Bedford Valley
Bedford Charter Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Opened 1965.
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 920 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 4, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 13 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 8 holes and on the right on 3: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 13 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 | Green | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 380 | 372 | 343 | 334 | 322 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 414 | 390 | 354 | 328 | 322 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 381 | 352 | 329 | 284 | 279 |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | 545 | 507 | 453 | 393 | 382 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | 199 | 175 | 143 | 117 | 111 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 426 | 405 | 368 | 338 | 333 |
| 7 | 5 | 13 | 479 | 467 | 431 | 421 | 367 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 222 | 188 | 168 | 147 | 115 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 435 | 415 | 395 | 332 | 325 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 398 | 381 | 356 | 305 | 299 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 369 | 361 | 361 | 330 | 322 |
| 12 | 3 | 14 | 233 | 196 | 175 | 145 | 94 |
| 13 | 5 | 16 | 502 | 485 | 474 | 426 | 420 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 419 | 363 | 353 | 315 | 309 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 411 | 381 | 348 | 308 | 302 |
| 16 | 5 | 6 | 508 | 501 | 463 | 422 | 413 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 228 | 206 | 172 | 144 | 108 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 419 | 388 | 357 | 325 | 319 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7020 | 73.6 | 138 |
| Green | Male | 6556 | 71.9 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6070 | 69.3 | 135 |
| Gold | Male | 5422 | 66.6 | 120 |
| Red | Female | 5123 | 69.7 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 380+1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 361 · 380 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 228
In play
- Bunker left: 200 to reach, 235 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 69 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 200 to reach, 235 to carry. Drives that finish short of 200 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 228.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 398 · 414 · 429front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 21 ydswide at 229
In play
- Bunker left: 200 to reach, 238 to carry
- Bunker right: 207 to reach, 225 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 200 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 200 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 21 yards wide at 229.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 369 · 381 · 395front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water across the hole: 153 to reach, 193 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 153 to reach, 193 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 227 and narrows to 23 at 207.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · 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
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 4 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].