Hunters Ridge Golf Course
Howell, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by Jerry Matthews, opened 1995.
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 870 ft the ball carries about 1% 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 16, where the green sits 12 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 30 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 9 holes and on the right on 2: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 14 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 386 | 347 | 327 | 256 |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | 403 | 384 | 339 | 287 |
| 3 | 3 | 13 | 184 | 153 | 128 | 112 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 384 | 349 | 308 | 261 |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 200 | 176 | 147 | 116 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 543 | 495 | 485 | 433 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 171 | 131 | 117 | 75 |
| 8 | 5 | 15 | 488 | 448 | 435 | 353 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 342 | 333 | 304 | 262 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 421 | 374 | 355 | 339 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 206 | 177 | 173 | 142 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 540 | 490 | 478 | 422 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 369 | 314 | 303 | 266 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | 403 | 335 | 318 | 273 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 363 | 345 | 337 | 278 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 424 | 386 | 324 | 261 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 191 | 156 | 139 | 104 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 556 | 536 | 449 | 389 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 6552 | 72.2 | 131 |
| Blue | Male | 5927 | 69.2 | 125 |
| White | Male | 5482 | 67 | 119 |
| White | Female | 5482 | 72.4 | 127 |
| Red | Male | 4624 | 62 | 102 |
| Red | Female | 4624 | 67.3 | 115 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 381-14 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 368 · 386 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 242 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 242 to reach, 268 to carry. Drives that finish short of 242 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 23 at 270.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404+4 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 390 · 403 · 414front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 237
In play
- Water right: 7 to reach, 119 to carry
- Water left: 49 to reach, 120 to carry
- 2 bunkers right: 216 to reach, 242 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Water left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 216 to reach, 242 to carry. Drives that finish short of 216 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 237.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 177-22 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 168 · 184 · 201front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 20yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 1%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Water right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards shorter: the green sits 22 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 38 · 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
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].