Klinger Lake Country Club
Sturgis, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Opened 1920.
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 850 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 4, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 14, where the green sits 46 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 6 holes and on the right on 3: 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Male | 6255 | 70.2 | 130 |
| Middle | Male | 5788 | 68.2 | 121 |
| Middle | Female | 5788 | 73.7 | 132 |
| Forward | Female | 5198 | 70.4 | 121 |
| Forward | Male | 5198 | 65 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 317-27 ft
- Green
- 317 · 326 · 336front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 41 ydswide at 203
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole: 222 to reach, 226 to carry
- Water left: 239 to reach, 280 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 27 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 222 to reach, 226 to carry.
- Fairway water on the left: 239 to reach, 280 to carry. Drives that finish short of 239 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 41 yards wide at 203 and narrows to 18 at 230.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 298+29 ft
- Green
- 276 · 288 · 299front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 4 ydswide at 178
In play
- Water left: 166 to reach, 194 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards longer: the green sits 29 ft above the tee.
- Fairway water on the left: 166 to reach, 194 to carry. Drives that finish short of 166 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 4 yards wide at 178.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 343-40 ft
- Green
- 345 · 356 · 367front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 221
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 146 to reach, 156 to carry
- Bunker right: 213 to reach, 262 to carry
- Bunker left: 216 to reach, 262 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 213 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 213 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 221.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- 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 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 518 · Par 3
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 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].