Pine Grove Country Club
Iron Mountain, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Opened 1902.
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 1,170 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 74 ft above the tee and plays about 25 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 6, where the green sits 76 ft below the tee and plays about 25 yards shorter.
- 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee 1 | Male | 6626 | 72.4 | 136 |
| Tee 2 | Male | 6297 | 71 | 133 |
| Tee 3 | Male | 5797 | 68.8 | 125 |
| Tee 4 | Male | 5566 | 73 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 351-2 ft
- Green
- 337 · 352 · 367front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 218
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 180 to reach, 200 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 180 to reach, 200 to carry. Drives that finish short of 180 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 218.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 496-4 ft
- Green
- 483 · 497 · 510front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 26 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- 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.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385-3 ft
- Green
- 370 · 386 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 212 to reach, 220 to carry
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 64 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 212 to reach, 220 to carry. Drives that finish short of 212 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 24 at 270.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 317 · 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
- 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].