Franklin Hills Country Club
Franklin, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Donald J. Ross, opened 1927.
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 850 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 2, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 1, where the green sits 48 ft below the tee and plays about 16 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 451 | 429 | 379 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 408 | 370 | 325 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 180 | 165 | 150 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 11 | 535 | 490 | 459 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 371 | 355 | 346 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 439 | 428 | 370 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 430 | 410 | 375 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 9 | 521 | 499 | 455 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 178 | 145 | 132 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 450 | 416 | 399 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 14 | 477 | 450 | 427 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 411 | 391 | 369 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 10 | 323 | 293 | 286 | ||
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 218 | 198 | 183 | ||
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 455 | 435 | 370 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 240 | 226 | 207 | ||
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 425 | 400 | 383 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 423 | 402 | 388 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6923 | 73.7 | 134 |
| Blue | Male | 6547 | 71.9 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6246 | 70.4 | 125 |
| Red | Male | 5646 | 73.1 | 127 |
| Green | Male | 5475 | 72.1 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 435-48 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 434 · 451 · 468front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 49 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 243 to reach, 254 to carry
- Bunker left: 268 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker right: 348 to reach, 361 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 16 yards shorter: the green sits 48 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 243 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 243 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 49 yards wide at 233 and narrows to 36 at 283.
- 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 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 414+18 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 394 · 408 · 421front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 73 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 142 to reach, 153 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 187 to reach, 207 to carry
- Bunker left: 242 to reach, 253 to carry
- Water left: 342 to reach, 396 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 18 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 228 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 187 to reach, 253 to carry. Drives that finish short of 187 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 73 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 32 at 202.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 181+4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 161 · 180 · 198front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 35yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 70 to reach, 86 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 70 to reach, 86 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 59 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].