Gaylord Country Club
Elmira Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1975.
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 1,310 ft the ball carries about 2% 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 10, where the green sits 26 ft above the tee and plays about 9 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 7, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 11 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 13 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 | Back/Black | Middle/Blue | Forward/White | Front/Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 11 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 14 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 8 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back/Black | Male | 6506 | 72.3 | 137 |
| Middle/Blue | Male | 6113 | 70.1 | 135 |
| Middle/Blue | Female | 6113 | 76.5 | 139 |
| Forward/White | Male | 5723 | 68.4 | 127 |
| Forward/White | Female | 5723 | 74 | 134 |
| Front/Green | Male | 5104 | 65.4 | 121 |
| Front/Green | Female | 5104 | 70.3 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393-10 ft
- Green
- 378 · 396 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 211 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker right: 222 to reach, 244 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 242 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 211 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 211 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 386-10 ft
- Green
- 375 · 389 · 404front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 233 to reach, 250 to carry
- Bunker right: 235 to reach, 278 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 233 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 233 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 393+10 ft
- Green
- 370 · 390 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 40 × 28yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker right: 222 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 222 to reach, 247 to carry. Drives that finish short of 222 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 40 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · 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
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.
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].