Wynstone Golf Club
North Barrington, Illinois · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, Rick Robbins, Rick Jacobson, Thomas Pearson, opened 1989.
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 830 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 8, where the green sits 13 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 14 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 | Silver | Blue | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 18 | 413 | 391 | 365 | 350 | 255 |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 463 | 450 | 419 | 405 | 362 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 509 | 487 | 479 | 434 | 359 |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | 204 | 194 | 170 | 159 | 120 |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 442 | 425 | 413 | 384 | 346 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 403 | 383 | 335 | 292 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 190 | 181 | 150 | 134 | 122 |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | 358 | 350 | 324 | 294 | 260 |
| 9 | 5 | 8 | 553 | 545 | 519 | 500 | 433 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 404 | 395 | 337 | 319 |
| 11 | 3 | 17 | 205 | 197 | 179 | 165 | 133 |
| 12 | 5 | 7 | 535 | 518 | 470 | 442 | 412 |
| 13 | 4 | 15 | 373 | 345 | 322 | 291 | 266 |
| 14 | 3 | 13 | 178 | 156 | 140 | 128 | 98 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 457 | 452 | 402 | 363 | 354 |
| 16 | 4 | 11 | 464 | 436 | 398 | 368 | 306 |
| 17 | 4 | 5 | 422 | 416 | 398 | 375 | 319 |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | 547 | 521 | 505 | 482 | 445 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7162 | 75.4 | 147 |
| Gold | Male | 6864 | 74 | 143 |
| Silver | Male | 6384 | 71.8 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 5946 | 69.8 | 133 |
| Blue | Female | 5946 | 75.4 | 143 |
| Red | Female | 5201 | 71.3 | 134 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-27 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 396 · 413 · 425front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 277 to reach, 309 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 27 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 277 to reach, 309 to carry. Drives that finish short of 277 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 33 at 212.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 458-15 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 445 · 463 · 480front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 333 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 245.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. 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.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 495-42 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 492 · 509 · 521front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 39 ydswide at 240
- Green slope
- 7%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 153 to reach, 205 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 42 ft below the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 153 to reach, 205 to carry. Drives that finish short of 153 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 39 yards wide at 240 and narrows to 23 at 210.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 160 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 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 7%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 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 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].