The Heather
Harbor Springs, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Resort. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., opened 1966.
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 760 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 22 ft above the tee and plays about 7 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 55 ft below the tee and plays about 18 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 | Blue | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | 342 | 328 |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 322 | 322 |
| 3 | 4 | 13 | 341 | 325 |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | 133 | 133 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 467 | 424 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 139 | 129 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 353 | 333 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 363 | 338 |
| 9 | 5 | 9 | 521 | 482 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | 350 | 350 |
| 11 | 5 | 18 | 496 | 448 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 130 | 130 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 364 | 364 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | 339 | 339 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 466 | 447 |
| 16 | 3 | 14 | 149 | 149 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 346 | 310 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 392 | 392 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Male | 7143 | 75.4 | 147 |
| Purple | Male | 6647 | 72.7 | 143 |
| Orange | Male | 6207 | 70.3 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6013 | 69.4 | 135 |
| Blue | Female | 6013 | 75.4 | 140 |
| Green | Male | 5743 | 68.3 | 130 |
| Green | Female | 5743 | 73.9 | 137 |
| Silver | Male | 4845 | 64 | 120 |
| Silver | Female | 4845 | 68.6 | 123 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 334-24 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 322 · 342 · 366front · middle · back
- Green size
- 45 × 25yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 35 ydswide at 199
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 163 to reach, 178 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 8 yards shorter: the green sits 24 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 228 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 35 yards wide at 199.
- 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-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 45 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 324+6 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 303 · 322 · 341front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 20yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 44 ydswide at 156
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water right: 14 to reach, 61 to carry
- Water left: 37 to reach, 105 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 206 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 44 yards wide at 156 and narrows to 31 at 196.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 39 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 340-3 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 328 · 341 · 356front · middle · back
- Green size
- 34 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 171
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Dogleg right at about 224 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 171 and narrows to 26 at 141.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 510 · 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
- 57 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].