Saginaw Country Club
Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Tom Bendelow, opened 1898.
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 9, where the green sits 8 ft above the tee and plays about 3 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, 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 | Black | White | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 558 | 483 | 438 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 337 | 307 | 267 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 366 | 344 | 290 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | 127 | 123 | 117 |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | 358 | 336 | 270 |
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 363 | 323 | 280 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 154 | 145 | 136 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 518 | 451 | 426 |
| 9 | 4 | 9 | 415 | 351 | 335 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | 157 | 147 | 127 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 353 | 337 | 290 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | 310 | 300 | 265 |
| 13 | 3 | 16 | 183 | 169 | 150 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 333 | 306 | 276 |
| 15 | 4 | 8 | 363 | 330 | 300 |
| 16 | 4 | 6 | 395 | 345 | 315 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 452 | 442 | 413 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 401 | 324 | 285 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6143 | 69.5 | 124 |
| White | Male | 5563 | 66.8 | 120 |
| White | Female | 5563 | 72.5 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 4980 | 63.4 | 110 |
| Gold | Female | 4980 | 69 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 557-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 546 · 558 · 569front · middle · back
- Green size
- 23 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 31 ydswide at 213
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Water left: 391 to reach, 468 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 31 yards wide at 213.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 25 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 to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 337-1 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 317 · 337 · 352front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 205
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 202 to reach, 214 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 202 to reach, 214 to carry. Drives that finish short of 202 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 205.
- 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.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 365-2 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 353 · 366 · 377front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 225
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 254 to reach, 265 to carry
- Bunker right: 255 to reach, 268 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- 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 30 yards wide at 225 and narrows to 10 at 266.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 4.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 59 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 415 · Par 416 · Par 417 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 47 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 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].