Palatine Hills Golf Course
Palatine, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Larry Packard, Bob Lohmann.
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 760 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 15 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 14 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | Blue | White | White/Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 395 | 380 | 347 | 293 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 415 | 400 | 350 | 328 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 517 | 505 | 460 | 415 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 150 | 135 | 115 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 456 | 445 | 395 | 339 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 542 | 525 | 475 | 444 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 180 | 170 | 145 | 110 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 335 | 320 | 295 | 250 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 375 | 360 | 317 | 278 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 405 | 390 | 350 | 308 |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 369 | 355 | 317 | 280 |
| 12 | 5 | 10 | 555 | 540 | 514 | 477 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | 228 | 203 | 173 | 153 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 420 | 405 | 365 | 333 |
| 15 | 5 | 14 | 510 | 490 | 460 | 430 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 400 | 385 | 355 | 290 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 170 | 150 | 135 | 115 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 383 | 370 | 325 | 293 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6820 | 72.9 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6543 | 71.6 | 127 |
| Blue/White | Male | 6227 | 70.2 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5913 | 74.3 | 129 |
| White | Male | 5913 | 68.8 | 120 |
| White/Gold | Male | 5608 | 67.3 | 116 |
| White/Gold | Female | 5608 | 72.6 | 125 |
| Gold | Female | 5251 | 70.6 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 5251 | 65.7 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392-9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 380 · 395 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 255
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 255.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 420+15 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 399 · 415 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 15 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 184 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 247.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front 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 5
- Plays like
- 517level
- Green · Black tee
- 505 · 517 · 528front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 244
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 251 to reach, 264 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 500 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 251 to reach, 264 to carry. Drives that finish short of 251 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 244.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 32 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · 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].