Railside Golf Club
Byron Center, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Private. Designed by Jerry Matthews, opened 1991.
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 710 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 23 ft above the tee and plays about 8 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 10, where the green sits 18 ft below the tee and plays about 6 yards shorter.
- 13 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 | Black | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 16 | 314 | 293 | 257 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 379 | 345 | 322 | |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | 275 | 262 | 195 | |
| 4 | 5 | 10 | 481 | 392 | 385 | |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 343 | 301 | 297 | |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | 172 | 128 | 92 | |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | 499 | 445 | 440 | |
| 8 | 3 | 14 | 155 | 147 | 124 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 355 | 307 | 301 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 407 | 332 | 326 | |
| 11 | 5 | 9 | 482 | 434 | 377 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | 174 | 104 | 101 | |
| 13 | 4 | 17 | 298 | 284 | 253 | |
| 14 | 4 | 13 | 348 | 321 | 244 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 416 | 361 | |
| 16 | 3 | 11 | 152 | 138 | 128 | |
| 17 | 4 | 15 | 300 | 291 | 284 | |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 360 | 296 | 278 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6491 | 72.1 | 141 |
| Black/White | Male | 6272 | 70.8 | 138 |
| White | Male | 6046 | 69.9 | 137 |
| Gold | Male | 5523 | 67.7 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 5254 | 71.6 | 135 |
| Red | Female | 4879 | 69.6 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 314-1 ft
- Green · White tee
- 303 · 314 · 323front · middle · back
- Green size
- 20 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 214
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 221 to reach, 249 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- 2 bunkers front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 221 to reach, 249 to carry. Drives that finish short of 221 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 214.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 4
- Plays like
- 375-12 ft
- Green · White tee
- 366 · 379 · 391front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 256
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 189 to reach, 203 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards shorter: the green sits 12 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 189 to reach, 203 to carry. Drives that finish short of 189 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 256.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 270-14 ft
- Green · White tee
- 259 · 275 · 288front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 199
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 187 to reach, 209 to carry
- 2 bunkers left: 192 to reach, 231 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 187 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 187 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 199.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 2.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 58 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 512 · Par 313 · Par 414 · 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
- 61 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 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].