Flushing Valley Golf Club
Flushing, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Semi-Private. Opened 1930.
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 690 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 6, where the green sits 16 ft above the tee and plays about 5 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 25 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 355 | 345 | 329 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 418 | 365 | 332 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 459 | 422 | 304 |
| 4 | 3 | 18 | 161 | 149 | 136 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | 343 | 337 | 278 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 352 | 343 | 224 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | 509 | 483 | 456 |
| 8 | 3 | 16 | 161 | 141 | 121 |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 399 | 371 | 340 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 430 | 424 | 383 |
| 11 | 4 | 13 | 320 | 310 | 250 |
| 12 | 3 | 17 | 160 | 137 | 130 |
| 13 | 5 | 9 | 485 | 468 | 395 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 524 | 511 | 390 |
| 15 | 3 | 15 | 192 | 180 | 102 |
| 16 | 4 | 11 | 361 | 353 | 340 |
| 17 | 4 | 5 | 365 | 354 | 322 |
| 18 | 4 | 7 | 431 | 401 | 368 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6347 | 71.5 | 130 |
| White | Male | 6040 | 70.3 | 127 |
| White | Female | 6040 | 75.3 | 133 |
| Red | Male | 5436 | 67.7 | 122 |
| Red | Female | 5436 | 72.9 | 129 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 356+3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 346 · 355 · 364front · middle · back
- Green size
- 18 × 15yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 220.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 1.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 415-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 404 · 418 · 431front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 279
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker left: 292 to reach, 306 to carry
- Water right: 405 to reach, 425 to carry
- Water left: 415 to reach, 847 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 292 to reach, 306 to carry. Drives that finish short of 292 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 279 and narrows to 17 at 312.
- 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 left to right, about 1%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 461+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 445 · 459 · 474front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 247
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 105 to reach, 152 to carry
- Bunker left: 236 to reach, 254 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 308 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 105 to reach, 152 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 126 to reach, 149 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 236 to reach, 254 to carry. Drives that finish short of 236 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 247.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].