University Golf Club
University Park, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Larry Packard, Greg Martin.
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 13, where the green sits 14 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 13 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- 10 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 | Gold | Silver | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 328 | 319 | 308 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 11 | 536 | 526 | 506 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 428 | 408 | 396 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 180 | 144 | 124 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 362 | 334 | 320 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 446 | 429 | 401 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 197 | 176 | 146 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 7 | 565 | 485 | 462 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 390 | 373 | 356 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 329 | 321 | 307 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 8 | 200 | 192 | 184 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 328 | 318 | 306 | ||
| 13 | 5 | 18 | 488 | 463 | 449 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 423 | 418 | 408 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 354 | 345 | 337 | ||
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 623 | 600 | 532 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 158 | 142 | 124 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 14 | 389 | 361 | 337 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6724 | 71.7 | 126 |
| Blue | Male | 6536 | 71.5 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 6354 | 70 | 122 |
| Gold | Female | 6354 | 75.8 | 131 |
| Silver | Male | 6003 | 68.5 | 118 |
| Silver | Female | 6003 | 73.8 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5842 | 68.3 | 118 |
| Bronze | Female | 5208 | 69.4 | 117 |
| Bronze | Male | 5208 | 64.9 | 109 |
| Ladies | Male | 4956 | 68.3 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 325-10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 314 · 328 · 342front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 207
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 229 to reach, 238 to carry
- Water right: 231 to reach, 281 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 218 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 229 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 229 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 207.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 538+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 518 · 536 · 551front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 243 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 235.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 427-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 412 · 428 · 445front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 221 to reach, 235 to carry
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 221 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 221 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 232.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 30 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].