Elmbrook Golf Course
Traverse City, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Vern Nelson, opened 1964.
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 750 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 11, where the green sits 47 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 86 ft below the tee and plays about 29 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 0: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Black | Blue | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 351 | 343 | 302 | |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 171 | 161 | 142 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 487 | 467 | 388 | |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 374 | 321 | 268 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 379 | 339 | 271 | |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 382 | 366 | 340 | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 511 | 485 | 417 | |
| 8 | 4 | 13 | 308 | 285 | 264 | |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 215 | 170 | 142 | |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 315 | 297 | 270 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 474 | 468 | 385 | |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | 184 | 176 | 154 | |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 473 | 464 | 419 | |
| 14 | 3 | 18 | 147 | 143 | 128 | |
| 15 | 4 | 16 | 269 | 254 | 236 | |
| 16 | 4 | 14 | 241 | 241 | 221 | |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 380 | 357 | 306 | |
| 18 | 4 | 8 | 360 | 337 | 285 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6021 | 68.8 | 116 |
| Blue | Male | 5674 | 67 | 114 |
| White | Male | 4938 | 68.6 | 119 |
| Gold | Female | 2932 | 68.6 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 336-44 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 338 · 351 · 365front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 15 yards shorter: the green sits 44 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 248 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 225.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 2%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 177+18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 157 · 171 · 185front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 498+33 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 472 · 487 · 500front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 255
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 4 bunkers right: 211 to reach, 252 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards longer: the green sits 33 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 178 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 211 to reach, 252 to carry. Drives that finish short of 211 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 255.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 36 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 12 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].