The Medalist Golf Club
Marshall, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Semi-Private. Designed by Bill Newcomb, opened 1996.
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 11, where the green sits 29 ft above the tee and plays about 10 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 18, where the green sits 13 ft below the tee and plays about 4 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 6 holes and on the left on 2: 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 | 17 | 385 | 368 | 327 | 295 | 276 |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | 396 | 377 | 349 | 310 | 290 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | 216 | 203 | 184 | 165 | 159 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 563 | 545 | 526 | 511 | 384 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 403 | 357 | 342 | 312 | 290 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | 400 | 368 | 348 | 325 | 287 |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 186 | 174 | 160 | 157 | 123 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 405 | 386 | 366 | 295 |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | 567 | 527 | 514 | 453 | 423 |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 418 | 395 | 378 | 383 | 342 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 424 | 407 | 372 | 271 | 271 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 200 | 181 | 165 | 152 | 141 |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 581 | 553 | 529 | 501 | 448 |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | 382 | 359 | 341 | 324 | 308 |
| 15 | 5 | 18 | 505 | 486 | 474 | 426 | 395 |
| 16 | 4 | 16 | 348 | 331 | 316 | 303 | 303 |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | 175 | 163 | 149 | 149 | 95 |
| 18 | 4 | 12 | 403 | 375 | 358 | 358 | 321 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6955 | 74.7 | 139 |
| Blue | Male | 6559 | 73 | 136 |
| White | Male | 6201 | 71.1 | 132 |
| Gold | Male | 5763 | 68.6 | 125 |
| Red | Male | 5149 | 70.4 | 128 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 383-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 367 · 385 · 405front · middle · back
- Green size
- 39 × 33yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 29 ydswide at 235
- Green slope
- 4%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 210 to reach, 260 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 210 to reach, 260 to carry. Drives that finish short of 210 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 29 yards wide at 235.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 4%. Finish on the right 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 2 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 394-6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 383 · 396 · 411front · middle · back
- Green size
- 27 × 31yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 25 ydswide at 233
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 216 to reach, 239 to carry
- Bunker left: 326 to reach, 331 to carry
- Bunker across the hole: 342 to reach, 346 to carry
- Bunker right: 346 to reach, 354 to carry
- Water left: 399 to reach, 454 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Water back-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 6 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 216 to reach, 239 to carry. Drives that finish short of 216 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 25 yards wide at 233.
- 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 2.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 214-7 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 202 · 216 · 231front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 30yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 76 to reach, 124 to carry
- Bunker left: 84 to reach, 104 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
- Bunker back-right of the green
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards shorter: the green sits 7 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 76 to reach, 124 to carry.
- Water crosses the hole: 80 to reach, 123 to carry.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 38 · Par 49 · Par 510 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 514 · Par 415 · Par 516 · Par 417 · Par 318 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 51 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].