Crystal Downs Country Club
Lake Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 70 · Private. Designed by Maxwell/MacKenzie, opened 1929.
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 700 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 8, where the green sits 51 ft above the tee and plays about 17 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 90 ft below the tee and plays about 30 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 461 | 451 | 436 | 436 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 422 | 417 | 371 | 371 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 194 | 161 | 151 | 147 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 409 | 399 | 387 | 387 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 342 | 334 | 259 | 219 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 381 | 346 | 285 | 285 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 335 | 330 | 292 | 292 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 541 | 536 | 393 | 393 |
| 9 | 3 | 11 | 174 | 159 | 142 | 103 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 391 | 386 | 380 | 380 |
| 11 | 3 | 10 | 194 | 184 | 142 | 142 |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 422 | 414 | 379 | 379 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 479 | 432 | 373 | 373 |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 146 | 137 | 127 | 94 |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 327 | 322 | 277 | 277 |
| 16 | 5 | 6 | 583 | 575 | 460 | 460 |
| 17 | 4 | 14 | 309 | 303 | 242 | 242 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 399 | 378 | 362 | 362 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6518 | 72.3 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6302 | 71.3 | 135 |
| White | Female | 6302 | 77.4 | 143 |
| Gold | Male | 5695 | 68.9 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 5695 | 74.5 | 137 |
| Red | Female | 5466 | 72.7 | 134 |
| Red | Male | 5466 | 67.7 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 431-90 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 445 · 461 · 476front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 42 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 30 yards shorter: the green sits 90 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 42 yards wide at 236.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 430+25 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 404 · 422 · 436front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 148 to reach, 155 to carry
- Bunker left: 180 to reach, 198 to carry
- Bunker right: 203 to reach, 251 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards longer: the green sits 25 ft above the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 180 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 180 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 29 at 270.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 181-39 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 182 · 194 · 205front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 36yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 173 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 39 ft below the tee.
- 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 back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 59 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 2 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].