Turtle Run Golf Course
Danville, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by William J. Spear, opened 1970.
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 620 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 12, where the green sits 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapper | Male | 6771 | 72.1 | 127 |
| Boxer | Male | 6541 | 71 | 125 |
| Softshell | Male | 5723 | 68.8 | 119 |
| Tortoise | Female | 5260 | 71.9 | 121 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-2 ft
- Green
- 389 · 405 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 81 to reach, 100 to carry
- Bunker left: 241 to reach, 260 to carry
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 160 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 81 to reach, 100 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 241 to reach, 260 to carry. Drives that finish short of 241 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 27 at 280.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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 5
- Plays like
- 505+12 ft
- Green
- 484 · 501 · 513front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 208 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 208 to reach, 231 to carry. Drives that finish short of 208 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 349-29 ft
- Green
- 345 · 359 · 375front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 321 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 205 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 290 to reach, 321 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 291 to reach, 319 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 27 at 270.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · 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
- 38 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].