Lyon Oaks Golf Course
Wixom, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Arthur Hills, opened 2002.
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 11, where the green sits 18 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 24 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- 11 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 | Blue | White | Gold | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 | 408 | 387 | 371 | 334 | 265 |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | 353 | 334 | 322 | 289 | 218 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | 362 | 345 | 333 | 290 | 221 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 432 | 410 | 398 | 367 | 301 |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 536 | 519 | 508 | 466 | 401 |
| 6 | 3 | 18 | 168 | 144 | 116 | 92 | 82 |
| 7 | 4 | 10 | 396 | 384 | 373 | 247 | 210 |
| 8 | 3 | 16 | 208 | 174 | 129 | 104 | 93 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 543 | 529 | 517 | 494 | 431 |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 417 | 390 | 373 | 346 | 276 |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 433 | 422 | 410 | 285 | 266 |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | 422 | 394 | 368 | 350 | 268 |
| 13 | 3 | 17 | 191 | 140 | 110 | 92 | 80 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 348 | 319 | 319 | 265 | 210 |
| 15 | 4 | 13 | 339 | 321 | 300 | 282 | 201 |
| 16 | 5 | 11 | 567 | 549 | 538 | 513 | 470 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 204 | 164 | 130 | 100 | 98 |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 510 | 488 | 477 | 439 | 401 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6837 | 72.9 | 143 |
| Blue | Male | 6427 | 70.8 | 136 |
| White | Female | 6133 | 74.7 | 135 |
| White | Male | 6133 | 69.5 | 130 |
| Gold | Female | 5389 | 70.3 | 126 |
| Gold | Male | 5389 | 66.1 | 114 |
| Green | Female | 4525 | 66.4 | 111 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 409+3 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 390 · 408 · 426front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 246 to reach, 269 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 234 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 246 to reach, 269 to carry. Drives that finish short of 246 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 228 and narrows to 27 at 268.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 347-19 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 340 · 353 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 220
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the left
In play
- Bunker right: 218 to reach, 231 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 332 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 19 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 311 to reach, 332 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 312 to reach, 333 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 218 to reach, 231 to carry. Drives that finish short of 218 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 220.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from right to left, about 4%. Finish on the left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 364+5 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 351 · 362 · 372front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 226
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 222 to reach, 238 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 347 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 222 to reach, 238 to carry. Drives that finish short of 222 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 226.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
One-time purchase, no account needed. It unlocks in this browser; lost access? Email [email protected] with your receipt. Or join the free beta and get every course in the app.
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].