Forest Akers West
Lansing, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Arthur Hills, opened 1992.
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 17, where the green sits 30 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 40 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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 | Black | Green | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 423 | 381 | 340 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | 592 | 562 | 472 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 389 | 372 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 322 | 294 | 279 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 338 | 316 | 276 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 436 | 394 | 344 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 202 | 174 | 145 |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | 546 | 495 | 451 |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 184 | 163 | 138 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 214 | 165 | 154 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 414 | 384 | 346 |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 227 | 213 | 182 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | 494 | 460 | 431 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | 415 | 385 | 356 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 394 | 366 | 334 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 427 | 399 | 304 |
| 17 | 5 | 12 | 514 | 477 | 428 |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 422 | 385 | 342 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 7013 | 75.3 | 141 |
| Black | Female | 7013 | 154 | |
| Green | Female | 6412 | 77.8 | 140 |
| Green | Male | 6412 | 71.7 | 137 |
| White | Female | 5694 | 73.6 | 134 |
| White | Male | 5694 | 68.6 | 127 |
| Fossum | Male | 5307 | 66.5 | 127 |
| Fossum | Female | 5307 | 71.3 | 129 |
| Silver | Male | 5012 | 65.5 | 114 |
| Silver | Female | 5012 | 69.8 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 411-36 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 409 · 423 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 243
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 238 to reach, 264 to carry
- 5 bunkers left: 250 to reach, 297 to carry
- Bunker right: 283 to reach, 288 to carry
- Bunker right: 336 to reach, 341 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 36 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 229 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 238 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 238 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 243 and narrows to 19 at 293.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 594+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 578 · 592 · 605front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 22 ydswide at 239
In play
- Water right: 366 to reach, 384 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 434 to reach, 474 to carry
- Bunker right: 550 to reach, 560 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 22 yards wide at 239.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 20 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 428+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 414 · 426 · 436front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 257
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 404 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 283 yards.
- Water crosses the hole: 332 to reach, 404 to carry.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 257 and narrows to 24 at 297.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 41 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].