Grand View Golf Course
New Era, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by David Goerbig, opened 1994.
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 830 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 18, where the green sits 37 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 52 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 6 holes and on the right on 3: a tee shot missed left 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 356 | 345 | 299 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 531 | 518 | 401 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 406 | 384 | 336 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 158 | 149 | 123 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 402 | 388 | 308 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 321 | 321 | 237 |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 396 | 389 | 286 |
| 8 | 3 | 10 | 100 | 98 | 84 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 368 | 361 | 289 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 352 | 339 | 285 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 142 | 123 | 94 |
| 12 | 4 | 11 | 408 | 370 | 258 |
| 13 | 4 | 15 | 293 | 274 | 255 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 386 | 372 | 283 |
| 15 | 3 | 12 | 189 | 155 | 120 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 520 | 491 | 348 |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | 574 | 541 | 427 |
| 18 | 4 | 18 | 295 | 283 | 235 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6197 | 69.6 | 121 |
| White | Male | 5901 | 67.9 | 116 |
| White | Female | 5901 | 73.9 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 4668 | 66.3 | 110 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 345-34 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 343 · 356 · 369front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 217 to reach, 244 to carry
- Water left: 315 to reach, 367 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 34 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 217 to reach, 244 to carry. Drives that finish short of 217 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 221.
- 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.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 543+37 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 518 · 531 · 547front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 387 to reach, 400 to carry
- Bunker right: 425 to reach, 435 to carry
- Bunker right: 453 to reach, 464 to carry
- Bunker right: 480 to reach, 490 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards longer: the green sits 37 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 90 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 23 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-left to front-right, about 5.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 389-52 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 395 · 406 · 418front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the back-right
In play
- Bunker right: 176 to reach, 185 to carry
- Bunker left: 216 to reach, 236 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 52 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 176 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 176 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 13 at 270.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from front-left to back-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the back-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 27 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 2 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].