Indian River Golf Club
Indian River, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1923.
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 660 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 12, where the green sits 31 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 38 ft below the tee and plays about 13 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 5 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 310 | 293 | 270 | 261 |
| 2 | 3 | 15 | 169 | 143 | 125 | 113 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 374 | 362 | 338 | 293 |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 367 | 348 | 296 | 288 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | 524 | 500 | 448 | 435 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 402 | 360 | 322 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 421 | 375 | 327 | 315 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 508 | 461 | 410 | 398 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 142 | 127 | 110 | 103 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 402 | 375 | 318 | 310 |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 410 | 385 | 321 | 307 |
| 12 | 5 | 14 | 520 | 484 | 423 | 411 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 174 | 149 | 133 | 113 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 423 | 385 | 351 | 338 |
| 15 | 4 | 10 | 395 | 357 | 324 | 310 |
| 16 | 5 | 12 | 505 | 472 | 432 | 411 |
| 17 | 3 | 16 | 209 | 188 | 162 | 131 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 384 | 374 | 313 | 308 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6692 | 72.5 | 124 |
| White | Male | 6173 | 70 | 121 |
| Gold | Female | 5380 | 71.8 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5380 | 66.8 | 111 |
| Red | Female | 5167 | 70.7 | 121 |
| Yellow | Female | 4301 | 64.7 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 314+13 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 287 · 310 · 326front · middle · back
- Green size
- 41 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 195
- Green slope
- 5.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water right: 127 to reach, 213 to carry
- 3 bunkers left: 223 to reach, 257 to carry
- Bunker right: 223 to reach, 237 to carry
- Bunker right: 255 to reach, 262 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 13 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 211 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 127 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 127 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 195 and narrows to 19 at 229.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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.
- The green is 41 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 164-14 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 159 · 169 · 179front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 27yards deep × wide
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 374+1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 363 · 374 · 384front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Water right: 129 to reach, 202 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 233 yards.
- Fairway water on the right: 129 to reach, 202 to carry. Drives that finish short of 129 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 59 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 31 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].