Thunderhawk Golf Club
Beach Park, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., 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 730 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 1, where the green sits 20 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 24 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | 414 | 369 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 573 | 534 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 212 | 153 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 446 | 394 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 416 | 379 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | 178 | 138 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 522 | 470 |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 338 | 302 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 481 | 417 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 429 | 362 |
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 517 | 503 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 385 | 331 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | 225 | 160 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 363 | 276 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 172 | 134 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 578 | 558 |
| 17 | 3 | 10 | 182 | 130 |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 600 | 514 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7031 | 74.2 | 141 |
| Brass | Male | 6631 | 72.4 | 137 |
| Bronze | Male | 6361 | 71.2 | 134 |
| Silver | Male | 6124 | 70.1 | 131 |
| Silver | Female | 6124 | 75.6 | 138 |
| Auburn | Female | 5046 | 69.6 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 421+20 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 395 · 414 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 20 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 34 at 203.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left 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 5
- Plays like
- 574+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 556 · 573 · 591front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 241 to reach, 281 to carry
- Water left: 300 to reach, 386 to carry
- 3 bunkers left: 407 to reach, 467 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 241 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 241 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 233.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 37 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-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 210-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 200 · 212 · 223front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 38yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 68 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].