Arthur Hills
Harbor Springs, Michigan · 18 holes · par 73 · Resort. Designed by Arthur Hills, opened 1995.
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 750 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 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 174 ft below the tee and plays about 58 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 6 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 12 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 | Blue | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 355 | 326 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 311 | 269 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 467 | 467 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 367 | 292 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 365 | 365 |
| 6 | 5 | 13 | 456 | 456 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 136 | 122 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 361 | 297 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 154 | 154 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 285 | 232 |
| 11 | 5 | 4 | 494 | 494 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 331 | 274 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 516 | 431 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | 154 | 154 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 375 | 375 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 151 | 125 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 351 | 351 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | 498 | 431 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Male | 7312 | 75.4 | 144 |
| Purple | Male | 6919 | 73.3 | 140 |
| Orange | Male | 6352 | 70.3 | 131 |
| Blue | Female | 6127 | 75.9 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6127 | 69.3 | 128 |
| Green | Female | 5615 | 73 | 130 |
| Green | Male | 5615 | 67.3 | 122 |
| Silver | Female | 4811 | 68.6 | 122 |
| Silver | Male | 4811 | 63.4 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 353-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 338 · 355 · 372front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 184
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 102 to reach, 113 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 182 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 184.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 307-13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 295 · 311 · 324front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 174
In play
- Bunker left: 66 to reach, 181 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 194 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 66 to reach, 181 to carry. Drives that finish short of 66 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 174.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 466-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 449 · 467 · 483front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 15yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 48 ydswide at 156
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 24 to reach, 74 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 50 to reach, 153 to carry
- Bunker left: 277 to reach, 364 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 402 to reach, 426 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 219 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 277 to reach, 364 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 48 yards wide at 156 and narrows to 29 at 126.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 110 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 49 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 1.5%. Finish on the front-left 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].