Harbor Shores
Benton Harbor, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Resort. Opened 2010.
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.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 29 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 9, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 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 | White | Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 420 | 369 | 307 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 169 | 117 | 93 |
| 3 | 4 | 15 | 318 | 288 | 251 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 201 | 132 | 109 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 566 | 512 | 444 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 364 | 296 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 430 | 295 | 276 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 381 | 337 | 272 |
| 9 | 5 | 13 | 560 | 522 | 460 |
| 10 | 5 | 12 | 530 | 423 | 389 |
| 11 | 3 | 18 | 137 | 109 | 89 |
| 12 | 4 | 10 | 409 | 364 | 315 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 192 | 154 | 126 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 394 | 349 |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | 537 | 446 | 392 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 352 | 290 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 190 | 137 | 108 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 418 | 331 | 276 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6852 | 74.7 | 143 |
| Grey | Male | 6246 | 70.8 | 137 |
| White | Male | 5740 | 69.1 | 133 |
| Blue | Male | 4917 | 69.4 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 419-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 404 · 420 · 434front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 52 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 255 to reach, 297 to carry
- Bunker right: 368 to reach, 385 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 255 to reach, 297 to carry. Drives that finish short of 255 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 52 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 168-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 147 · 169 · 183front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 21yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 129 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 317-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 306 · 318 · 332front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 198
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 177 to reach, 194 to carry
- Bunker left: 201 to reach, 244 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 242 to reach, 265 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 225 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 177 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 177 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 198 and narrows to 36 at 222.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 79 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].