McHenry Country Club
McHenry, Illinois · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Bob Lohmann, Dick Nugent, Michael J. Benkusky, opened 1922.
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 770 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 10, where the green sits 39 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 344 | 331 | 319 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 361 | 354 | 328 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 356 | 349 | 308 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 418 | 353 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | 546 | 536 | 440 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 413 | 403 | 355 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 380 | 371 | 344 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 197 | 191 | 128 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 170 | 165 | 115 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 511 | 494 | 421 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 350 | 342 | 310 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 439 | 426 | 360 |
| 13 | 4 | 16 | 371 | 359 | 335 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 223 | 214 | 166 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 430 | 389 | 326 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 452 | 409 | 354 |
| 17 | 5 | 12 | 514 | 508 | 425 |
| 18 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 138 | 127 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6636 | 72.5 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6397 | 71.4 | 131 |
| Combo | Male | 6062 | 69.8 | 127 |
| Founders | Male | 5774 | 68.5 | 124 |
| Founders | Female | 5774 | 74 | 129 |
| Red | Male | 5641 | 73.2 | 128 |
| Forward | Female | 5565 | 72.8 | 127 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 344-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 332 · 344 · 355front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water right: 1 to reach, 130 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 238 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 214.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 362+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 347 · 361 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 206 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 43 at 271.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364+23 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 346 · 356 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 222
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 206 to reach, 230 to carry
- Bunker left: 226 to reach, 242 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 340 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 206 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 206 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 222.
- 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 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 310 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 3
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
- 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].