Rackham Golf Course
Huntington Woods, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Donald Ross, opened 1923.
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 660 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 18, where the green sits 13 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 8 ft below the tee and plays about 3 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 | Back/Blue | Middle/White | Forward/Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 11 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 15 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 17 | |||
| 9 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 11 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 12 | 4 | 16 | |||
| 13 | 3 | 10 | |||
| 14 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 14 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 17 | 4 | 18 | |||
| 18 | 4 | 1 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back/Blue | Male | 6555 | 71.6 | 129 |
| Middle/White | Male | 6268 | 69.9 | 124 |
| Silver | Male | 5774 | 67.9 | 118 |
| Silver | Female | 5774 | 74.5 | 132 |
| Forward/Red | Female | 5316 | 71.4 | 126 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 510-5 ft
- Green
- 498 · 512 · 526front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 375 to reach, 394 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 481 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 230.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 100 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 22 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 320level
- Green
- 303 · 320 · 336front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 32 ydswide at 199
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 181 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker left: 243 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 181 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 181 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 32 yards wide at 199 and narrows to 22 at 240.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 4%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 368+3 ft
- Green
- 350 · 367 · 383front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 229
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 201 to reach, 247 to carry
- Bunker right: 252 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg left at about 232 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 201 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 201 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 229 and narrows to 24 at 260.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 53 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].