Hickory Creek Golf Course
Ypsilanti, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Don Speer, opened 1993.
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 780 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 15, where the green sits 25 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 21 ft below the tee and plays about 7 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 | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 339 | 327 | 258 |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 152 | 138 | 123 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 358 | 338 | 261 |
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 497 | 486 | 321 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 387 | 374 | 321 |
| 6 | 3 | 15 | 140 | 123 | 85 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 397 | 388 | 287 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 439 | 423 | 323 |
| 9 | 4 | 17 | 282 | 277 | 246 |
| 10 | 4 | 18 | 316 | 300 | 247 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 164 | 154 | 124 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 535 | 523 | 423 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 394 | 385 | 295 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 418 | 348 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 357 | 350 | 275 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 413 | 405 | 319 |
| 17 | 3 | 14 | 161 | 140 | 84 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 523 | 505 | 396 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6292 | 71 | 128 |
| White | Male | 6014 | 69.8 | 125 |
| Red | Male | 4892 | 69.8 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 342+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 332 · 339 · 347front · middle · back
- Green size
- 17 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 19 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 266 to reach, 286 to carry
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 216 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 266 to reach, 286 to carry. Drives that finish short of 266 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 19 yards wide at 216.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 17 yards deep and 25 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 154+5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 143 · 152 · 161front · middle · back
- Green size
- 19 × 19yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 355-10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 340 · 358 · 374front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 167 to reach, 195 to carry
- Water front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 306 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 167 to reach, 195 to carry. Drives that finish short of 167 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 224 and narrows to 8 at 255.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from right to left, about 4%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 42 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].