The Leelanau Club at Bahle Farms
Suttons Bay, Michigan · 18 holes · par 71 · Public. Opened 1999.
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 740 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 12, where the green sits 58 ft above the tee and plays about 19 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 58 ft below the tee and plays about 19 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 3 holes and on the left on 0: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 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 | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 391 | 376 | 371 | 347 | 234 |
| 2 | 5 | 10 | 505 | 489 | 442 | 378 | 374 |
| 3 | 4 | 8 | 345 | 335 | 315 | 212 | 199 |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | 200 | 182 | 157 | 106 | 99 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 568 | 545 | 525 | 452 | 446 |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | 186 | 171 | 150 | 110 | 94 |
| 7 | 4 | 12 | 420 | 392 | 370 | 350 | 303 |
| 8 | 4 | 18 | 416 | 391 | 368 | 323 | 318 |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 188 | 167 | 142 | 104 | 101 |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | 400 | 388 | 378 | 319 | 211 |
| 11 | 3 | 15 | 178 | 178 | 169 | 108 | 80 |
| 12 | 5 | 5 | 538 | 507 | 483 | 462 | 458 |
| 13 | 4 | 13 | 438 | 419 | 355 | 345 | 335 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 425 | 406 | 389 | 345 | 283 |
| 15 | 3 | 9 | 206 | 186 | 179 | 144 | 131 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 539 | 510 | 479 | 432 | 427 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | 324 | 319 | 283 | 262 | 200 |
| 18 | 4 | 17 | 384 | 360 | 350 | 330 | 322 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6651 | 72.2 | 137 |
| Blue | Male | 6298 | 70.8 | 131 |
| White | Male | 5788 | 68.5 | 123 |
| Gold | Male | 5062 | 65.4 | 109 |
| Red | Female | 4606 | 67.7 | 114 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 388-8 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 376 · 391 · 403front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 245
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 245 and narrows to 29 at 295.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 3%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 502-10 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 486 · 505 · 523front · middle · back
- Green size
- 38 × 18yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 290
- Green slope
- 6%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 380 to reach, 405 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 10 ft below the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 290.
- Best lay-up: 140 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 35 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 6%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 38 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 343-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 331 · 345 · 358front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 40yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 37 ydswide at 217
- Green slope
- 3.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 224 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 37 yards wide at 217 and narrows to 32 at 228.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 35 · Par 56 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 33 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].