The Crown Golf Club
Traverse City, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Opened 1998.
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 940 ft the ball carries about 1% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 148. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 7, where the green sits 45 ft above the tee and plays about 15 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 16, where the green sits 45 ft below the tee and plays about 15 yards shorter.
- 17 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 | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | 510 | 494 | 396 | |
| 2 | 4 | 13 | 388 | 373 | 328 | |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 150 | 130 | 119 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 532 | 494 | 475 | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 398 | 368 | 330 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 402 | 356 | |
| 7 | 4 | 9 | 314 | 306 | 296 | |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 378 | 358 | 327 | |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 182 | 169 | 155 | |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 371 | 359 | 322 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 438 | 384 | 299 | |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 162 | 151 | 129 | |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 403 | 362 | 304 | |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | 544 | 523 | 408 | |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 294 | 292 | 239 | |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 168 | 141 | 136 | |
| 17 | 5 | 8 | 540 | 512 | 499 | |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | 385 | 361 | 306 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6569 | 72.1 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6179 | 70 | 128 |
| Blue | Female | 6179 | 76.2 | 134 |
| Blue/White | Male | 5799 | 68.3 | 126 |
| Blue/White | Female | 5799 | 74.2 | 129 |
| White | Female | 5424 | 72.2 | 125 |
| White | Male | 5424 | 66.6 | 119 |
| Red | Female | 4837 | 68.2 | 118 |
| Red | Male | 4712 | 63.6 | 108 |
Hole 1 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 513+10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 492 · 510 · 529front · middle · back
- Green size
- 37 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 4.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 223 to reach, 248 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 474 to carry
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards longer: the green sits 10 ft above the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 223 to reach, 248 to carry. Drives that finish short of 223 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 233.
- Best lay-up: 120 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 48 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-left to front-right, about 4.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 37 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 385-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 372 · 388 · 404front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 28 ydswide at 228
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right: 201 to reach, 245 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- 2 bunkers right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 214 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 201 to reach, 245 to carry. Drives that finish short of 201 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 28 yards wide at 228.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 149-4 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 132 · 150 · 166front · middle · back
- Green size
- 35 × 25yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- 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 35 yards deep: a back pin can play about 2 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 515 · Par 416 · Par 317 · Par 518 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 55 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 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].