Sylvan Glen Golf Course
Troy, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Opened 1922.
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 690 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 1, where the green sits 11 ft above the tee and plays about 4 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 13, where the green sits 29 ft below the tee and plays about 10 yards shorter.
- 12 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 409 | 374 | 314 | 297 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 321 | 301 | 271 | 231 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 434 | 404 | 333 | 309 |
| 4 | 5 | 17 | 488 | 466 | 425 | 405 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 481 | 471 | 420 | 413 |
| 6 | 4 | 11 | 391 | 356 | 304 | 283 |
| 7 | 3 | 15 | 209 | 174 | 160 | 134 |
| 8 | 3 | 7 | 239 | 181 | 156 | 123 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 445 | 422 | 373 | 359 |
| 10 | 3 | 16 | 179 | 158 | 128 | 94 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 434 | 401 | 387 | 351 |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | 530 | 525 | 466 | 441 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 444 | 398 | 367 | 332 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 408 | 392 | 381 | 334 |
| 15 | 3 | 14 | 195 | 182 | 155 | 129 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 176 | 163 | 143 | 143 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | 409 | 369 | 353 | 308 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 494 | 471 | 418 | 408 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6686 | 73.4 | 123 |
| White | Male | 6208 | 69.3 | 119 |
| Gold | Male | 5554 | 66.3 | 116 |
| Red | Male | 5094 | 68.8 | 118 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 413+11 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 397 · 409 · 424front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 265
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the right
In play
- No bunkers or water mapped on this hole
Playing notes
- Plays about 4 yards longer: the green sits 11 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 361 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 265.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
- The green falls from left to right, about 3%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 324+10 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 308 · 321 · 333front · middle · back
- Green size
- 26 × 19yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 205
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 122 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 205.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 6%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 432-5 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 413 · 434 · 450front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 27 ydswide at 235
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 27 yards wide at 235.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 56 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 311 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 14 plays-like yardages
- 20 hazards with reach and carry
- 11 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].