Crystal Lake Golf Club
Beulah, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1970.
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 9, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 42 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | 15 | 370 | 345 | 319 | 275 |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | 330 | 312 | 300 | 277 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 478 | 460 | 439 | 406 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 447 | 408 | 345 | 240 |
| 5 | 3 | 11 | 222 | 160 | 145 | 100 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 418 | 396 | 376 | 290 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 453 | 425 | 380 | 287 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | 180 | 170 | 128 | 123 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 559 | 554 | 439 | 389 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 546 | 536 | 440 | 365 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 410 | 365 | 329 | 274 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 418 | 384 | 290 | 255 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | 186 | 172 | 157 | 126 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 342 | 327 | 315 | 245 |
| 15 | 5 | 16 | 446 | 438 | 385 | 355 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 144 | 134 | 120 | 90 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 352 | 343 | 335 | 259 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 402 | 387 | 327 | 322 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6685 | 71.6 | 129 |
| White | Male | 6316 | 70.3 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5798 | 68.6 | 118 |
| Red | Female | 5003 | 69.6 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379+27 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 354 · 370 · 382front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 27 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 241.
- 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 325-14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 318 · 330 · 344front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 213
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 213.
- 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 left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 492+43 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 463 · 478 · 491front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 214 to reach, 226 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards longer: the green sits 43 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 268 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 214 to reach, 226 to carry. Drives that finish short of 214 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 236.
- 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.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 29 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].