
- Bunker right: 267 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 201 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 201 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 207.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 34 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].