Skitty Golf

Courses · Illinois

Lick Creek Golf Course

Pekin, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Larry Packard, opened 2007.

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

Altitude590 ftCarries about 1% farther
Bunkers59
Holes with water3 of 18
Average fairway width34 yds
Typical green5,500 sq ft
Sloped greens15 of 18Tilt 2% or more
  • At about 590 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 6, where the green sits 38 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
  • Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 69 ft below the tee and plays about 23 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

HoleParHcpBlueWhiteRed
149386366268
2517543519487
3413389344280
4315174140113
543410394300
651586533359
745385365306
8311225168158
947424410397
1048364350295
11514586533450
12316162150127
1346371350315
1444406390220
15312192180149
16410427407333
1742432420350
18518502486394

Tees

TeeYardsRatingSlope
BlueMale696473.7140
WhiteMale650571.7135
YellowMale630870.8133
RedFemale530170.8124

Hole 1 · Par 4

Green falls this way

386 (Blue) · 366 (White) · 268 (Red) yards · Handicap 9

Plays like
381-14 ft
Green · Blue tee
370 · 386 · 403front · middle · back
Green size
34 × 26yards deep × wide
Fairway
36 ydswide at 248
Green slope
4.5%falls to the front-left

In play

  • No bunkers or water mapped on this hole

Playing notes

  • Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
  • No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
  • The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 248.
  • No hazards mapped around the green.
  • The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 2 · Par 5

Lay-up zoneGreen falls this way

543 (Blue) · 519 (White) · 487 (Red) yards · Handicap 17

Plays like
520-69 ft
Green · Blue tee
528 · 543 · 555front · middle · back
Green size
31 × 26yards deep × wide
Fairway
31 ydswide at 244
Green slope
1.5%falls to the front

In play

  • Bunker left: 224 to reach, 239 to carry
  • Bunker right: 236 to reach, 275 to carry
  • Bunker left: 264 to reach, 287 to carry
  • Bunker front of the green
  • Bunker front-left of the green
  • Bunker back-right of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 23 yards shorter: the green sits 69 ft below the tee.
  • Dogleg right at about 52 yards.
  • Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 224 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 224 keeps them out of play.
  • The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 24 at 274.
  • Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 33 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
  • 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 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Hole 3 · Par 4

Green falls this way

389 (Blue) · 344 (White) · 280 (Red) yards · Handicap 13

Plays like
395+19 ft
Green · Blue tee
377 · 389 · 403front · middle · back
Green size
26 × 27yards deep × wide
Fairway
47 ydswide at 260
Green slope
4.5%falls to the front-right

In play

  • Bunker left: 277 to reach, 312 to carry
  • Bunker front of the green
  • Bunker front-right of the green
  • Bunker back-left of the green

Playing notes

  • Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
  • Dogleg left at about 299 yards.
  • Fairway bunkers on the left: 277 to reach, 312 to carry. Drives that finish short of 277 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
  • The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 260 and narrows to 28 at 304.
  • 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 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.

Holes 4 to 18

4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5

The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:

  • 15 plays-like yardages
  • 51 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].

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