The Oaks at Kincheloe
Kinross Township, Michigan · 18 holes · par 72 · Public/Municipal. Opened 1987.
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 800 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 9, where the green sits 33 ft above the tee and plays about 11 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 8, where the green sits 23 ft below the tee and plays about 8 yards shorter.
- 7 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
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 7217 | 73.8 | 124 |
| Back | Male | 6847 | 72.1 | 121 |
| Middle | Male | 6242 | 69.4 | 114 |
| Forward | Male | 5411 | 65.5 | 108 |
| Front | Male | 5190 | 68.8 | 119 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379-17 ft
- Green
- 370 · 385 · 397front · middle · back
- Green size
- 29 × 23yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 23 ydswide at 230
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 211 to reach, 266 to carry
Playing notes
- Plays about 6 yards shorter: the green sits 17 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 211 to reach, 266 to carry. Drives that finish short of 211 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 23 yards wide at 230.
- No hazards mapped around the green.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 575-14 ft
- Green
- 570 · 580 · 591front · middle · back
- Green size
- 25 × 22yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 230
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-left
In play
- Water left: 116 to reach, 275 to carry
- Bunker right: 208 to reach, 216 to carry
- Bunker right: 240 to reach, 259 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards shorter: the green sits 14 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 216 yards.
- Hazards on both sides of the fairway from 116 yards; a tee shot that finishes short of 116 keeps them out of play.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 230 and narrows to 13 at 210.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- 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 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 323+15 ft
- Green
- 307 · 318 · 331front · middle · back
- Green size
- 24 × 16yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 16 ydswide at 196
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 3 bunkers right: 200 to reach, 260 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 5 yards longer: the green sits 15 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 168 yards.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 200 to reach, 260 to carry. Drives that finish short of 200 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 16 yards wide at 196.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- 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 47 · Par 48 · Par 39 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 413 · Par 314 · Par 515 · Par 316 · Par 417 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 6 green slope reads
- 2 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].