Sundance
Torch Lake Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Opened 2005.
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 700 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 16, where the green sits 43 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 17, where the green sits 64 ft below the tee and plays about 21 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
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 14 | 388 | 363 | 343 | 322 | 302 |
| 2 | 4 | 16 | 335 | 314 | 307 | 280 | 261 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 186 | 164 | 156 | 130 | 103 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | 385 | 373 | 350 | 328 | 271 |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 360 | 350 | 344 | 319 | 297 |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | 523 | 492 | 484 | 471 | 386 |
| 7 | 4 | 17 | 381 | 361 | 339 | 331 | 311 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 200 | 191 | 171 | 157 | 135 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 611 | 564 | 478 | 468 | 408 |
| 10 | 4 | 9 | 409 | 382 | 372 | 348 | 331 |
| 11 | 4 | 13 | 325 | 317 | 293 | 284 | 228 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 442 | 417 | 409 | 388 | 369 |
| 13 | 3 | 18 | 159 | 153 | 147 | 140 | 122 |
| 14 | 5 | 7 | 509 | 489 | 482 | 467 | 441 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 434 | 427 | 407 | 310 | 303 |
| 16 | 5 | 10 | 580 | 504 | 477 | 442 | 412 |
| 17 | 3 | 15 | 200 | 184 | 168 | 154 | 118 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 459 | 436 | 409 | 355 | 350 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6935 | 72.8 | 132 |
| Blue | Male | 6505 | 70 | 127 |
| White | Male | 6252 | 69.5 | 124 |
| Gold | Male | 5871 | 67.9 | 120 |
| Red | Male | 5172 | 70 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 374-41 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 370 · 388 · 401front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 36yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 53 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker right: 254 to reach, 278 to carry
- 2 bunkers front-right of the green
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 361 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 14 yards shorter: the green sits 41 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 258 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 254 to reach, 278 to carry. Drives that finish short of 254 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 53 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 41 at 202.
- 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 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 338+9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 325 · 335 · 347front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 42yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 45 ydswide at 209
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker left: 179 to reach, 208 to carry
- Bunker right: 235 to reach, 271 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 320 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 9 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 221 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 179 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 179 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 45 yards wide at 209.
- 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-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 183-9 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 160 · 186 · 205front · middle · back
- Green size
- 48 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 138 to carry
- Water across the hole in front of the green: 138 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 9 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 84 to reach, 138 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 87 to reach, 136 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 87 to reach, 138 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers and water short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 48 yards deep: a back pin can play about 4 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 57 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 517 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 81 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 4 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].