Northville Hills Golf Club
Northville, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Arnold Palmer, opened 1926.
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 870 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 1, where the green sits 19 ft above the tee and plays about 6 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 5, where the green sits 37 ft below the tee and plays about 12 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 7 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Gold | Blue | White | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 407 | 386 | 351 | 299 |
| 2 | 3 | 16 | 160 | 150 | 128 | 89 |
| 3 | 5 | 18 | 479 | 450 | 403 | 373 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 390 | 361 | 323 | 276 |
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 421 | 401 | 361 | 324 |
| 6 | 4 | 14 | 352 | 340 | 316 | 267 |
| 7 | 5 | 10 | 549 | 518 | 478 | 396 |
| 8 | 3 | 12 | 185 | 162 | 138 | 121 |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 403 | 386 | 356 | 303 |
| 10 | 5 | 17 | 490 | 461 | 428 | 358 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 210 | 193 | 185 | 154 |
| 12 | 4 | 13 | 345 | 315 | 278 | 251 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 438 | 406 | 375 | 351 |
| 14 | 4 | 11 | 374 | 347 | 328 | 280 |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 416 | 375 | 359 | 284 |
| 16 | 4 | 15 | 371 | 350 | 323 | 281 |
| 17 | 3 | 9 | 171 | 161 | 146 | 113 |
| 18 | 5 | 7 | 529 | 510 | 472 | 410 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Male | 7003 | 73 | 138 |
| Blue | Male | 6193 | 70 | 128 |
| Blue/White | Male | 5927 | 68.8 | 127 |
| White | Male | 5627 | 67.2 | 122 |
| White | Female | 5627 | 72.6 | 135 |
| White/Silver | Male | 5371 | 66.2 | 120 |
| White/Silver | Female | 5371 | 71.8 | 131 |
| Silver | Male | 4956 | 65.1 | 117 |
| Silver | Female | 4956 | 69 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413+19 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 396 · 407 · 423front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 224
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 172 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards longer: the green sits 19 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 0 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 172 to reach, 231 to carry. Drives that finish short of 172 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 224.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 159-4 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 149 · 160 · 167front · middle · back
- Green size
- 22 × 39yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 137 to carry
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Water crosses the hole: 76 to reach, 137 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 87 to reach, 136 to carry.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 469-29 ft
- Green · Gold tee
- 469 · 479 · 489front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 34yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 47 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- 2 bunkers left: 188 to reach, 229 to carry
- Water right: 366 to reach, 459 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 10 yards shorter: the green sits 29 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 188 to reach, 229 to carry. Drives that finish short of 188 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 47 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 38 at 221.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 21 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 511 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 46 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 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].