North Kent Golf Course
Rockford, Michigan · 18 holes · par 70 · Public. Designed by Ray Klein, opened 1970.
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 910 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 12, where the green sits 36 ft above the tee and plays about 12 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 43 ft below the tee and plays about 14 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the left on 4 holes and on the right on 1: a tee shot missed left costs more here.
- 10 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 | 354 | 320 | 313 | 285 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | 395 | 353 | 343 | 296 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 388 | 342 | 324 | 295 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 164 | 151 | 146 | 144 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | 296 | 291 | 286 | 263 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 200 | 190 | 157 | 147 |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 397 | 324 | 315 | 281 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 396 | 359 | 351 | 283 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 537 | 490 | 479 | 469 |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 407 | 386 | 364 | 340 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | 417 | 392 | 382 | 333 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 405 | 369 | 360 | 323 |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | 175 | 160 | 154 | 147 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 531 | 524 | 455 | 425 |
| 15 | 3 | 16 | 178 | 145 | 132 | 132 |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | 557 | 504 | 497 | 439 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | 156 | 143 | 136 | 130 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 380 | 360 | 356 | 270 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6326 | 71.1 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5803 | 68.2 | 121 |
| Gold | Male | 5594 | 67.6 | 118 |
| Red | Male | 5002 | 68.1 | 117 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 348-18 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 343 · 354 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 29yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 222
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 18 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 222 and narrows to 20 at 267.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 397+7 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 382 · 395 · 410front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 233
In play
- Bunker left of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 7 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 251 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 233.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 392+12 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 366 · 388 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 42 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 242
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the right
In play
- Water right: 410 to reach, 463 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 12 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 257 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 242 and narrows to 20 at 292.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 42 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 23 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 green slope reads
- 3 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].