Farmington Hills Golf Club
Farmington Hills, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Municipal. Designed by Bruce Matthews III/Don Childs, opened 1963.
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 870 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 16, where the green sits 21 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 28 ft below the tee and plays about 9 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 382 | 359 | 332 | 306 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | 318 | 303 | 292 | 282 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | 369 | 359 | 349 | 321 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 418 | 397 | 388 | 366 |
| 5 | 3 | 16 | 135 | 114 | 91 | 81 |
| 6 | 4 | 8 | 386 | 361 | 338 | 310 |
| 7 | 5 | 10 | 495 | 489 | 466 | 439 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | 146 | 134 | 127 | 122 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 387 | 367 | 341 | 312 |
| 10 | 4 | 9 | 399 | 367 | 336 | 309 |
| 11 | 4 | 11 | 387 | 354 | 324 | 291 |
| 12 | 4 | 17 | 357 | 321 | 297 | 273 |
| 13 | 3 | 15 | 184 | 153 | 120 | 97 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 531 | 480 | 454 | 414 |
| 15 | 3 | 13 | 190 | 159 | 127 | 107 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 512 | 482 | 464 | 430 |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 399 | 381 | 357 | 332 |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 418 | 379 | 353 | 335 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6413 | 70.8 | 136 |
| Blue | Male | 5959 | 68.9 | 128 |
| White | Male | 5556 | 66.6 | 121 |
| Red | Female | 5127 | 69.7 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 384+6 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 368 · 382 · 394front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 193 to reach, 211 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 193 to reach, 211 to carry. Drives that finish short of 193 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 14 at 208.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back to front, about 5.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 314-13 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 305 · 318 · 332front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 14 ydswide at 202
In play
- 2 bunkers across the hole: 202 to reach, 218 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 13 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 14 yards wide at 202.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 370+3 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 356 · 369 · 384front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 139 to reach, 193 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 226 yards.
- Fairway water on the left: 139 to reach, 193 to carry. Drives that finish short of 139 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 27 at 209.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 39 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].