White Deer Run Golf Club
Vernon Hills, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Dick Nugent, Tim Nugent, opened 1998.
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 710 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 14, where the green sits 13 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 4, where the green sits 15 ft below the tee and plays about 5 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 8 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 11 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 419 | 408 | 376 | 345 | 308 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 390 | 372 | 343 | 343 | 273 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 565 | 534 | 534 | 511 | 445 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 172 | 152 | 152 | 131 | 108 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 432 | 418 | 389 | 389 | 318 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 597 | 573 | 573 | 536 | 433 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 382 | 368 | 368 | 334 | 277 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 170 | 156 | 156 | 142 | 122 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 417 | 385 | 340 | 300 | 228 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 424 | 420 | 375 | 375 | 297 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 415 | 397 | 371 | 345 | 302 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 193 | 180 | 180 | 158 | 117 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 424 | 395 | 379 | 342 | 297 |
| 14 | 5 | 10 | 551 | 537 | 510 | 495 | 447 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 189 | 165 | 165 | 151 | 102 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | 382 | 366 | 340 | 325 | 253 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 580 | 565 | 535 | 517 | 407 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 447 | 425 | 398 | 305 | 294 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7101 | 74.6 | 137 |
| Gold | Male | 6751 | 72.9 | 133 |
| Blue | Male | 6237 | 70.2 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5655 | ||
| Red | Female | 4927 | 68.4 | 116 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 420+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 399 · 419 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 31 at 270.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 377 · 390 · 406front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 235
In play
- Water left: 52 to reach, 159 to carry
- Bunker right: 219 to reach, 251 to carry
- Water left: 312 to reach, 390 to carry
- Bunker right: 340 to reach, 352 to carry
- Water left of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 367 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 219 to reach, 251 to carry. Drives that finish short of 219 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 235 and narrows to 44 at 245.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers and water; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 567+7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 548 · 565 · 576front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 38yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 50 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 203 to reach, 212 to carry
- Bunker right: 211 to reach, 232 to carry
- 3 bunkers right: 285 to reach, 319 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 449 to reach, 508 to carry
- Bunker right: 459 to reach, 464 to carry
- Bunker right: 484 to reach, 508 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
- Water left of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 263 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 211 to reach, 313 to carry. Drives that finish short of 211 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 50 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 23 at 200.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 31 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-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left 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 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 73 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].