Rockford Country Club
Loves Park, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by H. J. Tweedie, Bob Lohmann, Tom Bendelow, opened 1899.
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 740 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 8, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 26 ft below the tee and plays about 9 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 8 holes and on the left on 4: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 6673 | 72.5 | 132 |
| Chairman | Male | 6673 | 71.5 | 130 |
| Middle | Male | 6336 | 70.9 | 128 |
| Mid/Forward | Male | 5989 | 69.3 | 124 |
| Mid/Forward | Female | 5989 | 74.9 | 134 |
| Forward | Male | 5692 | 67.9 | 121 |
| Forward | Female | 5692 | 73.2 | 130 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 441-1 ft
- Green
- 430 · 441 · 452front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 259 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 291 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 259 to reach, 281 to carry. Drives that finish short of 259 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 25 at 270.
- 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 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 398-6 ft
- Green
- 388 · 400 · 411front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 221 to reach, 241 to carry
- Bunker right: 272 to reach, 299 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 221 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 221 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 434+7 ft
- Green
- 420 · 432 · 443front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 240 to reach, 257 to carry. Drives that finish short of 240 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 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].