Mines Golf Course
Grand Rapids, Michigan · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Mike Devries, opened 2005.
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 730 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 13, where the green sits 35 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 62 ft below the tee and plays about 21 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 4 holes and on the left on 2: a tee shot missed right 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 408 | 380 | 313 | 272 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 453 | 410 | 383 | 338 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 439 | 425 | 350 | 330 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 304 | 294 | 270 | 198 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 607 | 575 | 516 | 477 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 356 | 298 | 272 | 209 |
| 7 | 3 | 17 | 155 | 145 | 105 | 91 |
| 8 | 3 | 13 | 156 | 150 | 117 | 110 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 404 | 404 | 304 | 275 |
| 10 | 4 | 16 | 367 | 333 | 309 | 286 |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | 228 | 204 | 136 | 97 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 341 | 341 | 289 | 261 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 468 | 434 | 340 | 315 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 398 | 385 | 362 | 324 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 140 | 100 | 88 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 475 | 456 | 388 | 370 |
| 17 | 5 | 10 | 533 | 533 | 457 | 417 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 468 | 431 | 335 | 294 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6701 | 71.6 | 130 |
| Blue | Male | 6135 | 69.4 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5438 | 65.8 | 116 |
| Gold | Female | 5402 | 71 | 123 |
| Red | Male | 4817 | 67.3 | 112 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 404-12 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 391 · 408 · 424front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 233.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 452-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 436 · 453 · 469front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 244
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 214 to reach, 229 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 214 to reach, 229 to carry. Drives that finish short of 214 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 244 and narrows to 24 at 224.
- 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-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 439level
- Green · Black tee
- 425 · 439 · 457front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 32yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 242.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 14 plays-like yardages
- 27 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].