Gowanie Country Club
Mount Clemens, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Opened 1910.
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 590 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.
- 15 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 408 | 388 | 368 | 309 |
| 2 | 5 | 13 | 518 | 481 | 401 | 401 |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 342 | 334 | 327 | 327 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 187 | 167 | 147 | 147 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 388 | 370 | 351 | 351 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 515 | 510 | 421 | 421 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 222 | 206 | 189 | 155 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 371 | 357 | 342 | 342 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 155 | 140 | 140 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 389 | 371 | 353 | 275 |
| 11 | 5 | 14 | 471 | 467 | 467 | 371 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 201 | 179 | 158 | 158 |
| 13 | 5 | 12 | 481 | 473 | 465 | 465 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 420 | 411 | 411 | 326 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 409 | 401 | 401 | 277 |
| 16 | 4 | 18 | 281 | 277 | 277 | 217 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 413 | 405 | 405 | 401 |
| 18 | 3 | 10 | 211 | 204 | 196 | 154 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6398 | 71 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6156 | 70 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5819 | 73.6 | 125 |
| Red | Male | 5237 | 70.6 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 390 · 408 · 422front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 248
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 169 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 248.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 519+4 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 502 · 518 · 533front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front
In play
- 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 29 yards wide at 232.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 342level
- Green · Blue tee
- 328 · 342 · 357front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 215
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 248 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 319 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 248 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 248 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 215 and narrows to 21 at 258.
- 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 1%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 52 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].