Shepherd's Crook Golf Course
Zion, Illinois · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Keith Foster, Kevin Hargrave, opened 1999.
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 750 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 17, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 16 ft below the tee and plays about 5 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 | Silver | Black | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 350 | 331 | 326 | 268 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 378 | 361 | 353 | 296 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 346 | 317 | 309 | 250 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 245 | 220 | 187 | 150 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 400 | 375 | 338 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 415 | 367 | 333 | 247 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | 344 | 323 | 316 | 261 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 166 | 150 | 144 | 116 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 576 | 555 | 526 | 450 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 426 | 398 | 389 | 297 |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 180 | 162 | 139 | 127 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 380 | 350 | 344 | 278 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 409 | 379 | 373 | 296 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 617 | 572 | 561 | 461 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 419 | 370 | 363 | 286 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 151 | 131 | 107 | 72 |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | 370 | 338 | 328 | 250 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 570 | 548 | 529 | 458 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Male | 6827 | 72.1 | 130 |
| Black | Male | 6272 | 69.5 | 124 |
| Gold | Female | 6002 | 73.4 | 130 |
| Gold | Male | 6002 | 67.9 | 120 |
| Green | Female | 4901 | 67.7 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 350-1 ft
- Green · Silver tee
- 334 · 350 · 364front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 52 to reach, 133 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 236 to reach, 261 to carry
- Water left: 374 to reach, 454 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 52 to reach, 133 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 236 to reach, 261 to carry. Drives that finish short of 236 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 220.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379+2 ft
- Green · Silver tee
- 364 · 378 · 389front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 5 to reach, 82 to carry
- Bunker right: 234 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker left: 261 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 234 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 234 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 28 at 265.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 346+1 ft
- Green · Silver tee
- 328 · 346 · 361front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the right
In play
- Water left: 172 to reach, 271 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 236 to reach, 272 to carry
- Water back-right of the green
- Water back of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 172 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 172 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 216 and narrows to 31 at 258.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers and water; miss left.
- The green falls from left to right, about 5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 64 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].