Plum Brook Golf Course
Sterling Heights, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Designed by William Beaupre, opened 1927.
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 610 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 3, where the green sits 6 ft above the tee and plays about 2 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 6 ft below the tee and plays about 2 yards shorter.
- 15 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 335 | 325 | 315 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 162 | 150 | 140 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 400 | 390 | 365 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 195 | 192 | 165 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 337 | 324 | 304 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | 375 | 369 | 330 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 357 | 340 | 302 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 325 | 321 | 294 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 515 | 493 | 443 |
| 10 | 4 | 14 | 326 | 318 | 301 |
| 11 | 3 | 16 | 170 | 150 | 145 |
| 12 | 4 | 12 | 376 | 371 | 345 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 407 | 395 | 367 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 509 | 475 | 430 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 147 | 141 | 125 |
| 16 | 5 | 8 | 520 | 512 | 425 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 423 | 403 | 365 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 394 | 380 | 340 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6273 | ||
| White | Male | 6049 | ||
| Red | Male | 5501 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 320 · 335 · 346front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 216
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 123 to reach, 142 to carry
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 267 to carry
- Bunker right: 258 to reach, 276 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 123 to reach, 142 to carry.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 254 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 254 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 216.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 162-1 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 148 · 162 · 175front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- 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 2%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 402+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 385 · 400 · 416front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 26 ydswide at 249
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 26 yards wide at 249.
- 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 to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 40 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].