Blackheath Golf Club
Oakland Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Kevin Aldridge, 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 930 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 18, where the green sits 7 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 2, where the green sits 25 ft below the tee and plays about 8 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 10 | 392 | 352 | 319 | 292 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 314 | 293 | 261 | 184 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | 169 | 167 | 151 | 69 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 586 | 536 | 394 | 377 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 438 | 384 | 342 | 305 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 390 | 356 | 322 | 272 |
| 7 | 3 | 18 | 179 | 157 | 133 | 84 |
| 8 | 5 | 16 | 511 | 458 | 431 | 394 |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | 212 | 179 | 139 | 119 |
| 10 | 4 | 13 | 380 | 341 | 313 | 271 |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 600 | 549 | 519 | 441 |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | 214 | 164 | 138 | 93 |
| 13 | 4 | 9 | 427 | 355 | 321 | 280 |
| 14 | 4 | 15 | 341 | 312 | 268 | 237 |
| 15 | 3 | 17 | 149 | 143 | 119 | 99 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 455 | 428 | 373 | 335 |
| 17 | 5 | 11 | 543 | 489 | 456 | 398 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 468 | 424 | 355 | 322 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6768 | 73 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6127 | 70.8 | 124 |
| White | Female | 5354 | 69.3 | 119 |
| Red | Female | 4572 | 66.3 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 386-19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 380 · 392 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 43 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 170 to reach, 194 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 170 to reach, 194 to carry. Drives that finish short of 170 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 43 yards wide at 236.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 306-25 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 299 · 314 · 327front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 17yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 194
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 266 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 25 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 207 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 266 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 266 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 194.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 4%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 169-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 157 · 169 · 180front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · 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
- 52 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].