Lake Doster Golf Club
Plainwell, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Charlie Scott, opened 1966.
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 940 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 4, where the green sits 35 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 37 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- 16 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 | 338 | 325 | 313 | 301 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 392 | 269 | 265 |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 75 |
| 4 | 4 | 11 | 300 | 283 | 267 | 190 |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 393 | 353 | 262 | 253 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | 474 | 462 | 422 | 388 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 394 | 377 | 294 | 287 |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 154 | 135 | 115 | 84 |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | 535 | 515 | 448 | 381 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 340 | 327 | 316 | 237 |
| 11 | 5 | 16 | 515 | 476 | 448 | 418 |
| 12 | 3 | 18 | 136 | 125 | 118 | 105 |
| 13 | 5 | 8 | 523 | 510 | 450 | 421 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 431 | 413 | 384 | 255 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 190 | 182 | 172 | 162 |
| 16 | 4 | 10 | 400 | 382 | 373 | 268 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 427 | 414 | 276 | 274 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 405 | 365 | 292 | 292 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6540 | 72.7 | 134 |
| White | Male | 6112 | 70.7 | 127 |
| Gold | Male | 5530 | 67.7 | 120 |
| Gold | Female | 5530 | 72.8 | 126 |
| Red | Female | 4828 | 68.5 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 328-31 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 323 · 338 · 355front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 316 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 31 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 216.
- 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.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 428+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 415 · 426 · 437front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 265
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 238 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 265.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 88-37 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 83 · 100 · 115front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 12 yards shorter: the green sits 37 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 48 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].