Kalamazoo Country Club
Kalamazoo, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Andrew Green, opened 1909.
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 900 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 6, where the green sits 20 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 34 ft below the tee and plays about 11 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Green | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 517 | 502 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 159 | 145 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 11 | 380 | 359 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 415 | 394 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 516 | 460 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 401 | 391 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 368 | 364 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 391 | 391 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 13 | 206 | 198 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 319 | 289 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 8 | 338 | 331 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 208 | 185 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 357 | 312 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 412 | 366 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 210 | 180 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 409 | 389 | ||
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 336 | 316 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 6 | 508 | 501 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6506 | 71.2 | 132 |
| White | Male | 6116 | 69.6 | 128 |
| Green | Male | 5184 | 65.3 | 116 |
| Green | Female | 5184 | 70.4 | 125 |
| Red | Female | 5113 | 69.2 | 120 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 514-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 502 · 517 · 531front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 266 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 254 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 254 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 28 at 261.
- Best lay-up: 80 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 27 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 right to left, about 3%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 154-15 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 144 · 159 · 169front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 15 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 365 · 380 · 395front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 277 to reach, 294 to carry
- Bunker left: 302 to reach, 317 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 277 to reach, 294 to carry. Drives that finish short of 277 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 245 and narrows to 21 at 284.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 36 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].