Coldwater Golf Course
Coldwater, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Robert Beard/Tom Bendelow, opened 1920.
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 940 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 3, where the green sits 23 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 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 | Blue | White | Black | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 430 | 400 | 340 | 260 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | 184 | 165 | 154 | 112 |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 570 | 540 | 450 | 372 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 164 | 150 | 136 | 110 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 547 | 500 | 446 | 304 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 399 | 336 | 316 | 241 |
| 7 | 5 | 15 | 530 | 508 | 420 | 375 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 170 | 150 | 126 | 98 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 370 | 354 | 310 | 293 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 163 | 150 | 134 | 118 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 167 | 157 | 118 | 88 |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 375 | 363 | 318 | 280 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 390 | 375 | 332 | 235 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 555 | 530 | 425 | 350 |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 331 | 322 | 260 | 252 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 360 | 347 | 322 | 240 |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | 362 | 350 | 301 | 256 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 550 | 536 | 416 | 353 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6617 | 72.2 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6233 | 70.1 | 131 |
| Black | Male | 5324 | 66.2 | 114 |
| Black | Female | 5324 | 70.8 | 125 |
| Gold | Male | 4337 | 61.9 | 105 |
| Gold | Female | 4337 | 65.3 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 424-17 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 413 · 430 · 440front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the left
In play
- Water front-left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 245.
- 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 6%. Finish on the 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.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 185+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 166 · 184 · 201front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
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-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 578+23 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 558 · 570 · 582front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 227
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 23 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 393 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 227.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · 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
- 23 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].