Apple Mountain Golf Course
Freeland, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Resort. Designed by John Sanford, 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 610 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 drop: hole 6, where the green sits 79 ft below the tee and plays about 26 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 381 | 356 | 329 | 288 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 527 | 489 | 460 | 405 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | 360 | 343 | 307 | 272 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 396 | 366 | 295 | 276 |
| 5 | 3 | 18 | 175 | 156 | 136 | 114 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 425 | 405 | 383 | 262 |
| 7 | 3 | 16 | 170 | 140 | 124 | 106 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 463 | 410 | 371 | 315 |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 393 | 348 | 326 | 273 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | 408 | 377 | 348 | 303 |
| 11 | 3 | 17 | 165 | 139 | 119 | 93 |
| 12 | 5 | 15 | 563 | 532 | 509 | 434 |
| 13 | 4 | 7 | 466 | 419 | 393 | 319 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 353 | 337 | 314 | 269 |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 583 | 524 | 498 | 439 |
| 16 | 3 | 9 | 215 | 167 | 151 | 113 |
| 17 | 4 | 1 | 413 | 363 | 336 | 292 |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 506 | 476 | 438 | 405 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6947 | 74.5 | 142 |
| Blue | Male | 6337 | 71.3 | 135 |
| White | Male | 5808 | 68.8 | 131 |
| Red | Male | 4966 | 69.7 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 368 · 381 · 396front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 166 to reach, 185 to carry
- 3 bunkers left: 264 to reach, 294 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 272 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 166 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 166 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 527level
- Green · Black tee
- 516 · 527 · 543front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 38yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back
In play
- Water right: 173 to reach, 404 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 301 to reach, 346 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 392 to reach, 398 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 410 to reach, 443 to carry
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 509 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway water on the right: 173 to reach, 404 to carry. Drives that finish short of 173 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 231.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 39 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front to back, about 2%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 358-5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 349 · 360 · 371front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 38yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 223
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 335 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 345 to carry
- Water back of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 275 to reach, 335 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 223 and narrows to 41 at 267.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 74 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].